Refugee is a person who as a result of events occurring in European countries and owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his citizenship and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it, shall be granted refugee status upon completion of the refugee status determination process.
Refugee which is defined in Article 61 of the Law No: 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection dated 04/04/2013 also includes foreigners who come from Member States of European Council and apply for international protection in Turkey. Click here to see the list of Member States of European Council: