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Türk Vatandaşlığı by Investment — Seven-Route Naturalization
Document Checklist
Pasaport
Valid passport
Required: Original current-nationality passport plus any prior passports covering the qualifying period for the residence route (travel-history evidence)
Cost: Already issued
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.
Vergi Numarası
Foreigner tax number
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
Required to open a Turkish bank account, sign the tapu, and register documents at the Land Registry.
Kısa Dönem İkamet İzni (yatırımcı kategorisi)
Türkiye İkamet İzni — investor residence permit under Article 31(j) of Law No. 6458
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
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
Döviz Alım Belgesi — Foreign Exchange Purchase Certificate
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
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.
Gayrimenkul Değerleme Raporu
Real-estate appraisal report
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
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.
Tapu Senedi (üç yıl satılmaması şerhli)
Title deed with three-year non-sale annotation
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
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
Uygunluk Belgesi — conformity certificate
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
The Uygunluk Belgesi must accompany form VAT-4 at filing — the citizenship file cannot proceed without it.
VAT-4 (İstisnai Yoldan Vatandaşlık Başvuru Formu)
Form VAT-4 — exceptional-route citizenship application form
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
The general-residence route under Article 11 uses form VAT-3 and is filed at the Provincial Population and Citizenship Directorate.
Doğum Belgesi, Evlilik Cüzdanı, Boşanma Kararı
Foreign civil-status documents — birth, marriage, and where applicable divorce or death certificates
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
Non-Apostille jurisdictions require Legalisation through the Turkish embassy in the country of issue — plan additional lead time before filing.
Çocukların Doğum Belgeleri
Children's birth certificates
Required: Required for each minor child added to the application as a dependant; apostilled or legalised and translated into Turkish
Spouse and minor children can be added to the principal applicant's istisnai file at the joint office or Provincial Directorate.
Sabıka Kaydı (Yabancı)
Police clearance certificate from country of origin
Required: Police clearance certificate from the country of origin, apostilled or legalised and accompanied by a notarised Turkish translation
Refreshed certificates are commonly required if the document is older than six months at the date of filing.
Türkiye'de Geçerli Sağlık Sigortası
Health insurance valid in Turkey
Required: Private or SGK health insurance valid in Turkey for the duration of the ikamet permit and the citizenship-application processing window
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.
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