Important updates on the naturalization law in Turkey 2022

Since 2018, the Turkish government has continued to issue laws and amendments to the naturalization law in Turkey, since it has met a desire among foreigners to obtain Turkish citizenship and has been seeking by all means to help them and provide them with facilities.

This year, it also issued some new updates on the naturalization law, and this will be the topic of our article for today. If you want to know the details, you can follow us.

Before we start talking about the amendments approved by the Turkish government, we must point out that the amendment issued in 2018 had a major role in attracting a lot of foreign capital, which provides for reducing the amount required for the price of the property under which you will obtain Turkish citizenship from one million dollars American to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars only.

Learn about the new updates on the naturalization law in Turkey:

The information that we will provide immediately is of interest to all foreigners who wish to obtain Turkish citizenship through real estate ownership, so we were keen to talk about it in detail:

First: It is not possible to obtain Turkish citizenship by purchasing a property that was owned by a foreigner with the same nationality as the foreigner who wants to buy the property now.

Example: If a foreigner with Iranian citizenship wants to buy a property in Turkey to obtain Turkish citizenship from a Turkish citizen, but the first owner of the property was also holding Iranian citizenship, the property will not be eligible to obtain it.

In this regard, it is important to point out that you can obtain Turkish citizenship by purchasing a property from a Turkish citizen who has previously bought it from a foreign citizen with a nationality different from your current one.

Second: It is not possible to obtain Turkish citizenship through a property that was previously used to obtain citizenship, even if three years have passed since the date of granting it.

Third: You must pledge the validity and integrity of all papers and documents that are submitted to obtain citizenship, and you must also pledge not to sell it before three years have passed since the date of its ownership.

Naturalization methods in Turkey:

Turkish citizenship can be obtained through several ways, which we will mention to you in detail below:

1 - Citizenship by Investment:

Investing is one of the most common and fastest ways to obtain Turkish citizenship, and it can be through one of the following six investment methods:

- Purchasing a real estate worth two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars and keeping it for three years.

- A bank deposit of five hundred thousand US dollars and a commitment not to withdraw any part of it before the lapse of three years.

- Financial investment with a financial value of not less than five hundred thousand US dollars for a period of three years.

- Purchasing bonds worth five hundred thousand US dollars on the condition that they are not sold before the lapse of three years.

- By creating a business and employing 50 Turkish employees.

- Turkish citizenship by investing in real estate funds with a value of no less than five hundred thousand US dollars.

In this context, we must refer to the amendments that occurred in the ways of obtaining Turkish citizenship through the following investment methods earlier, which brought the foreigner's interest.

- We mentioned earlier that the value of the property should have been one million US dollars instead of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

- The bank deposit should have been worth three million US dollars instead of five hundred thousand dollars.

- Instead of hiring 50 Turkish employees, as 100 should have been hired before.

-You will then obtain Turkish citizenship within three months from the date of applying for it.

It is obtained by the foreigner’s wife and children if they are not over the age of 18.

2 - Nationality by marriage:

Also, one of the ways to obtain it is to marry a citizen with Turkish citizenship, and this can be done whether a foreigner married a Turkish citizen, but it must be emphasized how serious this marriage is and that it is not only for the sake of obtaining it, so it is not granted until after the Three years.

The purpose of marriage must be to create a family, and also, the applicant must not pose a threat to national security.

3 - Nationality through work residency:

Turkish citizenship is granted to foreigners who obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labor, under which they must stay in Turkey for five continuous years in Turkey without interruption.

He can leave Turkey for six months in some exceptional circumstances and he must prove his sincere intention to live and reside permanently in Turkey and have a sufficient source of income for himself and his family, and he must also have the ability to speak Turkish well.

These general conditions are also that must be met by any foreigner who will obtain citizenship, and add to them that he must not carry any communicable disease in order to maintain public health and safety, as well as he must not pose a threat to national security.

Documents required for naturalization in Turkey:

Take a look at the papers and documents that must be available in order to obtain Turkish citizenship:

- Two personal photos + birth certificate must be translated into Turkish and certified by the notary public.

- The marriage contract must also be translated and notarized.

- Medical insurance and it must be valid for a full year.

- Family book or family statement.

- The residence document under which the foreigner resides in Turkey.

In the event that he wants to obtain it through the purchase of real estate:

- A copy of the title deed in case he obtains citizenship through real estate ownership.

- Receipts issued by the bank confirming that the price of the property was paid by it.

- Receipts confirming that the seller has received the price of the property by transferring it to him through a bank.

- Earthquake insurance policy (Dask).

- The real estate appraisal report, which is for a period of three years from the date of its issuance.

Visit our website regularly to be informed of the latest developments in the law on obtaining Turkish citizenship and the laws related to foreign ownership of real estate. If you have more questions about this, you can contact us to provide you with all the information that interests you.

Important updates on the naturalization law in Turkey 2022

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