Türkiye: UNHCR Inter-agency Coordination Türki̇ye: Community Pulse (October 2025)
Countries: Türkiye, Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Introduction
The Community Pulse is a UNHCR-led multi-partner, community-based joint protection and needs assessment mechanism that follows on from the earlier Inter-Agency Protection Needs Assessment (IAPNA). Conducted regularly since 2020, it provides a common evidence base on the evolving conditions, needs, and priorities of refugees across Türkiye. Building on previous rounds, the exercise serves as a platform for collective analysis, strengthening protection-sensitive programming and informing strategic planning under the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) and other inter-agency frameworks.
The October 2025 round (Round 9 in the cumulative series) was implemented to capture recent changes in access to services, information, basic needs, livelihoods, and protection dynamics among refugee communities. Data collection took place between 8 September and 9 October 2025, with results consolidated in early October to inform the 3RP’s 2026 planning cycle and programming adjustments at national and local levels. This report presents an analytical overview of headline findings and trends, with comparisons to previous rounds—including the August 2024 assessment (Round 8) and the intentions-focused February 2025 Community Pulse update. Further cycles of the Community Pulse assessment will be carried out to validate and complement the information provided in this analysis. ...