Sri Lanka → Türkiye
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Sri Lanka
- To
- Türkiye
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,318
- Share of all arrivals in Türkiye, 2023
- 0.62%
Inflow 20231,318OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Sri Lanka to Türkiye
Inflows of nationals of Sri Lanka recorded by Türkiye; stock of nationals of Sri Lanka living there; and acquisitions of Türkiye's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2021 | 120 |
| 2022 | 241 |
| 2023 | 1,318 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 1,825 | — |
| 2023 | 1,318 | 1,591 | — |
| 2022 | 241 | 407 | — |
| 2021 | 120 | 224 | — |
| 2020 | — | 158 | — |
| 2019 | — | 97 | — |
| 2018 | — | 79 | — |
| 2017 | — | 95 | — |
| 2016 | — | 82 | — |
| 2015 | — | 94 | — |
| 2014 | — | 58 | — |
| 2013 | — | 48 | — |
| 2012 | — | 46 | — |
| 2011 | — | 36 | — |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Türkiye in Sri Lanka, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Colombo | kolombo-be.mfa.gov.tr |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Türkiye, 2023; Sri Lanka ranks 30.
- Russia28,314
- Azerbaijan17,676
- Turkmenistan15,575
- Iran14,495
- Afghanistan12,732
- Uzbekistan10,982
- Kazakhstan10,813
- Germany9,355
- Ukraine8,499
- Iraq7,673
- Kyrgyzstan5,494
- Indonesia4,167
- Japan11,328
- South Korea8,576
- New Zealand7,044
- Australia6,055
- Finland3,260
- Italy2,877
- Canada2,710
- United States2,280
- Germany2,058
- France1,883
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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