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Table 3.4

Turkish asylum seekers by destination, 1981–2010

Destination

1981–1990

1991–1995

1996–2000

2001–2005

2006–2010

1981–2010

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

europe

2 31, 417

175, 557

98.6

141, 226

9 7. 9

10 7, 5 3 4

9 7. 2

33,853

9 7. 9

689,587

98.5

Canada

755

0.4

1,919

1. 3

2,451

2.2

503

1. 5

6,628

0.9

Australia

780

0.4

928

0.6

332

0.3

117

0.3

2,157

0.3

uSA

984

0.6

19 9

0.1

330

0.3

95

0.3

1,608

0.2

tot al

178 , 076

100.0

14 4, 272

100.0

14 4, 272

100.0

34,568

100.0

699,980

100.0

Source: Figures compiled by İçduygu (2006) from various O

eCd and e

urostat sources and updated by the author in 2012

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