Number of Armenian citizens living in Turkey drops by 30% in 2020
The recent figures released by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) show that the number of foreigners who immigrated to Turkey in 2020 shrank by 13%. As of January 2021, the foreign population who immigrated to Turkey stood at 1,333 million, 197,770 fewer than in the previous year, Ermenihaber reported.
Among foreign immigrants, Iraqis once again ranked first, with 281 thousand, followed by Afghans and Germans - 158 thousand and 92 thousand, respectively.
Turkmens, Syrians, Iranians and Azerbaijanis. are among top ranked foreigners by size living in Turkey.
The data found that the total number of Armenian citizens living in Turkey stood at 1257 people in 2020, dropping by some 30% to compare with the data of 2019.