Turkish Passport Through Investment in Real Estate
If you invest in real estate in Turkey, then you can get Turkish citizenship. And not only you, but also your spouse, as well as your children under 18.
Each real estate must be verified and approved in terms of whether it is suitable for obtaining citizenship. UNIQ Real Estate managers will do this for you before signing the contract.
These are the mandatory conditions when applying for citizenship:
• The applicant has invested at least US$ 400,000 in real estate: it can be one real estate or several, but combined in one contract.
• An expert from the competent authorities should assess the property. The property’s minimum value must be US$ 400,000 according to the cadastral assessment.
• The official declared value of the property must be at least US$ 400,000 when signing the contract and/or submitting the title deed to the Turkish Cadastre Department.
• The property can not be bought from an foreign owner, that means that the owner of the propertie or several of them must be a turk.
• The applicant cannot sell the property for three years.
• The property’s total price should be paid to the seller by bank transfer in Turkish lira. Payment must be confirmed by a bank receipt, which shows that the transaction was made from the buyer’s account to the seller’s account.
• This property cannot be registered in the name of another person, including the applicant’s spouse or children.
The latest changes in the Turkish real estate purchase law in 2023!
From 2023, it is impossible to divide one property into several shares and obtain citizenship for a part. So, one facility – one contract – one owner.
For example, if you are buying a property because of Turkish citizenship, passports are issued not only to the owner but also to the entire family. The head of the family is listed as the owner in the title deed (TAPU). A spouse and their children under the age of 18 can obtain citizenship based on a title deed.
If you are not related or married, you cannot buy an apartment, divide it into shares and get passports.
1. One object – one passport. This rule applies to unmarried persons who wish to obtain a passport to own a share.
If you buy three or more properties, in order to obtain Turkish citizenship for the total investment amount, there must be one contract for all properties.
2. The previous owner of the property must be a Turkish citizen for at least 3 years!
3. Assets have not previously been used to obtain citizenship. Once you get citizenship for the purchased property in Alanya, no one else can get citizenship for it.
To avoid problems and complications in obtaining a residence permit and citizenship, ALWAYS follow these simple rules:
1. Always tell your manager the reason for buying the property. This will save you time as we only offer properties matching your requirements.
2. Emphasize to us if you want to get a passport for the total amount of investment in several properties. Our managers will check each of them.
UNIQ Real Estate keeps a close eye on all the updates, so you should also follow us to always be informed about the changes in the law when it comes to real estate in Turkey.
Documents required to apply for Turkish citizenship by investing in real estate:
• application form
• passport
• 12 biometric photos of the applicant
• birth certificate with apostille
• health insurance
• resident card
• marriage certificate with apostille or divorce certificate with apostille
• spouse’s death certificate (if widow/widower)
• tax receipt
• power of attorney
• a certificate of ownership or a document confirming the purchase of real estate
• all documents must be notarized and translated into Turkish by a translator.
