Turkish Citizenship Application
Our law firm provides legal service through every stage of obtaining Turkish Citizenship. Our unprecedented experience and result-oriented lawyer team brings quick, cost-efficient and high-success applications to our clients. We cover the legal needs of our clients for every stage of application.
When obtaining citizenship, the simplest mistake in the application may cost the client both money and time. Our team of Turkish Citizenship Lawyers are aware of the importance of this procedure and handle each application and procedure with the utmost delicacy.
Every case is different. Every client and their requests are different. Some clients are looking for the fastest application, while others may look for a cost-efficient application. Our law firm handles every client uniquely and provides the best legal service on Turkish Citizenship application.
Types of Turkish Citizenship Application
Turkish legal system allows foreign citizens to obtain Turkish Citizenship. There are different ways of doing this.
- Obtaining Turkish Citizenship by birth,
- Obtaining Turkish Citizenship afterbirth.
Obtaining Turkish Citizenship by Birth
Generally, this type of applications is not exactly an obtaining procedure. This is a type of registry. Because by birth, a person just by being born, have been entitled to be a Turkish Citizen. Entitled persons are making their applications so that they can be registered in Turkish Directorate General of Civil Registration and Citizenship Affairs.
Important: In Turkey, citizenship by birth does not mean the citizenship is earned by the birth place. What is important is the lineage. Which means, one of the parents or both of them are Turkish Citizen, then the child is entitled to be a Turkish Citizen. Just the birth of the child on Turkish soil does not give an entitlement to become a Turkish Citizen.
Obtaining Turkish Citizenship Afterbirth
Obtaining the Turkish Citizenship is actually means obtaining the Turkish Citizenship Afterbirth. Turkish Citizenship Law Nu.5901 allows foreign citizens to be a Turkish Citizen who are not able to obtain a Turkish Citizenship by Birth
There are numerous ways to Obtain Turkish Citizenship. But each of the applications are bound by the approval of the President of Turkey.
Turkish Citizenship by Marriage
Marrying a Turkish citizen does not give the foreigner the direct right to get the Turkish citizenship, but foreigners married to Turkish citizens and whose marriage continues after three years are entitled to apply for the Turkish citizenship with the following conditions:
- Living together appropriate family unity.
- The applicant must not act in an inconsistent manner with family unity.
- The applicant must not pose a threat to national security and public order.
In the case of the death of the Turkish husband or wife after the submission of the application, the condition mentioned in paragraph (a) should not be taken into account. Foreigners who have obtained Turkish citizenship through marriage in the event of annulment of their marriage, shall not be deprived of Turkish citizenship if they prove their good intentions of marriage.
Turkish Citizenship Application by Exceptional Ways
- Anyone who contributes and is expected to contribute to the development of industrial, technical, economic, social, artistic and sports sciences effectively and radically.
- Persons who are believed to be they must get Turkish citizenship.
- Persons who have been accepted as refugees
- Turkish Citizenship by Investment
Turkish Citizenship by Investment
Turkish Citizenship application is also possible by investment. Investment is actually one of the 4 ways of exceptional ways to apply for Turkish Citizenship. But since Turkish Citizenship Application by investment has a lot of options and the most common way to apply for Turkish Citizenship, we will issue this type of application under separate headline.
Turkish Citizenship Code allows foreign citizens to apply Turkish Citizenship by Investment via 6 types of exceptional investment procedures. The most common among them are ‘’purchasing a property at least 250.000 US Dollars or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and attached annotation at land registration not to sell the property for three years’’ or ‘’applicants who invest at least 500.00 US Dollars or its equivalent in foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and make commitment to hold the amount of deposits for three years at banks operating in Turkey’’.
There are total 6 ways of investment. These are:
- Applicants who make fixed capital investment at least 500.000 US Dollars or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and for whom certificate of conformity is issued by the Ministry of Industry and Technology,
- Applicants who have the immovable property at least 250.000 US Dollars or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and attached annotation at land registration not to sell the property for three years and for whom a certificate of conformity is issued by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,
- Applicants who employ at least 50 employees and for whom a certificate of conformity is issued by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services,
- Applicants who invest at least 500.000 US dollars or its equivalent in foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and make commitment to hold the amount of deposits for three years at banks operating in Turkey and for whom a certificate of conformity is issued by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency,
- Applicants who purchase public borrowing instruments at least 500.000 US Dollars or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and make commitment to hold these instruments for three years and for whom certificate of conformity is issued by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance,
- Applicants who purchase a real estate investment fund participation share or venture capital investment fund participation amount of at least 500.000 US Dollars or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent amount of Turkish Lira and make commitment to hold these participation shares for three-years and for whom a certificate of conformity is issued by the Capital Market Board.
These are the types of investments to apply for Turkish Citizenship. Foreign citizens who make investments such as these, can apply for Turkish Citizenship for themselves, for their spouse and for their children.
Differences Between the Applications
There are fundamental differences between these application types. Each of the investments gives right to investor for an application. But keep in mind that all of the procedures and their costs are different. All of the applications are bound by the approval of the President of Turkey. But needless to say, citizenship by investment is the fastest and easiest way to earn the Turkish Citizenship.
How to obtain Turkish Citizenship by Investment
Firstly, the applicant needs to make an investment. Our law firm provides legal consultancy on which type of investment would be more beneficial for the client. Following the decision of the client, our law firm also provides legal service for making the investment in the name of the client, which is more beneficial for the client to protect the legal rights and interests even in the stage of investment. But Investment is only the first part of the application procedures. In order to apply for Turkish Citizenship, weather by the property purchase or fixed bank deposit or the other types of investments, the conformity of investment from the related ministry is needed. With the conformity document, our lawyers start the Turkish Citizenship process.
Stages of Turkish Citizenship Application
There are 4 stages on Turkish Citizenship Application. Such as:
- Investment
- Conformity of Investment from the related Ministry
- Application of Residence Permit
- Application of Turkish Citizenship
Required Documents for the Applications of Turkish Citizenship by Investment
- Biometric Pictures (5x6cm scale)
- Passport Translation (translated and notarized)
- Power of Attorney
- Birth Certificate (Apostilled, translated and notarized)
- Marital Status Certificate (Apostilled, translated and notarized)
- Information Form (which will be sent to you by our law firm)
Regarding the duration of the process of applying for Turkish Citizenship by Investment, it is related to the validity and accuracy of the information provided. If the information on official documents are accurate, obtaining citizenship usually does not require more than six months, usually from the date of submitting the application.
Our law firms have experience and provides quickest, cost-efficient and excellent legal service on Turkish Citizenship Application by Investment. It is always in your best interest to consult to an attorney before the investment. Do not hesitate to contact us and get an appointment with one of our lawyers if you have any questions. We will be happy to answer your questions.