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Requeriments for
Citizenship
With the recently announced law, it is now very easy to obtain Turkish Citizenship.
Anyone who invests 250,000 USD in the real estate sector in Turkey gets the right to obtain Turkish Citizenship for himself and his family. (kids must be under 18)
All you have to do is to buy a real estate with 250,000 USD by consulting a specialist company.
| In this way, you can both earn money by investing, and obtain Turkish Citizenship as well. |
In addition, you can resell the property you have bought after 3 years.
Make an investment in this amazing city for you and your family.
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Steps For
Obtaining Cıtızenshıp
- The applicant must buy real estate with a value of 250.000 USD. He/ she can buy one property or more; the important thing is the total value of the properties should be 250.000 USD.
- The value of the purchased property will also be documented by the report of an independent valuation expert authorized by the state. In this report, the total value of the property/properties must be 250.000 USD or more.
- Money transfer must be done directly from the buyer's bank account to the construction company's account. These payments must be verified with signed bank receipts.
- The applicant will have to register at the Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre that he will not sell the purchased property for 3 years.
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- The price must be 250.000 USD at least (one or more properties).
- It must be suitable for obtaining the Title Deed and to be registered at the notary republics.
- The value of the property(s) must be 250.000 USD or more in the valuation report.
Must obtain the taxation number
- It is important to have a Turkish taxation number in all the steps for buying a property.
- It is enough to have an original passport with its translation to get the number.
Bank account
The money transfer will be sent directly from the buyer’s account to the seller’s account. The bank account of the buyer must be a Turkish bank.
To accomplish this step, the buyer must have his original passport and a taxation number.
Some Turkish banks require a bill to verify your address in Turkey.
Getting a valuation report for the property
- Experts that are authorized from the Banking Supervisory Board will give the real value of the property that will be bought and a report will be prepared.
- The property’s value must be 250.000 USD or more to obtain citizenship.
Transferring the money for the property(s)
- The money will be directly transferred from the buyer account to the seller’s account.
- The title deed of the property will be given by the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, and it will be registered that this title deed will not be sold for 3 years.
- Signed samples of the receipts will be taken from the bank.
The approval of the title deed or signing the promise of selling at the notary
- After finishing the process of money transferring, the construction company will move the ownership of the title deed to the new owner, which is the buyer.
- Or, a promise of buying will be signed at the notary.
Obtaining the report of valuation
- After signing the receipts and obtaining the report of valuation, a document shows that the property is suitable for citizenship will be given.
Application of residence permission
- The residence permit will be applied for the buyer and his/her family.
- Private health insurance covering the period of the permission will be obtained during the process of obtaining a residence permit.
Obtaining a certificate of conformity
- After accomplishing all the steps mentioned before, an application of citizenship will be applied to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.
Obtaining the Turkish Citizenship
- Obtaining the Turkish Citizenship will take place after the president’s approval.
- You will get the Turkish ID and passport and you will have all the rights of being a Turkish Citizen.
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Frequently Asked
Questions
You can obtain Turkish Citizenship through purchasing property over 250,000 USD. Then, apply to the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre. After the application, the valuation report and bank wire transfer are checked. An appeal for a residence permit is made by obtaining citizenship approval from this institution. Upon the arrival of the approval and residence permit, these two documents are provided to the Directorate of Population. Therefore, the process of becoming a Turkish Citizen starts.
The whole process is completed in 30 to 45 days, according to the workload of the relevant departments.
Yes, your wife and your children under the age of 18 are entitled to citizenship.
The purchase can be made at the same time for more than one property. What is important here is that the total value is over $ 250.000.
The sale price involved in the formal bill and market value determined by the sales price and appraisal report (each one separately), and it must be higher than the amount required by the regulations. The sale is made based on the last published effective selling rate of the Central Bank.
The appraisal report will be taken from the appraisal companies published on the website of the BDDK. The date of issuance of the appraisal report submitted during the application must be at least three months before the application date. The valuation report that mentioned will be considered valid until the process is completed.
Foreign exchange or the equivalent of transferring of sales price through foreign countries or banks in our country can be done as Turkish currency. It has to be proven that the payment of the real estate was sent by the buyer to the seller’s account.
In order to be granted citizenship, it is necessary to obtain a report indicating that the actual value of the purchase is over 250.000 USD by a sworn appraisal expert. The matter should be considered is to take advice from experienced companies in the field of real estate in order to make sure that the real value of the investment is above this amount.
The value of this report is important for you to obtain citizenship. Therefore, it is important for you to make this investment by consulting from consultancy companies, such as Investo Global. Because Investo Global only recommends projects that sure it has real values in the appraisal report, and someone had previously invested in this project.
No. However, in a country where you are a foreigner, it is not possible for you to handle such workload and procedure alone in government offices. Therefore, both in order to make your investment at the right price and in confidence and to avoid any kind of victimization in this process, we recommend you to get support from the biggest consultancy company such as Investo Global.
No. After this stage, it must be confirmed by the ministry that you do not pose any threat to national security. If you had not in any activities that pose a threat to the national security of the Republic of Turkey in the past, or if you do not have any organization connection that could create this danger after this approval process you will be citizens of the Republic of Turkey.
Of course, it can be not easy to have a new passport. However, Investo Global will enable you to complete this process easier by following on your behalf the all legal process from the purchase of the real estate to the purchase of the passport.
Turkish laws allow you to be a dual citizen. If the country you are a citizen has no restrictions on this regard, you can become dual citizens.
No. The assigned citizenship assistant by Investo Global will collect all the documents on your behalf and this will minimize the time loss between institutions. In all of these process steps, your experienced consultants will be at your disposal.
No. There is no such condition.
No. Only the person who is going to purchase the property is enough to come with all the family documents.
If the person is under 18 years old, he will be subject to the military provisions of regular Turkish citizens. However, if he provides documents that he had military service in his own country, he will be exempted from military service. When he gets entitled to citizenship if he is over the age of 22, he will be exempted from military service without any conditions.
Yes. They can be entitled to Turkish citizenship if it is proved that they are disabled and unable to perform their daily tasks with specific application documents.
Citizens of all countries that do not have any restriction to purchase a property in Turkey can apply for citizenship. (Buying property is unpermitted to the citizens of Syria and Armenia)
You can ensure that all transactions are followed on your behalf by giving a power of attorney to any of the legal team of Investo Global.
Do I obtain this right just by buying a house? Or I can also obtain this right when I buy an office?
Yes, you can. You can also prefer commercial properties with rental income.
The value of the immovable properties purchased between 12.01.2017-18.09.2018 should be at least $ 1,000,000. The value of the immovable properties that you’ve bought after 19.09.2018 should be $ 250.000. If you have bought the immovable properties after 19.09.2018, you can apply for citizenship.
While this is possible, this issue will be notified to the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs and the situation related to citizenship will be re-evaluated.
The share value of the real estate purchased between 12.01.2017-18.09.2018, should be at least $ 1,000,000; It can be applied if there is at least $ 250,000 for the purchased property dated 19.09.2018 and after.
- The investor makes the payment of the real estate that he/she prefers.
- An appraisal report is prepared for the real estate that is bought.
- At the time of purchase of the real estate, a minimum of 250000 USD of bank receipt is received.
- The investor and the seller meet in the General Directorate of Land Registry, and the seller receives from the buyer the commitment of not to sell the real estate for 3 years.
- The documents are sent to the Foreign Affairs of Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation by the General Directorate of Land Registry.
- The Department of Foreign Affairs issues a “Certificate of Conformity”. Afterwards, it is sent with the cover page to the General Directorate of Immigration Affairs and the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs for the next procedure. Also, an information email sent to the person who will apply for citizenship.
- After receiving the Certificate of Conformity, a residence permit application is made to the Directorate of Migration Management. After the waiting period is completed, a turquoise card is received.
- An application is made for Citizenship to Provincial Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs.
