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US$400,000+
Real Estate
Purchase qualifying Turkish real estate and register a three-year resale restriction.
Türkiye Citizenship by Investment
Citizenship Through Property, Capital or Employment
Program overview
Türkiye’s exceptional citizenship framework offers several qualifying investment and job-creation routes for foreign applicants. The property threshold is US$400,000. Most financial routes use US$500,000, while the employment route requires at least fifty jobs.
Property must meet valuation, title and annotation rules. Approval remains subject to security, source-of-funds and citizenship checks.
Citizenship Through Property, Capital or Employment
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Current routes and requirements
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US$500,000+
Fixed Capital Investment
Make a qualifying fixed-capital investment certified by the responsible authority.
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US$500,000+
Bank Deposit, Bonds or Funds
Use an eligible bank deposit, government debt instrument, investment-fund share or private-pension contribution with the required hold.
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50 jobs
Job Creation
Create employment for at least fifty people and obtain the required certification.
Key eligibility requirements
- Complete one qualifying investment or job-creation route.
- Observe the applicable three-year holding or restriction period.
- Document lawful funds and pass security and citizenship checks.
- Complete residence, biometrics and citizenship formalities as required.
Program due diligence
Key facts before you proceed
A concise review of the rules that materially affect eligibility, cost and long-term planning. Expand the detail you need before making a commitment.
Checked against official sources
Last reviewed 2026-09-20
Availability and review status
Open
Status checked 2026-09-20
Türkiye’s exceptional citizenship investment routes are open, including US$400,000 qualifying real estate and US$500,000 capital/deposit/instrument routes, or creation of at least 50 jobs.
Physical presence
No minimum residence period is required for the investment citizenship route. Applicants must complete required in-person identity/biometric or consular steps as directed.
Planning range — editorial estimate
Common planning range: approximately 6–12 months after compliant investment completion and filing.
Family inclusion
A qualifying main applicant can generally include a spouse and dependent children under 18. Adult children, parents and other relatives do not automatically derive citizenship through the same investment file.
Government and application costs
Valuation, title deed, revolving-fund, land-registry, tax, translation, notarisation, insurance, bank and professional fees are additional. Exact closing costs must be quoted against the asset and municipality.
Residence permit card
Each residence card in 2026
TRY 964
Non-refundable
Residence permit fee
Each applicant
Nationality- and duration-specific
Non-refundable
The migration authority publishes a country-specific tariff rather than one universal amount.
Citizenship and civil-registration charges
Each applicant
Current amount assessed at filing
Non-refundable
No single consolidated investment-citizenship fee schedule is published on the Investment Office route page.
Eligibility and admissibility
No single official public blanket list is provided on the Investment Office route page. Sanctions, security, admissibility, banking and property-acquisition restrictions apply; some nationalities face limits on acquiring specific land/property and require route-specific advice.
Official timing indication
No guaranteed end-to-end time is stated on the Investment Office program overview.
Asset certification, residence formalities, security checks and civil-registration workload can change the timeline.
Investment, holding and exit risk
Holding requirement: Qualifying property must carry a three-year resale restriction. The US$500,000 deposit, bond, fund and private-pension routes also require a three-year hold; job and capital routes require certification by the competent authority.
Refundability and exit: Assets are not government-guaranteed. Property can be sold only after the restriction and subject to market conditions. Deposits/instruments can be withdrawn after the hold but remain exposed to currency, counterparty and product terms.
- Property valuation must support the qualifying amount; related-party, recycled and non-compliant payment structures can fail.
- TRY and property/instrument values can fluctuate materially against the applicant’s home currency.
- Title, zoning, earthquake, developer and resale checks are essential; citizenship does not cure a defective asset.
Residence and practical rights
- Full Turkish citizenship and a Turkish passport after approval and registration.
- Right to live, work, study and establish business in Türkiye, subject to profession-specific rules.
- Family inclusion for an eligible spouse and minor children.
- No automatic right to live or work in the EU/EEA.
Long-term residence, citizenship and tax
Renewal or permanent residence: Citizenship is not renewed. Any interim residence permit follows its own validity rules. The qualifying asset restriction must remain for three years even if citizenship is obtained earlier.
Citizenship path: This is a direct discretionary citizenship route after the qualifying investment is certified and all security/admissibility requirements are passed. It does not require years of prior residence, but approval is never guaranteed.
Tax planning: Citizenship alone does not normally establish tax residence in this jurisdiction, but residence, income source, corporate control and other connecting factors can. Obtain cross-border tax advice; no “tax-free” outcome is promised.
Official sources and review method
Official sources
- Investment Office of the Presidency of Türkiye — Citizenship routesChecked 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Türkiye Directorate of Migration Management — 2026 residence permit feesChecked 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
Editorial source review
Editorially checked against the linked official sources. This is not a local-law opinion; case-specific eligibility, fees and transaction documents must be confirmed by regulated local counsel before engagement.
Reviewed 2026-09-20
Program at a glance
Real Estate
US$400,000+
Capital Routes
US$500,000+
Holding Period
Generally 3 years
Frequently asked questions
What is the Türkiye citizenship property threshold?
The official threshold is at least US$400,000 in qualifying real estate, with a restriction against resale for three years.
What other investment routes are available?
The official framework lists US$500,000 fixed-capital, deposit, bond, fund and private-pension routes, plus creation of at least fifty jobs.
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