Acquisition Of Turkish Citizenship And Issues Arising In Practice

1. Introduction

Countries currently confer citizenship to citizens of other countries who meet various legal and/or financial criteria for different justifications. Although these criteria differ from country to country, it is known that the most preferred way of acquiring citizenship is through investment.

For the past 5 years, this method of acquiring citizenship has also been highly preferred in Türkiye. In the press statement of Süleyman Soylu, former Minister of Interior, dated 10 May 2022, it was announced that 25,969 foreign citizens, mostly from Middle Eastern countries, acquired Turkish citizenship through investment.

It has been seen that the way of acquiring citizenship through investment is also preferred for unlawful purposes and our study also focuses on the consequences of abusive actions.