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Acquiring Turkish Citizenship
We are at your service with our 28 years of experience and our expert team on the procedures and procedures required to acquire Turkish Citizenship.
You can have the right to acquire Turkish Citizenship with the purchase of real estate for 250 thousand dollars.
1- ACQUIRING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP AFTERWARDS
Acquiring Turkish citizenship afterwards is possible by the decision of an authorized body, adoption or using the right of voting.
2.1. Acquiring Turkish Citizenship by the Decision of an Authorized Body
- Acquiring Turkish citizenship by general means
- Acquiring Turkish citizenship by exceptional means
- Re-acquiring Turkish citizenship
- Acquiring Turkish citizenship by marriage
2.1.1. Acquiring Turkish Citizenship by General Means
The general means for foreigners to be accepted to Turkish citizenship is the foreigner who fulfil the necessary requirements requiring citizenship by applying and acquiring the citizenship after the government approving the request. A foreigners who wishes to get Turkish citizenship can get it with the decision of an authorized body if s/he fulfils the necessary conditions.
In order for the foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship:
- To come of age and have mental competence according to the laws of their country or if they do not have one, according to the laws of Turkey
- Starting from the date of application retrospectively, residence in Turkey for five years (For those who are of Turkish descent the residence period is two years.)
- Showing that they have decided to setle in Turkey with their behaviours,
- Not having any illnesses that may cause danger in terms of general health,
- Having good ethics,
- Being able to speak Turkish sufficiently,
- Having an income or a profession enough to provide for themselves and the people they are responsible for in Turkey
- Not having any obstacles in terms of the national security and public order
Acts which show that the person who applied for a citizenship has decided to setle in Turkey:
Purchasing property, investing, start a business or work in a place of business in Turkey, marrying a Turkish citizen, applying as a family to acquire Turkish citizenship are the tangible acts which show the intention for settling in Turkey. Therefore, the citizenship application of those who reside in Turkey for temporary objects like education, tourism or temporary business travels or treatments are not accepted.
Determining that the person applying for citizenship has good ethics:
It is determined whether the person applying for Turkish citizenship has good ethics according to whether ws/he was charged with crimes disturbing the public order such as smuggling, fraud, theft, or whether s/he was engaged in activities in contrast to Turkish traditions and family life such as use of drugs or prostitution. Standing a trial, being convicted or arrested is also a reason fort he rejection of a citizenship application.
The condition of not being obstacles in terms of national security and public order is determined by registry inquiry made by National Intelligence Organization and by the General Directorate of Security. Determining that the person applying for citizenship does not constitute an obstacle for national security and public order is done by this way in all types of applications which require such condition.
- It can also be required from foreigners who want to acquire Turkish citizenship to leave the citizenship of their own country. The determination of the principles concerning the use of this condition is in the authorization of the Counsil of Ministers.
- When inland, the application are made to the governorates in the place of residence, when outland, the application is made to the foreign representative offices in person or through a special power of attorney fort his right.
- Meeting the requirements for acquiring a citizenshiop does not provide an absolute right to the person.
2.1.2. Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Exceptionally
The right to acquire Turkish citizenship is granted to the foreigners who has certain qualities even though they don’t meet the general conditions.
Foreigners who can acquire Turkish citizenship by means of exceptional citizenship:
- Those who establish industrial plants in Turkey and who exceeds the extraordinary service in the scientific, technological, social, political, cultural artistic fields or who are tought to exceed in the future and those for whom a justified proposition was made to the related Ministries.
- Those who are thought to be necessary to acquire a citizenship for the necessity of international relations and the benefit of our country or for any reason, by the Counsil of Ministries.
- Those who are accepted as migrant according to the Settlement Law.
According to the Settlement Law, the term migrant means those are of Turkish descent and bound to the Turkish culture who comes to Turkey alone or collectively according to the Settlement Law and is accepted. Counsil of Ministries decide who is of Turkish descent and bound to the Turkish culture. Balkan migrant are given Turkish citizenship in accordance with these.
- The person applying for exceptional citizenship mustn’t have a condition which may be an obstacle for national security and people order.
- Exceptional citizenship is given by the proposal of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the decision of Council of Ministries.
2.1.3. Re-Acquiring Turkish Citizenship
The acquiring of citizenship for those who has lost their citizenship for any reason is realized in two ways; depending upon the residence condition or not depending upon the residence condition.
- Re-aquiring Turkish Citizenship Without The Condition Of Residence
The persons whose cases are explained below can re-acquire citizenshi by the decision of Ministry of Internal Affairs without the condition of residence in Turkey provided that the person does not consititute a case which may be an obstacle for national security.
- Those who lose their citizenship by taking exit permit.
- Those who lose their citizenship without their will, because of their parents and those who have not used their right to vote in three years since they reached legal age.
Acquiring of Turkish citizenship again for those who live outside of the country and who has left Turkish citizenship duly and acquired the citizenship of the country they reside in, takes place in this way.
- Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Depending on Residence Condition
Those who used to be a Turkish citizen before but was made to lose it can reacquire Turkish citizenship on the condition of residing in Turkey for three years.
- The authorization as to providing these persons citizenship belongs to the Council of Ministries.
Likewise, those who reside in Turkey and lose their citizenship because they did not use their right to vote can reacquire Turkish citizenship on condition of a three-year residence in Turkey.
- Those who lost their citizenship by being made to lose it or by not using their right to vote mustn’t constitute an obstacle for national security.
- 1.4. Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Through Marriage
Marriage with a Turkish citizen does not directly provide a Turkish citizenship. In order for a person to apply for a citizenship through marriage, the applicant must have been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years and their marriage has to be continuing. When these conditions are met, the person has the right to “only” apply for a Turkish citizenship.
The foreign spouse who is married to a Turkish citizen will have the right to apply to the competent bodies in order to acquire Turkish citizenship by means of a marriage, provided that the above given preconditions are met.
The conditions that are loooked for in order for the foreign spouse to gain Turkish citizenship after the preconditions to apply are met;
- Living in a unity of family,
- Not engaging in any activities that are not coherent with the unity of marriage,
- Not having any condition which may be an obstacle for national security and public order.
The determination of these main conditions are done by the competent authorities.
When activities that are not coherent with the unity of marriage are detected, criteria like mediating for prostitution are investigated. The authority to which the application for citizenship is made, submits the dossier which contains their Notion as a result of the investigation, to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be decided on. Upon the decision by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to grant citizenship, foreign spouse acquires Turkish citizenship.
Foreigners who acquire Turkish citizenship through marriage reserve their citizenship after the annulment of their marriage if they are in good faith. If it is decided on the annulment of the marriage, the matter of whether to reserve the citizenship depends on the Ministry of Internal Affairs thtough the governorate from which the application was made.
In order to have an effect on the citizenship of the spouse, the marriage should be valid legally. The the competence and condition for the marriage according to the national law of each party will be detected. Marriages made in accordance with the competences, conditions and the rules for the method are legally valid marriages except for the marriages that are contrary to Turkish public order and hulle marriages.
