How to obtain Turkish citizenship

In this article, we discuss the conditions for obtaining Turkish citizenship, ways to obtain Turkish citizenship, in turn, how you can obtain Turkish citizenship by owning real estate when you buy an apartment in Turkey.

• Turkish law set specific and specific conditions for obtaining citizenship:
A foreign national may apply for naturalization if he fulfills all of the following conditions:
• Reached the age of majority as defined by the laws of his country or, in the case of stateless persons, the laws of Turkey.
• He resides in Turkey for 5 years without interruption before submitting the application.
• He intends to settle in Turkey and has taken measures to prove that.
• Free from any disease that threatens public health.
• Have a good character.
• Has the ability to speak Turkish.
• He has sufficient income for his livelihood in Turkey.
• It does not constitute a threat to national security or public order.
Meeting these conditions does not give the foreigner the absolute right to Turkish citizenship, but rather allows him to apply for citizenship in addition to other conditions that we will study next.
A foreign citizen who has been married to a Turkish citizen for three years and is still married to that partner may apply for naturalization under different conditions:
• Lives with the Turkish spouse (exceptions are granted in the event of the death of the Turkish partner after submitting the application).
• Avoids actions that would threaten the marriage.
• Does not constitute a threat to national security or public order.
After the successful application, the naturalized partner may maintain his Turkish citizenship in the event of dissolution of the marriage (divorce) as long as the two partners have concluded the marriage contract in good faith.

• Conditions for obtaining Turkish citizenship through real estate investment:
Law No. 5901 of January 12- 2017 stipulates that foreign citizens investing in Turkey have the right to apply for Turkish citizenship.
A foreign citizen who invests in one of the following ways and fulfills one condition may apply for Turkish citizenship:
• Real estate investment is when the investor purchases one or more properties with a value of 400,000 US dollars or more, and there is a prerequisite that it should not be sold for at least 3 years.
• Deposit an amount of 500,000 US dollars in a Turkish bank, provided that the amount should not be withdrawn for a period of 3 years.
• Investing in government bonds with a value of no less than $500,000 and not selling them for at least 3 years.
• Investment by opening a company in one of Turkey's cities and employing 100 Turkish workers in the company.
Fulfilling one of the above conditions will be sufficient for you to gain the right to apply for Turkish citizenship. The legal government entity will monitor the investment claimed by the foreign applicant. Once the investment is confirmed by the relevant government agency, Turkish citizenship will be granted.

• Methods of obtaining Turkish citizenship:
You can obtain Turkish citizenship smoothly and easily through real estate investment. By real estate investment, we mean buying one or more properties with a value of 400,000 USD after talking about an adjustment in the investment amount from 250,000 USD to 400,000 USD, which is likely to enter into force in the coming days or the beginning of From next May 2022.
As we have mentioned previously about the conditions for obtaining citizenship and the procedures that you can take if you wish to obtain it, which must be available when applying for naturalization, and from it that all the necessary documents required of you in the stages of citizenship are available.
Let's get acquainted with the documents necessary to apply for Turkish citizenship, which must be integrated and fully prepared when applying for citizenship, as follows:
• The most important papers and documents required to be available when applying for Turkish citizenship is the title deed (Tabu), which is issued by the Tapu Department to which the property you purchased belongs to.
• The real estate appraisal document is one of the important papers issued by a body or company specializing in real estate appraisal, which determines the price of the property compared to the price per square meter of the land in the region and based on the surroundings, institutions, and facilities surrounding the property that you purchased to obtain Turkish citizenship.
• The bank receipt for the purchase amount, which you get by transferring the price of the property from your bank account to the real estate company's account. The bank receipt is issued by the bank exclusively is authenticated by the bank and attached to the necessary papers when applying for citizenship.
• Currency purchase certificate, which is the document issued by the Central Bank of Turkey, which is the certificate that proves that the value of the property has been paid in full by the buyer in foreign currency and deposited with the Central Bank of Turkey.
• In addition to the above, a translated and certified copy of your passport is also required, dear real estate investor, and the identification papers of the wife and children (passports) must be added.
• It also requires a document proving your family status, so the married person must submit a marriage contract translated into Turkish and certified by a notary public, and if you are not married, you must submit a single certificate also translated and certified by a notary public.
• A certified and translated birth certificate for all children, which must be attached to the application for Turkish citizenship.

After you have prepared all the necessary papers that entitle you to obtain Turkish citizenship, you can rely on your own legal advisor from Diyar Real Estate Group, who accompanies you when verifying the authenticity of your identification papers and facilitates the procedures for you by overcoming all the logistical obstacles that could stand in your way to obtaining Turkish citizenship.
You are now familiar with the conditions for obtaining Turkish citizenship, especially the most important conditions that include Turkish citizenship through real estate investment, and you have one step left to take the appropriate action for the investment.