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ARTICLE · 04 MARCH 2019

Acquisition Of Turkish Citizenship

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Foreign investors should hold the properties or continue the minimum limit of financial investments for at least three years to meet the criteria for Turkish citizenship.

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Erman Muzaffer Yurdakul
Erman Muzaffer Yurdakul

Turkish Government has significantly eased the required limits for foreign individuals to acquire Turkish citizenship in order to encourage investments in Turkey, in accordance with Decree No: 106 amending the Communique on the Implementation of Turkish Citizenship Law numbered 5901 ("Turkish Citizenship Law") published in the Official Gazette on September 19, 2018.

Foreign individuals who meet the following criteria shall be evaluated in that scope and they can apply for Turkish Citizenship exceptionally with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers;

  • Proven by the Ministry of Economy to make fixed capital investment in the amount of minimum USD 500.000;
  • Proven by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanism to purchase real estate in the amount of minimum USD 250.000 provided that it is registered in the Title Deed Registry not to be sold for three years;

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