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Turkish Citizenship By Real Estate

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Turkish Citizenship by real estate opens a gate for Turkey. Turkey gives significant opportunities for foreign investors with its geographical and strategic location.

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Turkish Citizenship by real estate opens a gate for Turkey. Turkey gives significant opportunities for foreign investors with its geographical and strategic location. An application for Turkish citizenship by real estate requires careful steps. Accordingly, foreign nationals benefit from the services of Turkish immigration lawyers.

Introduction

Turkish citizenship by real estate was introduced on 12.01.2017 and amended on 18.09.2018. Owing to the new system, foreigners are granted to acquire Turkish citizenship through property purchase worth at least $400.000 or making $500.000 capital investment. This article intends to clarify the new system in a detailed manner with regard to the first one, namely the acquisition of Turkish citizenship by property purchase.

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