Applying for Turkish citizenship

 

Turkish Citizenship Application

The Nationality Law made it possible to apply for Turkish citizenship to multiple categories of foreigners who meet the conditions within an easy program for naturalization, and among the new simplified procedures, the General Directorate of population launched the application service through the government’s electronic portal e-devlet link where this option was previously unavailable.

How to apply for Turkish citizenship

recently, there was a high demand to obtain Turkish citizenship, therefore the Turkish government declared some amendments that made the requirements and procedures are much easier than before, such as:

• It provided facilities represented in reducing real estate prices, where it provided a reduction in the value of the purchased property, reaching three-quarters of the price.
• Reducing the amount required to be deposited to reach five hundred thousand US dollars, where it was three million dollars.
• Investors now can employ only 50 Turkish citizens where it was 100 Turkish employees.

all these new procedures made the Turkish citizenship program one of the easiest programs and encouraging for businessmen and investors.

How to get a Turkish citizenship

There are some ways to apply for Turkish citizenship, which are:

• Exceptional Turkish citizenship: which you do not request, but the government is the one who summons the person to grant him the citizenship, and although most of them were Syrians, it is not limited to them, as there are Egyptians and Libyans who have been naturalized.
• Through work residency, which is entitled to those who have stayed in Turkey for work for five years and did not leave period was less than 6 months during his stay.
• By marrying a Turkish citizen
•  Obtain Turkish citizenship By investing, whether by bank deposit or establishing a business, or buying a property valued at $250,000.
• With Ottoman origins, but after submitting documents confirming this.
• Adoption: because the Turkish government allows adoption to a foreign child, and then a request is made for citizenship for this minor.

Required Documents To Obtain Turkish Citizenship

 application for Turkish citizenship requires the submission of some of the following documents:

• Three passport copies, translated and certified by either the consulate or the notary office for the husband, and one copy for the wife with children under the age of 18.
• The origin of the marriage contract translated and certified by the Notary office.
• Birth certificate of the husband, wife, and minor children Translated and certified by the Notary office and in case of the absence of the original, a translated and certified civil record must be provided.
• The original birth certificates of minor children under the age of 18, extracted from the hospital where they were born, translated and certified by the Notary office.
• Two personal photos of the husband and wife and their minor children, with a white background.
• The registration paper that the attorney filled out and sent to the buyer through shipping.
• Registration paper for temporary residence, with signature and payment of fees.
• Health insurance for one year of stay.
• Title deed
• Appraisal evaluation (Esspertiz).
• Insurance for each apartment and earthquake.
• Certified receipt of the payment from the bank and the notary office.

 

Turkish Citizenship Application - Online

The Turkish government has announced a new procedure to facilitate the application for Turkish citizenship through its online portal via the e-devlet  link, where the registration method is by following the next simple steps:

• Initially, the necessary conditions must be met.
• We start by clicking on the link on the website.
• Then enter the e-devlet portal by typing the code or the TC number.
• Follow all the steps and write down all the required data accurately.

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Conditions for obtaining Turkish citizenship by purchasing a property

 

there are different methods of earning Turkish citizenship and Each case has its own conditions, and, in this paragraph will discuss the conditions related to real estate ownership, which are divided into two parts:

Conditions that must be met in real estate

• The value of the purchased real estate should be 250 thousand US dollars or its equal value in                                      Turkish currency
• This property must be registered in the Title deed department (Tapu).
• It must be purchased from a Turkish company or from a Turkish person.
• Pay the purchase price by Turkish bank transfer.
• A real estate appraisal report from an accredited company.

Conditions that must be met by the buyer of the property

  the buyer must meet the following:

• The buyer must be one of the nationalities listed in the acquisition decision, which includes all nationalities except for Syria and North Korea.
• To be a sane adult.
• It is granted to each property owner and his family consisting of his wife and minor children who are not under the age of 18.
• Sign a pledge not to sell that property for three years from its purchase.

 

Getting Turkish Citizenship through Marriage -Conditions

• As for the requirements for applying for Turkish citizenship through marriage, they are as follows:
• Three years have passed since marriage.
• Ensuring the conditions stipulated in the first clause of Article 26 of the National Law, such as, that it is not based on interest.
• The applicant could not be considered a threat to national security.

 

The General Conditions of Acquiring Turkish citizenship - general application

• The Articles 11 and 10 of the Turkish law also specify the necessary conditions to obtain Turkish    citizenship through the general conditions, which are as follows:
• The applicant must be sane and mature.
• Has five years of consecutive Residence.
• His willingness to respect and obey Turkish law.
• To be clean from any disease could harm public health.
• Good reputation and manners and have a clean criminal record.
• Good in the Turkish language.
• Owns a business or profession to support himself and his family.
• He does not belong to any parties or groups that are hostile to Turkey

 

Turkish Citizenship Process Steps

There are some stages and steps for obtaining Turkish citizenship, which are as follows:

• Submitting the application.
• The application file will be transferred from the directorate of immigration to the directorate of population.
• The step of security search of the applicant.
• Announcement of the result, whether acceptance or rejection.
• In the end, deliver the id to those accepted.

 

Turkish Citizenship by buying a property - Process Steps

in this case, the stages are as follows:

• The purchase contract shall be submitted with the application to the Director of Land Registry.
• The application will be referred to the Directorate of populations.
• Verify the validity of the contract and a security search will be held.
• The Directorate approval takes from three to seven days.
• Then go to the Immigration Office to apply for residency, 
• It is also possible for the investor's family to obtain citizenship if they meet some conditions, such as being free of diseases, and that they are not more than 18 years old.

 

What is an exceptional nationality?

• The Turkish government has made it possible for foreigners to apply for Turkish citizenship on an exceptional basis, regardless of any general conditions we mentioned.
• The important thing is that there is no obstacle or harm to the public interest or national security, for some cases like:
• Those who bring industrial facilities to Turkey.
• Those who provide exceptional service in one of the scientific, cultural, technological, or economic fields.
• Those who have a residence permit in accordance with paragraph (j) of Article 31 of the Aliens Act, first paragraph.
• Those who hold the turquoise card, their children, and spouses.
• Those deemed necessary to grant them citizenship.

 

In this article, we discussed Required Documents, Conditions, and ways to

Apply for Turkish citizenship, also we mentioned the new procedure the Turkish government has announced that allowed applying to acquire Turkish nationality through an electronic portal: e-devlet link.