Türkiye hosts one of the biggest refugee populations in the world, including more than 3.1 million Syrian refugees and almost 300 000 refugees and asylum seekers of other nationalities. In 2016, the EU set up the Facility for Refugees in Turkey to address the needs of the refugees and host communities in the country. Facility projects focus on humanitarian assistance, education, migration management, health, municipal infrastructure, and socio-economic support. The full budget of the Facility, €6 billion, has been programmed and contracted, with over €5.4 billion disbursed. To ensure the continuation of initiatives started under the Facility, the EU allocated a further €3.5 billion to refugees and host communities in Türkiye in 2020-2023: out of this €3 billion has been contracted and over €1.7 billion disbursed.