Right To Acquire Turkish Citizenship Through Real Estate Purchase.
Natural persons of foreign origin are granted the right to acquire Turkish citizenship by means of exceptional procedures upon purchase of real estate worth USD 250,000 and more.
For this purpose, foreigners:
Shall purchase real estate worth at least USD 250,000.
Shall state, in the application for acquisition, that they purchased the real estate for this purpose, the title deed should state this purpose, and the foreigner shall declare that they shall not sell the real estate for three years in the section of the form where declarations are made.
Once the land registry procedures are complete, the foreign national may apply to the relevant administrations to claim the right of residence or citizenship by submitting the certificate of eligibility to be issued for the owner.
Requirements For Land Registry Procedures:
- Land registry of the real estate or information on the village/quarter, map section, plot, building, and independent section.
- Photo ID or passport issued by the country of which the foreigner is a citizen (notarized and certified translations should be submitted for ID cards and passports issued in alphabets other than the Latin alphabet).
- If the procedure involves representation, document regarding representation (order regarding guardianship, letter of authorization, power of attorney etc.).
- Document on the current market value of the real estate issued by the relevant municipality.
- Mandatory earthquake insurance policy for the buildings.
- A photo of the seller and two photos of the purchaser (taken within the last six months, size 6×4 cm)
- Certified interpreter if a party does not speak Turkish.