Refugee, Asylum-seeker and Migrant Perceptions in Istanbul, Gaziantep, Turkey

This report summarises the findings of six focus group discussions conducted between 20 and 23 July 2017 with Syrian and Afghan refugees residing in Istanbul and Gaziantep, Turkey. Thirty-six participants took part in this survey, the second in a series of data collection efforts under the Mixed Migration Platform (MMP), looking at how refugees perceive humanitarian support in Turkey. The discussion topics were designed by Ground Truth Solutions to delve deeper into the issues that surfaced in surveys conducted in April and May of this year in Gaziantep/Kilis and Istanbul.