| Name in English | Number of staff | Ministry responsible | Is there any political interference possible by the responsible Minister with the decision making in individual cases by the determining authority? |
| Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) | 14,052[1] | Ministry of Interior | Yes |
PMM is structured as a civilian agency. It has Provincial Departments for Migration Management (PDMM) across the 81 provinces of Türkiye. A Council of Ministers Decision issued in February 2018 established 36 District Directorates for Migration Management (İlçe Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü) in 16 provinces, under the responsibility of the respective PDMM.[2] The number of staffs working in provincial and district directorates is 14,052, and 999 staffs serve in the headquarters of PMM in Ankara.[3]
UNHCR continues to assist PMM in building capacity in refugee law and provided training to staff. Similarly, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) provides support to PMM and PDMMs. EUAA implemented its fourth roadmap for cooperation 2022-2023 in January 2022, which ‘facilitates exchanges of best practices on asylum related- legislation, effective asylum procedures and reception system.[4]’In addition, ICMPD, IOM and the Council of Europe have been carrying out a technical cooperation project with PMM as of 2023[5]. According to the Annual Report, within the scope of projects financially supported and completed by international institutions and organisations, 4 projects including CONTRIBUTE, RECORD, MAGNET, Supporting Provincial Migration Administration Directorates – Phase VI have been completed in 2024.[6] PMM publishes the both ongoing and completed projects regularly.[7]
Similar to 2023, in 2024, PMM published its performance programme and annual report based on the 2019-2023 Strategy Plan, providing for the details regarding its human resources, organisational structure, resources and performance indicators.[8]
Stakeholders mentioned that due to turnover among the staff especially in PDMMs, creating and maintaining sustainable dialogues with migration authority is sometimes challenging.[9]
[1] PMM, Göç İdaresi Başkanliğı Faaliyet Raporu 2024, available in Turkish here.
[2] Council of Ministers Decision 2018/11464 of 19 February 2018. See also Anadolu, ‘36 ilçeye İlçe Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü kurulacak’, 29 March 2018, available in Turkish here.
[3] PMM, Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı Faaliyet Raporu 2024, available here.
[4] EUAA & PMM, ‘Roadmap for Cooperation between the EUAA–PMM (2022-2023), 2002, available here.
[5] PMM, ‘Göç İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğünün Devam Eden Projeleri, last accessed 20 May 2024, available in Turkish here and here.
[6] PMM, Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı Faaliyet Raporu 2024, p.47, available here.
[7] PMM, Göç Projeleri, available here; PMM, Göç İdaresi Başkanliği Faaliyet Raporu 2024, p.47, available here.
[8] PMM, Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı 2024 Performans Programi, 2024, available in Turkish here.
[9] Information provided by stakeholders, March – April 2024.