In recent years, the phenomenon of migration has been on the agenda and discussed with its international character. Turkey is one of the important destination of international migration, which is the source of some countries, especially Syria and Afghanistan experiencing internal problems. With the increasing number of immigrants and asylum seekers in the country, perceptions and attitudes towards these individuals in the society have started to become increasingly negative. In this axis, the aim of the study is to examine the fears and hostile attitudes of individuals in the society towards immigrants and asylum seekers. In addition, within the scope of the study, it is examined whether the attitudes of individuals towards foreigners differ according to their gender, marital status, age, education level and monthly income of their families. The population of the study consist of individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 residing in the city center of Bingöl. In this framework, data are obtained from 410 individuals through simple random sampling. The data are obtained by using Personal Information Form and Van Der Veer et al.’s Xenophobia Scale which is translated to Turkish by Özmete, Yıldırım and Duru. The findings of the research reveal that individuals have hostile attitudes towards immigrants and asylum seekers. The analyzed data are discussed in the axis of the related literature. At the end of the study, some suggestions are presented to reduce and eliminate xenophobia and hostility in individuals.