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There has been an irregular migration issue between Turkey and the European Union (EU) since almost the year 2010. This issue has turned into a "crisis" as a result of the rapid increase in illegal entries from Turkey to the EU countries. The geographical location of Turkey has led to becoming a transit country towards the EU countries for migrants. This situation has led to massive migration flows that almost no country has encountered to Turkey in the last decade. Most of the migrants with different statuses in Turkey, especially those coming from Syria, consist of women and children. This situation requires a gender perspective to deal with irregular migration entirely. The measures taken by the United Nations and the EU in this regard are insufficient due to the number and the density of migrants in some regions of Turkey. The Republic of Turkey has tried to manage this sudden and irregular migration, besides, it has coped with heavy fiscal and social burdens. The Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT) has been developed and put into practice within the context of the financial assistance programs and projects between Turkey and the EU. This study examines the elements of the gender perspective and the positive and negative aspects of implementation within the framework of the FRIT. The results show that more efforts are needed within the scope of the FRIT on "supporting, protecting and ensuring the human rights of women and girls, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]