Turkish Nationality and How to Obtain it

Obtaining Turkish nationality through real estate investment

Advantages of the Turkish Passport

Countries that the holder of a Turkish passport can travel to without a visa or with an airport visa

Stages of Obtaining a Turkish Nationality

1

Registration and approval of the application
2

Sending the file to the Competent General Directorate to study the file
3

Preliminary audit of the file
4

The extended auditing stage, archiving, and transferring the file to the competent authorities for evaluation
5

Entering the file within the list of citizenship to be approved by the Council of Ministers
6

The stage of making a decision regarding the file
7

Reporting the result through the authority through which the file has been applied

The Documents Required To Obtain Turkish Citizenship

Photocopy of the Tabu (The title deed of the purchased property).

Valid property valuation report (report valid for three months).

Payment receipts from the buyer's account stamped with a direct stamp from the bank.

Receipts from the seller's account stamped with a direct stamp of the bank

Two copies of the special power of attorney regarding the request of obtaining citizenship.

Translation of the passport to Turkish language and ratifying it at the Notary in Turkey for all family members (husband + wife + children under 18).

FAQ

Yes, they do. The Turkish Parliament has issued a decree in 2012, which gives the foreigners the right of ownership in Turkey, without taking into consideration the principle of reciprocity.

Tax number in Turkey (vergı numarsı) is a number of your own; you are sometimes asked for it in legal and official transactions or when opening a bank account in Turkey. You can get this number by visiting the nearest tax directorate in your region with a copy of your passport and your address in Turkey.

After choosing the right property, the purchase process does not take more than 3 days.

You need only your passport.

Yes, you do. You can get a visa either at the airport or when you go to the Turkish Embassy in your country.

The visa lasts for three months. After that you can get a residence permit.

If you are planning to buy a property, there is no need to get a real estate residence permit because you can get a residence permit - for you and for each of your wife and children under 18 years-old - after owning the property. However, if you stay more than three months and you do not buy a property, you can apply for short term residence permit.