---
title: "Türk Vatandaşlığı by Investment — Seven-Route Naturalization"
country: turkey
service: "turk-vatandasligi-citizenship-by-investment-multi-route"
category: immigration
difficulty: complex
estimated_time: "Investment route typically three to six months at the joint office in Istanbul or Ankara once the file is complete; the five-year residence route runs in parallel with five uninterrupted years of lawful ikamet, after which the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission interview and decision usually resolve within several months"
cost_range: "Investment-route capital placement starts at USD 400.000 (property) or USD 500.000 (deposit, government bonds, investment-fund participation, fixed-capital, or individual-pension contribution) plus 50-employee threshold on the job-creation route; Turkish-side outlays include tapu transfer tax at 4% of declared value (commonly split between buyer and seller), notary, translation, appraisal, ikamet permit, and police-clearance translation"
last_verified: 2026-05-24
canonical: https://publicservices.guide/turkey/turk-vatandasligi-citizenship-by-investment-multi-route/
status: current
confidence: low
tags:
  - immigration
  - citizenship
  - naturalization
  - investment
  - "turkish-citizenship-law"
sources:
  - https://www.nvi.gov.tr/turk-vatandasliginin-kazanilmasi
  - https://www.nvi.gov.tr/sss-vatandaslik-hizmetleri
  - https://www.nvi.gov.tr/cok-vatandaslik
  - https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/yabanci-gercek-kisi-edinimlerinde-doviz-alim-belgesi-hakkinda-duyuru
  - https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/sites/default/files/2022-12/K%C4%B1lavuz%20(01.01.2023)_0.pdf
  - https://spk.gov.tr/yatirimcilar/yabancilarin-yatirim-yapmak-suretiyle-istisnai-turk-vatandasligi-kazanimi
  - https://www.nvi.gov.tr/turk-vatandasliginin-kazanilmasi
---

# Türk Vatandaşlığı by Investment — Seven-Route Naturalization

**Country:** 🇹🇷 Turkey  
**Last verified:** 2026-05-24  
**Estimated time:** Investment route typically three to six months at the joint office in Istanbul or Ankara once the file is complete; the five-year residence route runs in parallel with five uninterrupted years of lawful ikamet, after which the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission interview and decision usually resolve within several months  
**Cost:** Investment-route capital placement starts at USD 400.000 (property) or USD 500.000 (deposit, government bonds, investment-fund participation, fixed-capital, or individual-pension contribution) plus 50-employee threshold on the job-creation route; Turkish-side outlays include tapu transfer tax at 4% of declared value (commonly split between buyer and seller), notary, translation, appraisal, ikamet permit, and police-clearance translation

## Required documents

- **Valid passport** *(Pasaport)*
  - Required: Original current-nationality passport plus any prior passports covering the qualifying period for the residence route (travel-history evidence)
  - Cost: Already issued
  - _Note:_ Passport identity pages must be presented in the original at the Tapu Müdürlüğü and at the joint office; a notarised Turkish translation of the identity page is required for the citizenship file.
- **Foreigner tax number** *(Vergi Numarası)*
  - Required: Obtained at any local Tax Office (Vergi Dairesi) in Turkey on presentation of passport
  - Where to get: Vergi Dairesi (Tax Office) — most offices issue same-day
  - Cost: Free
  - _Note:_ Required to open a Turkish bank account, sign the tapu, and register documents at the Land Registry.
- **Türkiye İkamet İzni — investor residence permit under Article 31(j) of Law No. 6458** *(Kısa Dönem İkamet İzni (yatırımcı kategorisi))*
  - Required: Short-term residence permit issued under Article 31(j) of the Yabancılar ve Uluslararası Koruma Kanunu — the dedicated investor category covering the applicant, spouse, and dependent children while the istisnai citizenship application is pending
  - Where to get: Provincial Migration Administration Directorate (İl Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü) of your district, or the dedicated joint investor offices in Istanbul and Ankara
  - Cost: Set by the annual residence-permit fee tariff under the Harçlar Kanunu; verify the current schedule with the Provincial Migration Administration Directorate at the time of application
  - _Note:_ This is a distinct permit from a long-term ikamet under the residence route — the investor permit is purpose-built for parallel issuance during exceptional-naturalization processing.
- **Döviz Alım Belgesi — Foreign Exchange Purchase Certificate** *(Döviz Alım Belgesi)*
  - Required: Mandatory for the property route under the current Capital Movements Circular regime; issued by a bank operating in Turkey after the foreign currency is sold to the Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası. Must show buyer's name, passport or foreign-ID number, foreign-currency amount, Turkish-lira equivalent, and a clause referencing Article 13 of the Capital Movements Circular
  - Where to get: The Turkish bank executing the foreign-currency conversion
  - Cost: Bank-set fee plus the spread between the bid and ask exchange rates
  - _Note:_ The Turkish-lira value on the Döviz Alım Belgesi becomes the official tax base reflected on the title-deed for tax purposes. The non-sale annotation referenced in the deed records the three-year holding obligation.
- **Real-estate appraisal report** *(Gayrimenkul Değerleme Raporu)*
  - Required: Issued by an SPK-licensed real-estate appraisal firm; must certify the property value at or above the USD 400.000 threshold (and the equivalent in Turkish lira on the day of valuation)
  - Where to get: SPK-licensed appraisal firms
  - Cost: Operator-set — confirm current pricing with the appraisal firm
  - _Note:_ The appraisal must precede the tapu signing and the Uygunluk Belgesi application at TKGM. Discrepancies between appraisal and contract value are a common file-delay cause.
- **Title deed with three-year non-sale annotation** *(Tapu Senedi (üç yıl satılmaması şerhli))*
  - Required: Title deed registered at the relevant Tapu Müdürlüğü with the *üç yıl satılmaması şerhi* annotation (three-year non-sale clause)
  - Where to get: Tapu Müdürlüğü (Land Registry Office) of the property's district
  - Cost: Tapu transfer tax 4% of declared value, commonly split between buyer and seller; döner sermaye revolving-fund fee plus stamp duties additionally
  - _Note:_ For unfinished properties with kat irtifakı (construction servitude) or kat mülkiyeti (condominium ownership), a notarised *satış vaadi sözleşmesi* (sale-promise contract) with the same three-year annotation is accepted in place of a completed tapu under the unfinished-property amendment to Article 20 of the Implementation Regulation.
- **Uygunluk Belgesi — conformity certificate** *(Uygunluk Belgesi)*
  - Required: Conformity certificate confirming the investment meets the relevant threshold of Article 20 of the Implementation Regulation. The issuing authority differs by route — TKGM (property), BDDK (bank deposit), Ministry of Treasury and Finance (government bonds), SPK (investment-fund participation), Ministry of Industry and Technology (fixed-capital), Ministry of Labour and Social Security (job creation), and SEDDK (individual-pension contribution)
  - Where to get: Competent authority for the chosen route
  - Cost: No published statutory fee; consult the issuing authority for any administrative charges
  - _Note:_ The Uygunluk Belgesi must accompany form VAT-4 at filing — the citizenship file cannot proceed without it.
- **Form VAT-4 — exceptional-route citizenship application form** *(VAT-4 (İstisnai Yoldan Vatandaşlık Başvuru Formu))*
  - Required: Application form for the istisnai route under Article 12(b) of Law No. 5901; covers the principal applicant and any spouse or minor children added as dependants
  - Where to get: Joint investor office in Istanbul or Ankara, or the İl Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık Müdürlüğü (Provincial Population and Citizenship Directorate)
  - Cost: Free
  - _Note:_ The general-residence route under Article 11 uses form VAT-3 and is filed at the Provincial Population and Citizenship Directorate.
- **Foreign civil-status documents — birth, marriage, and where applicable divorce or death certificates** *(Doğum Belgesi, Evlilik Cüzdanı, Boşanma Kararı)*
  - Required: Birth certificate; marriage certificate where applicable; divorce or death certificates where relevant — apostilled (or legalised where the issuing country is not party to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention) and accompanied by a notarised Turkish translation
  - Where to get: Civil registry of the issuing country; apostille via that country's designated authority; translation by a notary-recognised Turkish translator
  - _Note:_ Non-Apostille jurisdictions require Legalisation through the Turkish embassy in the country of issue — plan additional lead time before filing.
- **Children's birth certificates** *(Çocukların Doğum Belgeleri)*
  - Required: Required for each minor child added to the application as a dependant; apostilled or legalised and translated into Turkish
  - _Note:_ Spouse and minor children can be added to the principal applicant's istisnai file at the joint office or Provincial Directorate.
- **Police clearance certificate from country of origin** *(Sabıka Kaydı (Yabancı))*
  - Required: Police clearance certificate from the country of origin, apostilled or legalised and accompanied by a notarised Turkish translation
  - _Note:_ Refreshed certificates are commonly required if the document is older than six months at the date of filing.
- **Health insurance valid in Turkey** *(Türkiye'de Geçerli Sağlık Sigortası)*
  - Required: Private or SGK health insurance valid in Turkey for the duration of the ikamet permit and the citizenship-application processing window
  - _Note:_ Health insurance is checked at the Provincial Migration Administration Directorate when the Article 31(j) investor residence permit is issued, and again at file submission.

## Costs

- **Tapu transfer tax — property route:** 4 TRY — Statutory tapu transfer tax is 4% of the declared value of the property. The Turkish-lira value on the Döviz Alım Belgesi is the official base for tax purposes. Expressed here as a percentage figure rather than a fixed lira amount because the absolute tax scales with declared property value — the actual lira payment is the percentage applied to the declared value.
- **Döner sermaye revolving-fund fee at the Tapu Müdürlüğü — property route:** 0 TRY — Annual tariff set under the Harçlar Kanunu and varying by transaction type — verify the current schedule with the Tapu Müdürlüğü at the time of transaction. Listed here for completeness; the absolute lira amount is not published verbatim on a single canonical NVI or TKGM page.
- **Vergi Numarası (foreigner tax number):** 0 TRY — Issued free of charge.
- **İstisnai citizenship application fee at the joint office — form VAT-4:** 0 TRY — NVI does not publish a fixed lira fee for the istisnai citizenship application form itself on the canonical FAQ pages. The principal Turkish-side outlays sit on the route-specific transaction — tapu transfer tax and döner sermaye for the property route; bank fees for the deposit route; custody fees for the bond and fund routes; pension-provider charges for the BES route; and standard payroll-and-SGK costs for the job-creation route. Annual tariffs are published in the Harçlar Kanunu (Fees Law).
- **Notary fees — Turkish translation of passport, foreign civil-status documents, police clearance, and the satış vaadi sözleşmesi where applicable:** 0 TRY — Operator-set under the annual notary-fee tariff (Noterlik Ücret Tarifesi). Costs scale with the number and length of documents — verify the current tariff with the executing notary.

## Steps

### 1. Select the investment route and assemble eligibility evidence

- Confirm choice of route — *taşınmaz* purchase at USD 400.000 (with the three-year non-sale annotation in the title-deed records); or USD 500.000 in any of bank deposit, government bonds, real-estate or venture-capital investment-fund participation, fixed-capital investment, or BES individual-pension contribution; or 50-employee job-creation route
- Identify the conformity authority for the chosen route — TKGM (property), BDDK (deposit), Ministry of Treasury and Finance (government bonds), SPK (investment funds), Ministry of Industry and Technology (fixed-capital), Ministry of Labour and Social Security (job creation), SEDDK (individual pension)
- If you also (or instead) qualify for the Article 11 five-year residence route, decide which path you will use — the istisnai file is filed at the joint investor office on form VAT-4; the residence route is filed at the İl Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık Müdürlüğü on form VAT-3

> **Tip:** The investment route is faster (typically three to six months) but capital-intensive; the five-year residence route requires no investment threshold but materially longer end-to-end given the five-year qualifying period. Many applicants on the property route also hold an ikamet that would qualify under Article 11 — keep both options open until form VAT-4 is filed.

_Links:_
- [NVI — Türk Vatandaşlığının Kazanılması](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/turk-vatandasliginin-kazanilmasi)
- [NVI — Vatandaşlık Hizmetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/sss-vatandaslik-hizmetleri)

### 2. Obtain a Vergi Numarası (foreigner tax number) and open a Turkish bank account

- Present passport at any Vergi Dairesi (Tax Office) in Turkey and request a vergi numarası — most offices issue same-day
- Open a Turkish bank account at a bank operating in Turkey on presentation of passport and the vergi numarası
- Confirm with the bank that it can issue the Döviz Alım Belgesi referencing Article 13 of the Capital Movements Circular before initiating the foreign-currency conversion

> **If this fails:** Some bank branches will open an account but cannot issue the Döviz Alım Belgesi in the required form — confirm with the branch before initiating the transfer. Mismatch between the certificate and the declared deed value blocks the Uygunluk Belgesi at TKGM.

### 3. Convert foreign currency through the bank for the property route — produce the Döviz Alım Belgesi

- Transfer the foreign currency into the Turkish bank account; the bank sells it to the Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası in line with the Capital Movements Circular
- The bank issues the Döviz Alım Belgesi showing the buyer's name, passport or foreign-ID number, foreign-currency amount, Turkish-lira equivalent, and a clause referencing Article 13 of the Capital Movements Circular
- Retain the certificate — the Turkish-lira value on it is the official tax base reflected on the deed and is checked at the Uygunluk Belgesi stage at TKGM

> **Tip:** On the deposit, bond, fund, fixed-capital, and BES individual-pension routes, the equivalent step is direct placement of the capital with the relevant institution — the Döviz Alım Belgesi mandatory currency-conversion rule applies specifically to the property route under TKGM.

### 4. Complete the investment and obtain the Uygunluk Belgesi

- Property route — order an SPK-licensed real-estate appraisal report certifying value at or above USD 400.000; sign the tapu (or notarised satış vaadi sözleşmesi for an unfinished property with kat irtifakı or kat mülkiyeti) at the Tapu Müdürlüğü; the three-year non-sale annotation is registered on the title deed at the moment of transfer
- Deposit route — place at least USD 500.000 (or equivalent) with a bank operating in Turkey on a three-year lock
- Government-bond route — buy at least USD 500.000 (or equivalent) in Devlet Borçlanma Araçları held for three years
- Investment-fund route — invest at least USD 500.000 (or equivalent) in SPK-licensed real-estate-investment-fund or venture-capital-investment-fund participation shares for three years
- Fixed-capital route — make at least USD 500.000 (or equivalent) in fixed-capital investment under the Ministry of Industry and Technology
- Job-creation route — register at least 50 Turkish-citizen employees with the Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu (SGK)
- BES individual-pension route — contribute at least USD 500.000 to the individual pension system in funds determined by SEDDK on a three-year lock
- Apply for the Uygunluk Belgesi at the competent authority for the chosen route

> **Tip:** Cabinet Decision 5554 (Resmî Gazete 13 May 2022): Taşınmaz edinme yoluyla Türk vatandaşlığı kazanılması için en az 400.000 ABD doları değerinde taşınmaz edinilmesi şarttır. (Translation: For the acquisition of Turkish citizenship through immovable-property acquisition, the purchase of immovable property worth at least USD 400.000 is mandatory.) This is the current operative threshold and supersedes the earlier USD 250.000 figure.

### 5. Apply for the investor residence permit under Article 31(j) of Law No. 6458

- File at the Provincial Migration Administration Directorate (İl Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü) of your district or at the dedicated joint investor offices in Istanbul and Ankara
- Include spouse and dependent children on the same investor-permit file — the Article 31(j) category covers them by design
- The permit is short-term and purpose-built for the istisnai citizenship-processing window; it is distinct from a long-term ikamet

> **If this fails:** The investor residence permit is not the same as the general-residence ikamet used to qualify under Article 11 — the two routes are administered separately and the investor permit does not by itself accumulate residence credit toward the five-year general route.

### 6. Submit form VAT-4 at the joint investor office and await the file decision

- Compile the full file — passport with notarised Turkish translation, foreign civil-status documents apostilled and translated, police clearance translated, vergi numarası, Uygunluk Belgesi, route-specific evidence (Döviz Alım Belgesi and tapu for property; equivalent placement evidence for non-property routes), four biometric photographs, and the Article 31(j) investor permit
- File at the joint investor office in Istanbul or Ankara (form VAT-4); the office acts as the single window for the istisnai route
- The file is forwarded to NVI in Ankara for review; the citizenship grant is approved by Cabinet decision under Article 12 of Law No. 5901
- On approval, the applicant is registered in the Nüfus Aile Kütüğü, the çok vatandaşlık notation is added on submission of evidence of the second nationality, and the applicant is eligible for a Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Kimlik Kartı and Turkish passport

> **Tip:** Spouse and minor children added as dependants on the VAT-4 file are registered alongside the principal applicant — there is no separate subsequent file for the family.

## FAQ

### What is the current property-route threshold and how is it documented?

Per the NVI citizenship-services FAQ Question 28, the property route requires acquisition of at least USD 400.000 in immovable property (or equivalent in foreign currency or Turkish lira) with a three-year non-sale annotation registered in the title-deed records. From 24 January 2022 onwards, the foreign currency must first be sold to the Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası through a bank operating in Turkey, evidenced by a Döviz Alım Belgesi referencing Article 13 of the Capital Movements Circular. The Turkish-lira value on the certificate becomes the official tax base reflected on the deed.

### Is a B1 Common European Framework level of Turkish required for the residence route?

No. Article 11 of Law No. 5901 requires *Türkçeyi yeterli derecede konuşabilmek* — the ability to speak Turkish at a level sufficient for adaptation to social life. The statute does not specify a Common European Framework level. Proficiency is assessed by the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission (İl Vatandaşlık İnceleme Komisyonu) at the interview during the file review. References to a B1 benchmark in some third-party guides have no basis in the statute or in NVI guidance.

### How long does the investment route take from filing form VAT-4?

Per NVI guidance, processing for a complete file at the joint investor office is typically three to six months. Investments with higher-value real-estate transactions and clean documentation are sometimes decided faster — around ninety days is reported in legal-industry summaries. Incomplete files (missing Uygunluk Belgesi, gaps in the Döviz Alım Belgesi, or appraisal discrepancies) materially extend the wait.

### Does Turkey require renunciation of prior nationality?

No. Per the NVI Çok Vatandaşlık page, Turkey administratively recognises multiple citizenship: foreign nationals who acquire Turkish citizenship are not required to renounce their prior nationality at the Turkish end, and a çok vatandaşlık notation is recorded in the family register on submission of documentation. The law of the applicant's country of origin governs whether acquisition of Turkish citizenship is treated as automatic loss there — countries that do not permit dual nationality must be checked separately.

### Which authority issues the conformity certificate on each investment route?

Per NVI FAQ Question 29 and the SPK page on exceptional citizenship by investment: TKGM (Land Registry) for the property route, BDDK (Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority) for the bank-deposit route, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance for the government-bond route, SPK (Capital Markets Board) for the investment-fund-participation route, the Ministry of Industry and Technology for the fixed-capital route, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the job-creation route, and SEDDK (Insurance and Private Pensions Regulation and Supervision Authority) for the individual-pension-contribution route. Each route requires its own Uygunluk Belgesi before form VAT-4 is filed.

### Can dependants be included on the same application?

Yes. The spouse and minor children of the principal applicant can be added as dependants on the same VAT-4 file at the joint investor office. The Article 31(j) investor residence permit issued by the Provincial Migration Administration Directorate also covers spouse and dependent children, allowing the family to remain lawfully in Turkey while the istisnai application is decided.

### What is the Article 31(j) investor residence permit and why is it issued in parallel?

Article 31(j) of the Yabancılar ve Uluslararası Koruma Kanunu (Law No. 6458) provides a dedicated short-term residence permit for foreigners who will make an investment leading to Turkish citizenship, plus their spouse and dependent children. It is the legal basis for lawful presence in Turkey during the istisnai citizenship-processing window and is distinct from the long-term ikamet category used for the general-residence Article 11 route.

### How does the unfinished-property option work under the sale-promise contract?

Cabinet Decree 2018/418 broadened the property route to allow a notarised satış vaadi sözleşmesi (sale-promise contract) for unfinished properties where kat irtifakı (construction servitude) or kat mülkiyeti (condominium ownership) has been established. The same three-year non-sale annotation applies, and the SPK-licensed appraisal must certify a value at or above the USD 400.000 threshold.

### What does the five-year residence route under Article 11 actually involve?

Per NVI guidance, an applicant on the Article 11 route must have completed five uninterrupted years of lawful residence in Turkey immediately preceding application via a long-term or family residence permit, demonstrate intent to settle (such as acquiring property, establishing a business, or working with proper authorisation), be in good health, have good moral character, be able to speak Turkish at a level sufficient for adaptation to social life as assessed by the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission, have income or profession sufficient to support self and dependants, and present no national-security or public-order impediment. The file is submitted on form VAT-3 at the İl Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık Müdürlüğü; the citizenship interview and decision usually resolve within several months after the five-year residence record itself is complete.

## Sources

- [Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü (NVI) — Türk Vatandaşlığının Kazanılması](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/turk-vatandasliginin-kazanilmasi) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — Canonical NVI hub page listing all routes to Turkish citizenship — Article 11 general naturalization (five-year residence, intent to settle, sufficient Turkish-language ability assessed by the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission), Article 12 exceptional naturalization (the legal hook for the investment route via Cabinet decision), Article 16 naturalization by marriage (minimum three years of continuous marriage), and the dedicated short-term investor residence permit under Article 31(j) of Law No. 6458. The page paraphrases the statutory framework of Articles 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16 of Law No. 5901 and is the authoritative starting point for foreign applicants.
- [Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü (NVI) — Vatandaşlık Hizmetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/sss-vatandaslik-hizmetleri) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — NVI citizenship-services FAQ. Question 28 carries the verbatim Turkish enumeration of the Article-20 investment thresholds — at least USD 400.000 in immovable property with a three-year non-sale annotation on the title-deed records; at least USD 500.000 deposited with a bank operating in Turkey for three years; at least USD 500.000 in government debt instruments held for three years; at least USD 500.000 fixed-capital investment; creation of at least 50 employee positions; and the real-estate or venture-capital investment-fund participation route at USD 500.000 with a three-year lock. Question 29 sets out the Uygunluk Belgesi (conformity certificate) workflow.
- [Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü (NVI) — Çok Vatandaşlık](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/cok-vatandaslik) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — NVI multiple-nationality page. Turkey administratively recognises multiple citizenship; foreign nationals who acquire Turkish citizenship are not required to renounce their prior nationality at the Turkish end, and Turkish citizens who acquire a foreign citizenship may have a çok vatandaşlık notation recorded in the family register on submission of documentation. The page does not address the law of any other country — applicants from jurisdictions that do not permit dual nationality must check the consequences under their country of origin separately.
- [Tapu ve Kadastro Genel Müdürlüğü (TKGM) — Yabancı Gerçek Kişi Edinimlerinde Döviz Alım Belgesi Hakkında Duyuru](https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/yabanci-gercek-kisi-edinimlerinde-doviz-alim-belgesi-hakkinda-duyuru) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — TKGM Land-Registry announcement on the mandatory Foreign Exchange Purchase Certificate. For foreign-natural-person property acquisitions from 24 January 2022 onwards, the buyer must sell the foreign currency to the Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (TCMB — Central Bank) through a bank operating in Turkey before the title-deed transaction. The bank issues a Döviz Alım Belgesi showing the buyer's name, passport or foreign-ID number, the foreign-currency amount, the Turkish-lira equivalent, and a clause referencing Article 13 of the Capital Movements Circular. The Turkish-lira value on the certificate becomes the official tax base that is reflected on the deed for tax purposes.
- [Tapu ve Kadastro Genel Müdürlüğü (TKGM) — Implementation Guide for citizenship by property acquisition (Kılavuz)](https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/sites/default/files/2022-12/K%C4%B1lavuz%20(01.01.2023)_0.pdf) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — TKGM-published implementation guide for the property-acquisition route to Turkish citizenship. PDF document — link captured as the canonical TKGM guide; document-level inspection requires direct download. Surfaces the procedural workflow at the Tapu Müdürlüğü (Land Registry Office), the three-year non-sale annotation, and the SPK-licensed appraisal-report requirement.
- [Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu (SPK — Capital Markets Board)](https://spk.gov.tr/yatirimcilar/yabancilarin-yatirim-yapmak-suretiyle-istisnai-turk-vatandasligi-kazanimi) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — SPK page on the investment-fund-participation route to exceptional Turkish citizenship. Sets out the route under Article 20 of the Implementation Regulation — at least USD 500.000 invested in real-estate-investment-fund participation shares or venture-capital-investment-fund participation shares, held for at least three years, with SPK as the competent authority issuing the conformity certificate. The fund route is distinct from the bank-deposit and government-bond routes, each of which carries its own USD 500.000 threshold and dedicated conformity authority.
- [Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü (NVI) — Article 11 general naturalization conditions](https://www.nvi.gov.tr/turk-vatandasliginin-kazanilmasi) — accessed 2026-05-24 — _T1_ — NVI paraphrases the Article 11 conditions for general naturalization under Law No. 5901: adult with legal capacity; five uninterrupted years of lawful residence in Turkey immediately preceding application via a long-term residence permit or family residence permit; demonstrated intent to settle (such as acquiring property, establishing a business, making investments, or working with proper authorisation); good health; good moral character; ability to speak Turkish at a level sufficient for adaptation to social life — assessed by the Provincial Citizenship Review Commission rather than against a fixed CEFR level; income or profession sufficient to support self and dependants; and no national-security or public-order impediment. No specific Common European Framework level is stipulated in the statute or in NVI guidance.

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