How To Obtain Turkish Citizenship

For those who wonder How to obtain Turkish citizenship and live and work in Turkey, where the Turkish culture is a friendly culture that welcomes people from all over the world let us provide brief information about Turkey:

• Turkey has a unique geographical location
• The population of 80 million people.
• Turkey is also famous for its nature, charming beaches, and rivers.
• A continental climate that is warm in the summer and snowy in the winter.
• A preferred destination for businessmen, investors, and even ordinary individuals.
• Recently there is high demand for earning Turkish citizenship due to economic, political, and infrastructure developments.

In this article, we will provide you with ways to acquire Turkish citizenship and all the information you need if you are planning to reside in Turkey and obtain naturalization.

For further information, you can check our article: Life in Turkey

What Is the Way To Obtain Turkish Citizenship?

 In 2017, the Turkish government launched the program to grant Turkish citizenship through investment, where the value of the investment was one million dollars. Then in 2018, the minimum value of real estate investment was reduced from one million dollars to 250 thousand US dollars. The program has achieved tremendous success since it began, and about 9 thousand foreign people had earned Turkish citizenship, due to:

• Multiple choices of investments.
• Low cost compared with other countries.
• The ease of steps and procedures related to the papers for applying for citizenship.
• Short time for obtaining citizenship.

In Turkey, there is more than one type of investment in exchange for citizenship:

• Invest of an amount of 250 thousand dollars in real estate investment in Turkey
•  Cash deposit in a Turkish bank of 500 thousand dollars.
•  Purchase of government bonds worth 500 thousand dollars.
• Employment of 50 Turkish people citizens.

 

Obtaining Citizenship By Government Investment

This government investment comes by:

• Depositing an amount of 500,000 US dollars as a deposit in a Turkish bank for a period of 3 years.
• Buying government bonds worth 500,000 dollars also for a period of three years.
• An investment of 500,000 US dollars in fixed assets in the country. under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and technology.

 

Turkish citizenship in exchange for job opportunities

 

After the amendment of the Turkish law in 2019. Any investor who can employ 50 Turkish citizens now has the right to apply for Turkish citizenship. Where the number for being entitled to earn, Turkish citizenship was 100 job opportunities for citizens.

Conditions for obtaining Turkish citizenship in exchange for 50 job opportunities

• Register the employees in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in the country.

• the number of employees must be 50 Turkish citizens, for a period of three years.

• Paying all costs associated with the recruitment procedures for these citizens necessary for 3 years.

  • The applicant should not be considered a threat to the general Turkish security.

• According to Turkish law for Turkish protection and foreigners, the applicant must obtain a residence permit.

• The necessity of having a residence permit to ensure your residence inside the country and work.

Read: Turkish citizenship

 

Stages Of Obtaining Turkish Citizenship For 50 Jobs

• First, the application is submitted by the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the General Directorate of International Labor.

• Second, you submit a request letter to the Ministry of the Family with the files and documents previously mentioned above in the conditions.

• Completing the evaluation of the application in seven days

• As for if you have a missing document of your application that is not incomplete, you will be given 30 days to complete the documents and information.

• During this specified period, if these submitted documents are not completed, they will be rejected immediately.

The period in which the application papers submitted for obtaining Turkish citizenship are considered has been determined, which is 45 days from the beginning of submitting all documents to the concerned authorities for approval or rejection, and this is done by the President of the Republic of Turkey.

you can check this link for more information about earning Turkish citizenship by work permit: Turkish nationality through the work permit

 

 

Citizenship of Turkey by investment: the required documents

• Opening a bank account in Turkey
• Make a qualified investment
• Apply for permanent residence
• Finally, apply to obtain Turkish citizenship.

This is all you do, and the procedures do not take more than three to six months, with the possibility of adding the wife and the rest of the family members under the age of 18.

The required documents to obtain Turkish citizenship by buying a property

• A translated copy of the passports of all family members and attach them with a copy of the last entry visa, certified from the notary office.
• Title deed of this property which is called (Tapu).
• Real estate appraisal report from a Turkish appraisal institution approved and licensed by the Turkish government.
• Receipts of payment of both parties certified and stamped with the seal of the bank.

Advantages of obtaining Turkish citizenship

a person with Turkish citizenship is entitled to obtain an E2 visa, which is a visa for investment in the United States of America.

Free education and free university fees

• The holder of Turkish citizenship enjoys the provisions of the Ankara Treaty, which was concluded between Turkey and the United Kingdom, through which he can submit a work residence application to establish a business for him within the territory of Britain.
• He also has the right to keep his own nationality as Turkish law allows dual citizenship
• Turkish citizens can travel to 102 countries without a prior entry visa.
• The Turkish government is working hard to grant its citizens visa-free travel to the Schengen countries, which makes the Turkish passport rated as one of the best passports around the world

Advantages Of Turkish Citizenship By Real Estate

The program for obtaining Turkish citizenship by investment is more popular and many ways and methods enable the investor to obtain the citizenship, also the speed of completion, where it takes only 4 months to obtain citizenship and a passport.

 The advantages are as follows:

• The possibility of recovering the money after three years of investment and also disposing of it
• There is no minimum residency requirement
• very low Governmental expenses, if you want, to add family members to the file of citizenship, and thus it will be the best program in terms of costs and expenses in the world.
• you do not have to declare your money or your income.

 

A brief overview of education in Turkey

Turkey has many universities that cover different fields of study, including medicine, engineering, information and communication technology as well as business administration.

 It also has some universities that are ranked among the best universities around the world, including Istanbul University and Cankaya University, in addition to Koç University, which was distinguished in graduating doctors and medical staff who were ranked among the best in the world.

 As for the tuition fees in Turkey, it is considered moderate. The costs for Turkish citizens in public universities for English language courses range from 600 to 1500 US dollars annually. While Studying Turkish subjects costs from 340 to 750 US dollars, which is a lower cost, of course.

 For more information about education in Turkey kindly check the link: Study in Turkish universities

 

This article was a guide that shows you the most important ways to obtain Turkish citizenship with important details regarding each method. and we had provided a brief introduction about education in Turkey, given that the children of those who obtained citizenship will complete or start their learning in Turkey.