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Turkey

A G20 passport through recoverable investment. A NATO member, EU candidate and Customs Union partner, with strong Asian travel access for international entrepreneurs.

Citizenship in a major economy through property investment, combining overseas asset ownership with the option to sell the property later. A legal name change can be requested during the application.

Turkey

Program at a Glance

Estimated Costs

Property route — one applicant: USD 446,000

Family: USD 471,000

Deposit route — one applicant: USD 531,900

Couple: USD 532,100

Family of three: USD 532,300

Travel Access / Benefits

Visa-free access to 116 destinations, including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, the UAE, Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru.

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Country Overview

  • Area: 783,600 square kilometres; 97% in Anatolia in Asia and 3% in the European Balkans.

  • Population: 85.3 million (2022), with over 80% ethnic Turks and approximately 15% Kurds.

  • Official language: Turkish; English, Kurdish and Arabic are also used.

  • Capital: Ankara.

  • Currency: Turkish lira (TRY).

  • Climate: Mediterranean along the southern coast and continental inland.

Program overview (8–10 months)

  • Property: Purchase real estate worth USD 400,000 for direct citizenship, straightforward documentation, a strategic location and visa-free access across Southeast Asia. A growing property market adds an investment dimension.

  • Deposit: Place USD 500,000, converted to the equivalent Turkish lira, in the applicant’s Turkish bank account for three years.

  • Fund: Invest at least USD 500,000 or its foreign currency equivalent in real estate investment fund units and hold them for at least three years.

Eligibility

  • The main applicant must be over 18 and provide a clean criminal record certificate.

  • Maintain a USD 500,000-equivalent lira bank deposit for three years, or purchase property worth at least USD 400,000 and hold it for three years.

  • A spouse and children under 18 may be included.

Program Benefits

  • A route to the US E-2 visa, with no immigration quota backlog.

  • EU Customs Union access supporting trade with Europe.

  • Turkey joined the EU Customs Union in 1996, with tariff-free access for qualifying products to 27 EU countries and free-trade agreements with 23 countries. The program highlights markets covering 65% of global GDP and potential tariff savings of 15–25%.

  • The program highlights a favourable territorial tax environment, overseas-income treatment and succession planning benefits for non-tax residents.

  • Legal name changes are available. Property-based citizenship provides a local address and utility bills to support bank accounts, financing and tax residency documentation.

  • No minimum stay, arrival, language or education requirements, with family inclusion.

  • Property purchased for USD 400,000 can be sold after three years, combining citizenship and asset ownership.

Document Checklist

  • Scan of the passport information page

  • Scans of both sides of the identity card

  • Scan of the complete household registration booklet

  • Digital colour photo with a white background

  • Scan of the medical birth certificate

  • Scans of parents’ complete household registration booklet, marriage certificate and both sides of identity cards

  • Scan of the complete marriage/divorce certificate

  • Immigration application form (provided by us)

  • Original power of attorney signed by the main applicant or spouse (assisted by us)

  • Medical insurance for the main applicant (arranged by the lawyer)

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