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Türkiye
Program and Benefits of Türkiye Citizenship by Investment
Article 20 of the Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Nationality Law (“Regulation“) stipulating the exceptional cases in which Turkish nationality is obtained, was amended by the Presidential Decree No. 106 (“Decree“) which was published in the Official Gazette dated September 19, 2018 and entered into force on the same date.
The Republic of Türkiye welcomes foreign investors to apply for a Türkiye passport by investment and citizenship by investment program. The program allows investors, their spouses, and dependent children up to 18 years of age to acquire citizenship and get a Turkey passport under one single investment.
Qualified investors will be able to acquire a Türkiye passport by investment and citizenship within 6 months with no interview or residency requirements.
Türkiye Program Requirements
To qualify for obtaining a Turkey passport by investment and citizenship, an applicant must invest in real estate in Turkey (one or more properties), which needs to be held for only 3 years.
Benefits of Türkiye Passport by Investment
Citizenship is granted for life and extended to future generations of family and children
Turkish citizenship and passport in about 6 months
Visa-Free travel to 118 countries
Dual citizenship is allowed in Turkey
Dependent children up to 18 years old can be part of the same application
No residency requirement or interview to acquire citizenship
Foreign assets and income don’t have to be declared
Free medical services, education and university reimbursement plans, and pension programs
Steps and Timeline
Step 1: Prequalification of the primary applicant.
Step 2: Citizenship Bay and the client enter into a service agreement.
Step 3: Advice and assistance are provided to the client with property selection in Türkiye and transfer of title deed. Additional guidance will be offered to help the client open a Turkish bank account, and obtain a tax ID, health insurance, and approved property valuation.
Step 4: Once the qualifying investment is made, a Certificate of Conformity from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization will be issued.
Step 5: Citizenship Bay will advise the client on the documents required for the residence/citizenship applications. Government application fees will be due.
Step 6: The residence permit application will be submitted to the government on behalf of the applicant. Residence permits will be issued within 30 days.
Step 7: Citizenship Bay will then submit the applicant’s citizenship application to the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Citizenship Affairs to review the file.
Step 8: Government issues the approval letter.
Step 9: Turkish ID cards and passports will be issued
Step 10: Passports and ID cards are delivered to the client. Balance of fees will be due.