The Data for Refugees (D4R) Challenge is a non-profit challenge initiated to improve the conditions of the Syrian refugees in Turkey by providing a special database to scientific community for enabling research on urgent problems concerning refugees, including health, education, unemployment, safety, and social integration. The collected database is based on anonymised mobile Call Detail Record (CDR) of phone calls and SMS messages from one million Turk Telekom customers. It indicates broad activity and mobility patterns of refugees and citizens in Turkey for one year. The project is initiated by Turk Telekom, in partnership with the Turkish Academic and Research Council (TUBITAK) and Bogazici University, and in collaboration with several academic and non-governmental organizations, including UNHCR Turkey, UNICEF, and International Organization for Migration.
Data for Refugees: The D4R Challenge on Mobility of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
- September, 2020
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Author(s)
Author(s):
Albert Ali Salah, Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Bruno Lepri, Emmanuel Letouzé, Patrick Vinck, Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye, Xiaowen Dong, Ozge Dagdelen
Partner Organization(s)
Bogaziçi University, Data Pop Alliance, International Organization for Migration, Türk Telekom, Turkish Academic and Research Council, UNHCR Turkey, UNICEF
