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In Numbers
36,041 people received cash assistance in January 2025.
USD 0.56 million distributed through e-voucher, cash and capacity strengthening transfer modalities in January 2025.
USD 0.01 M six-month net funding requirements (February – July 2025)
Operational Updates
• Following the recent developments in Syria, the increase in voluntary returns among Syrian refugees continues. As of 29 January, official figures shared by the Minister of Interior indicated that 81,576 Syrian individuals have voluntarily returned from Türkiye to Syria since 9 December 2024. To support Syrians queuing at the borders to meet their immediate food needs, WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) launched a joint food assistance program on 15 January, to support 80,000 Syria returnees with cooked meals and ready-to-eat food rations.
• In January, WFP and TRC continued in-camp e-voucher distribution, reaching 32,518 individuals in six refugee camps in the southeast of the country. WFP provides e-vouchers of Turkish lira (TRY) 425 (USD 12) per person per month to meet their food needs, redeemable at camp markets.
o WFP and the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) agreed that, starting in 2025, the e-voucher transfer value will increase to be set at 15 percent lower than the Social Safety Net (SSN) assistance to help beneficiaries meet their food needs amid ongoing inflation. This adjustment of WFP’s e-voucher assistance reflects the fact that the SSN transfer value provided to refugees residing in urban areas is intended to meet their needs, while the rent and utility costs for in-camp refugees are covered by camp management.
• WFP, in partnership with the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM), continues the cash programme to support earthquake-affected refugees in Hilalkent Container City in Hatay. In January, 3,066 refugees received monthly cash assistance of TRY 500 (USD 14) per person to cover their basic food needs.
• Under the voluntary transition pilot programme launched jointly by WFP, UNHCR, and PMM, an additional 337 individuals have left Adana camp in January 2025, bringing the cumulative number of beneficiaries up to 932. The programme supports refugees to voluntarily leave camps to settle in urban areas with a one-off cash payment of TRY 12,000 (USD 339) per person covering their relocation fees.
• In January, WFP continued to support food-related businesses owners impacted by the earthquake as part of the recovery efforts in earthquake-affected provinces.
o In Hatay, WFP’s partner World Vision completed the three-month mentorship trainings on good agricultural practices to 100 smallholder farmers. In Adiyaman, Ipekyolu Development Agency, set up milk storage tanks at dairy farmers’ associations, enabling 112 dairy farmers so far to extend storage time to sell their milk at more profitable prices. Finally, in Kahramanmaras, FAO’s Farmer Field School continued to train 25 dairy farmers on ration and silage preparation to increase milk yield.