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Citizenship and Residency by Investment Programmes have become the focus of wealthy families and business professionals with a high-net-worth over the last 10 years.  With the legislative changes as of September 2018 in the investment criteria of the Turkish Citizenship Programme, a primary goal was to become comparable to citizenshipprogrammes provided by European and Caribbean […]

“If the immovable properties with a value of 250,000 USD or its equivalent in foreign currency or Turkish lira have been purchased after 19.09.2018 or have been subject to a sales promise transaction after 07.12.2018 and if an annotation has been put into the land registry that the said immovable property will not be sold […]

Natural persons of foreign nationality who do not have a permanent residence address in Turkey, institutions who’s legal and business centre is not in Turkey and that do not earn income in Turkey through a workplace or permanent representative, and Turkish citizens living abroad for more than six months by obtaining work and residence permits […]

Citizenship fundamentally includes belonging. This belonging refers to the rights and obligations of the individual to the state to which he or she is bound by citizenship. While the conventional concept of citizenship refers to “a person’s connection with the country where a person was born and where this relationship with birth is established”, with […]

During the process of applying for Turkish Citizenship, the most important feature sought from foreign investors is to have a “short-term residence permit” in accordance with subparagraph (j) of the first paragraph of Article 31 of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection. There are fourteen different ways to obtain a short-term residence permit in […]

The Turkish citizenship programme is a great choice for foreign investors who want a direct route to relocate to the United States of America. By becoming a citizen of Turkey through the Turkish Citizenship by Investment programme, applicants can subsequently submit their E2 application to the US. What is the E2 Visa? The E2 non-immigrant […]

The Deposit Method, which is one of the ways to apply for Turkish citizenship through investment, is a commitment that deposits amounting to 500,000 USD or equivalent foreign currency or equivalent Turkish Lira specified in Article 20 of the Regulation on the Implementation of Turkish Citizenship Law[1]  No. 5627 will be deposited in banks operating […]

Investment Letter The Investment Letter is a document that states that the investment made by the foreign investor is sufficient to acquire Turkish citizenship.  If the foreign citizen has decided to invest through purchasing immovable property, confirmation is required by the Regional Land Registry Directorate. This confirmation document states that that the value of the […]

This option is available for foreign clients who are not residing in Turkey. Specific documents that banks require vary depending on the bank. The Power of Attorney document (and, if required, its translation), passport translation, tax number, declaration of address, and personal information – such as mother-father names of the client – will be given […]