countries around the world are competing in the strength of their passports advantages and rights given to their holders, therefore every resident seeks to obtain the passport of the country he lives in to enjoy its advantages and earn the rights of the citizens.
The Turkish passport is considered one of the most powerful passports in the world with a high rank globally where it ranked the 52nd in the world in the classification of the year 2021.
the Turkish passport allows its holders to access 77 countries without a visa, and 33 countries can obtain their visas upon arrival, the Turkish Passport allows its holder to keep his original nationality passport as it allows dual citizenship, and its validity is ten years without being renewed. in addition to all these advantages, there are more that we will discuss later in this article.
And the most important question remains: How to obtain a Turkish passport? And what are the procedures and papers to be prepared?
Follow us on this article to learn together, step by step, the journey of obtaining a Turkish passport.
Types of Turkish Passport:
Each of these types has special advantages that the passport holder enjoyed and a specific number of countries he can enter without a visa.
and these types are:
-Ordinary Turkish Passport:
-Color: red
- who is entitled to own it? Any Turkish citizen or a foreigner holding Turkish citizenship.
-Validity period: ten years.
- Diplomatic Turkish Passport:
color: black-
-who is entitled to it: presidents, high-level members of parliament, courts, army, ministry, mayors, and their families.
-Special Turkish Passport:
color: green-
-who is entitled to own it? state employees, and retired members of the People’s Assembly, And the Banking Supervision Company, ministers who are not affiliated with the People’s Assembly and their families.
-Sealed Turkish Passport :
Color: Gray
Who is entitled to possess it? Employees in Turkish departments from abroad and their families.
How to obtain a Turkish passport
foreigners living in Turkey looking to earn Turkish citizenship in any way through one of the below methods:
- owning real estate in Turkish lands worth 250 thousand dollars (and previously laws required four times this value)
-marrying a Turkish citizen for a period of 3 years
- investing the amount of more than 500 thousand dollars for a period of 3 years.
after having the Turkish ID then he will be entitled to apply for a Turkish passport
while earning citizenship by investment is considered as one of the fastest ways to own a Turkish passport in which there are many ways including depositing an amount of 500 thousand dollars or its equivalent in the Central Bank of Turkey for a period of three years.
Obtaining a Turkish passport electronically:
-The first step: by accessing the population directorate website and booking an appointment to obtain a Turkish passport. You must constantly monitor the site, or you can call the number 199.
- the second step: Pay the fees for obtaining the passport by sending it Through one of the Turkish post offices, clarify the purpose of paying to be the passport extracting fees, determine the required validity period, and get an official payment receipt.
-the third step: through the application that was sent to the population directorate, a specific date and time will send to you to submit all necessary papers and receipts
Documents required to obtain a Turkish passport:
-Personal ID and a copy of it
-Receipt of the amount paid through Turkish post offices
-Two biometric photos
biometric photos specifications:
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Size 6 x 5
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White background
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The face looks straight at the camera
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The eyes are visible
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The mouth is closed
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The light is equal in all corners of the picture and the features of the face appear completely in the picture without a smile or any reaction.
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The forehead is exposed and not covered, veiled women cannot cover the face is, it is forbidden to put Any cosmetics, decorations, or sunglasses.
-residence registration document
-application form for obtaining a Turkish passport and filling it out.
-the passport application processing takes about one month and will be sent to the address registered.
The cost of the Turkish passport in 2021:
-Turkish passport valid for six months 227 TL
Turkish passport valid for one year 332 TL-
-Turkish passport valid for two years 542 TL
- Turkish passport valid for three years 770 TL
- Turkish passport, valid for a period exceeding four to ten years 1085 TL, plus the fees for the passport book estimated at 133 Turkish liras that is subject to increase.
What distinguishes a Turkish passport holder from others?
-he does not have to give up his original nationality
-He benefits from the retirement programs.
-He can get all health services just like any Turkish citizen.
-He can get full scholarships.
-He can access more than 77 countries without a visa and some electronic visa upon arrival or by requesting it from the Internet
-it is easy to obtain a Schengen visa which allows travel to European countries.
-Have the right to vote in Turkish elections.
Countries provide facilities to the Turkish passport holder:
-Countries that do not need a visa: Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, Libya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Oman, Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, South Africa, Japan, and Russia
-Countries that grant Visa upon arrival:
Kuwait, Bahrain, Maldives, and Indonesia
- countries that grant a visa in electronic form: Mexico and Australia
What is the turquoise card?
We have clarified that Turkish citizenship law allows dual citizenship without the need to give up the original citizenship.
but there are some countries that do not allow obtaining secondary citizenship therefore in order not to face difficulties, the Turkish government issued what is called the Turquoise Card that allows a person to have all the rights of a Turkish citizen except for the right to vote.
we have reached the end of our article we hope that we provided full information about how to earn a Turkish passport, types, and features.