How to apply for Turkish citizenship?

Briefly, applying for Turkish citizenship and the stages of obtaining it are seven stages, but they can be summarized in the following four points: Submitting the citizenship application request to the competent authority such as the investment office for investors and the Population Department for in case of marrying a Turkish person; after preparing the required documents and papers according to the case (investment, real estate ownership, Turkish origin...). Then the request is transferred to the Population Department for necessary action. The study and security research stage. The decision-making stage.

How to obtain the Turkish passport?

According to the decision of granting Turkish citizenship to investors that was issued in 2018, obtaining Turkish citizenship in exchange for a real estate investment worth only $250,000 has become possible, the decision specified buying a property worth $250,000 at least and not selling it for three years; instead of one million US dollars in the previous decision, and according to the real estate ownership law, the owner has the right to apply for Turkish citizenship. You can also obtain a Turkish passport by: 1.Investing in Turkey with a value of 500 thousand dollars. 2.Depositing $500,000 in a Turkish bank for 3 years. 3.Buying shares of government bonds worth $500,000. 4.Employing 50 Turkish citizens. 5.Turkish citizenship by residence permit for 5 years. 6.Turkish citizenship by marrying a Turkish person. Turkish citizenship by proofing Turkish origins.

How powerful is Turkish passport?

The Turkish passport is one of the strongest passports in the world, and many of the countries that require visa grant holders of Turkish passport the visa with easy conditions.

How many countries can you go with Turkish passport ?

In 2020, the Turkish passport was ranked 24th in the world after the Corona pandemic, recording 86 points on the passport index, it allows its holder to enter more than 40 countries without obtaining an entry visa in advance, and holders of Turkish passport can enter more than 40 countries with an entry visa issued upon arrival, and more than three countries grant the Turkish passport holder an electronic entry visa online. It is expected that the Turkish passport will return to its rank after Corona which removed it from its previous position slightly.

How to renew the work permit in turkey?

Applying for the renewal of a work residence permit in Turkey is carried out personally in accordance with the law at the consulates of the Turkish republic in the country in which the applicant resides if outside of Turkey, and the new application requires a certain residency period inside Turkey, the applicant will get the result within one month, maximum.

FAQs about the Turkish passport

Yes, there are some cases that require the withdrawal of the Turkish passport, and it may reach the point of cancelling the naturalization decision, and withdrawing Turkish citizenship.

An investor with Turkish citizenship is subject to the withdrawal of a passport, when it is established that there is manipulation of one of the methods of obtaining Turkish citizenship, or when resorting to the crooked methods that do not comply with Turkish laws when investing in Turkey.

FAQs about the Turkish passport

Is it possible to withdraw a Turkish passport?

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