Türkiye citizenship by investment

Eligibility & suitability

The qualifying routes

The Presidency’s investment guidance lists real estate worth at least US$400,000 with a restriction on resale for three years. It also lists alternatives such as a US$500,000 bank deposit or qualifying fund investment subject to a three-year commitment, and other investment or job-creation routes. Confirm the exact route and certifying authority before transferring capital.

Not every property is suitable

Nationality-related eligibility is only one part of a property purchase. Review the applicant’s ability to acquire the asset, title, valuation, transaction history, foreign-currency transfer requirements and any restrictions. Use independent diligence on construction, developer risk, service charges and resale prospects. A citizenship-qualified purchase can still be an unattractive investment.

Application steps and documents

Prepare identity, civil-status and family records, legalisation or apostille and translations as required, along with source-of-funds evidence. Complete the qualifying investment and obtain the appropriate conformity or eligibility certification. Coordinate the required residence and nationality application steps with the relevant authorities. Additional background, identity or family clarifications can affect timing.

Costs, commitment and maintenance

Investment capital is separate from transfer taxes, land-registry or valuation charges, government fees, translations and professional assistance. Check the holding restriction before any early sale, withdrawal or pledge. Currency and liquidity risks can exceed the application fees. This research does not establish a universal government processing guarantee; plan around documentary and authority dependencies.

What citizenship changes

It can provide the rights associated with Turkish nationality, but does not confer EU citizenship or automatically remove a tax obligation in your existing country. Residence and actual business activity still determine much of the tax analysis. Assess military-service and dual-nationality implications for the family where relevant, and verify travel rights for the destinations that matter to you.

Exceptional citizenship is still a government decision

Article 12 of Citizenship Law 5901 provides the exceptional-acquisition mechanism, with national-security and public-order conditions. Meeting an investment threshold is not itself a grant of nationality. The route includes the specified investor residence basis and eligible spouse and children, but each person’s identity, relationship and admissibility must be established.

An adult child, parent, partner without a recognised marriage or person whose dependency is uncertain should not be assumed to fit the investor’s family application. Resolve those facts before making an investment sized around the entire family. Separately review whether the original nationality permits another citizenship and whether a Turkish grant creates military-service questions for a particular family member.

Property valuation and currency evidence are not interchangeable

For property transactions, TKGM’s guidance distinguishes the foreign-exchange purchase certificate from the bank evidence of payment between buyer and seller. An invoice or money-transfer screenshot alone may not satisfy the land-registry and citizenship file. Coordinate the bank and conveyancer before moving funds so the payer, beneficiary, conversion and purchase documents describe the same transaction.

TKGM’s September 2026 notice links its updated valuation circular. The exact current valuation procedure must be checked for the transaction rather than copied from older English guides still displaying the former US$250,000 threshold. Independently verify title, liens, occupancy/construction status, seller eligibility and transaction history. A price supported only by the citizenship seller’s promise is a reason to pause the purchase, even if the brochure describes it as qualifying.

Plan an exit from the investment before entering it

The three-year restriction is a minimum immigration commitment, not a guarantee that the property or investment can be sold at its original price afterward. Compare currency exposure, maintenance, bank restrictions, fund liquidity and transaction costs. A supposedly higher rental yield can be outweighed by an inflated purchase price or an expensive exit.

A sensible file distinguishes government and professional expenditure from capital retained at risk. The property route, bank deposit route, fund route and job-creation route have different certifying authorities and evidence. Changing the asset or withdrawing funds during the commitment period should be reviewed before acting; obtain written confirmation that the replacement arrangement preserves compliance.

How Offshore Capitalist can help

Share your current residence, nationality, business activities and intended changes through the inquiry form or WhatsApp. We can assess the cross-border issues, explain the work required and coordinate the agreed implementation. For this jurisdiction, local regulated work and government decisions remain with the relevant qualified providers and authorities. We confirm scope and fees before starting.