Millions of people around the world migrate either voluntarily or compulsorily. In particular, forced migration gives rise to many problems, among others, registration and status, language barrier, security problem, food supply and nutrition problems, access to education, health and social services, housing and employment problems, adaptation to a new environment and integration into society. Turkey receives migrants and refugees from many countries and is seen by many as a transit country towards European Union. Syrian refugees constitute the largest refugee population because of the Syrian war that took place in 2011 and which has been defined as the largest migration wave in recent history by UNHCR. Millions of people were forced to leave their country and gathered on the Turkish border. Turkey has followed an open-door policy to refugees from Syria which made Turkey the country with the biggest number of refugees in the world. Since Turkey was not able to bear the burden of such a large migration wave alone, the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey was established and entered into force in March 2016, as a new, comprehensive EU financial assistance programme focusing on humanitarian aid, education, health, municipal infrastructure, and socio-economic support. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the EU Facility for refugees in Turkey. A literature review was conducted in Turkish and English. The methodology of the research was based on the qualitative analysis of statistics published by local authorities in Turkey, publications of international organizations, studies of non-governmental organizations, books, articles and theses written on the subject. In this study, the problems experienced by Syrian refugees are emphasized. The financial support the EU provided and the problems it was intended to solve were examined in detail. The importance of NGOs in this process and the factors causing the disruption of the process were analysed. Assumptions were explored as well on how the refugee problem will affect the future of relations between Turkey and the European Union. Finally, this study was completed with some recommendations on how to improve the management of refugee crises in the future.