Citizenship
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
Second citizenship through qualifying Turkish real estate or capital investment, with a three-year investment holding period.
- From
- $400,000
- Timeline
- 3 to 5 months
- Residence
- Not required
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- Minimum
- From $400,0006 qualifying routes
- Timeline
- 3 to 5 months
- Outcome
- Direct citizenship
- Presence
- None
- Visa-free access
- 112 destinations
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Family
- Spouse + children
- Holding
- 3 years
The opportunity
Why Turkey
Turkey grants citizenship for a qualifying investment: USD 400,000 in real estate; USD 500,000 in a bank deposit, government bonds, investment fund units, the private pension system or fixed capital; or creating jobs for at least 50 people, for which the regulation sets no investment amount. The real estate, deposit, bond, fund and pension routes require the investment to be held for three years. Wealthy Expat estimates 3 to 5 months; no official processing time is published. There is no requirement to live in Turkey, and no need to give up your current nationality.
Passport and mobility
112
visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations
Who it suits
May fit. May not.
Turkey suits investors who want a second citizenship without relocating and can keep capital invested for three years. The two lists show where it fits and where another program serves better.
May fit if you want
- A second citizenship without moving to Turkey: no residence period applies, though the residence permit application needs a visit for fingerprints.
- One application covering you, your spouse and children under 18.
- Holding a property, deposit, bond or fund position for three years.
May not fit if you need
- Visa-free Schengen or US travel on this passport — both still require a visa.
- Including parents or grandparents, or adult children who are not dependent on you.
- Selling the qualifying investment before the three-year hold ends.
Qualifying routes
Available routes
Minimums differ materially by route, so there is no single universal figure. Amounts are indicative and confirmed with the authority before any engagement.
- Real estate
$400,000
Real estate investment
Since 12 December 2023 only a unit under condominium or construction servitude, or a plot registered as land with a building on it, qualifies. Property already registered to a foreign owner does not qualify, the purchase price is exchanged into Turkish lira through a bank, and a title-deed annotation bars resale for 3 years. A licensed valuation firm confirms the value.
Lowest entry - Deposit
$500,000
Bank deposit
Maintain the deposit for 3 years; confirmed by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency.
- Business investment
$500,000
Fixed capital investment
Confirmed by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, which sets the procedure; the regulation itself states no holding period for this route.
- Bonds
$500,000
Government bonds
Three-year holding period; verified by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.
- Investment fund
$500,000
Qualifying investment fund
Three-year holding period; real-estate investment fund or venture-capital fund shares registered with, and verified by, the Capital Markets Board.
- Investment fund
$500,000
Private pension contribution
A contribution to the private pension system, held for 3 years in funds determined by the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (added 13 May 2022).
What it costs
Turkey citizenship by investment costs
What the program costs beyond the qualifying investment, item by item.
Qualifying investment
From $400,000
Real estate investment · other routes from $500,000
- Held for 3 years — the capital stays yours.
What the investment covers
Amount depends on the selected route; see Routes above. Government fees are payable in addition; no separate due diligence fee is published.
Costs beyond the investment
- Title deed fee (real estate route)2% of the declared price, and not less than the property's tax value, paid in Turkish lira by the buyer; the seller pays a further 2% (Law No. 492 on Fees, Tariff 4). On a USD 400,000 declared price the buyer's 2% is USD 8,000.
- Citizenship application and passport fees, main applicantIn 2026 the citizenship application fee for this route is TRY 135.45 (Directorate General of Civil Registration and Citizenship) and a passport valid for more than three years costs TRY 13,410.40 (Law No. 492 on Fees, Tariff 6). Both are paid in Turkish lira; an applicant without income pays no application fee (Law No. 5901, Article 45).
- Citizenship application and passport fees, spouseThe same fees and exemption as the main applicant: TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026.
- Citizenship application and passport fees, each child under 18Up to TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026. No passport fee is charged for a child under 7 registered on a parent's passport, and no application fee for the minor children of an applicant without income who apply with that parent (Law No. 5901, Article 45).
- Citizenship application and passport fees, each dependent child 18 or overThe same fees and exemption as the main applicant: TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026.
- Residence permit, valuation report and passport bookletResidence permit fees depend on the applicant's nationality, the valuation report (real estate route) is paid to the licensed valuation firm, and the passport booklet is charged separately. No single official figure is published for them.
Professional fees are quoted individually after eligibility review. Government fees change without notice; every figure is verified before engagement.
Qualifying investment
From $400,000
Real estate investment · other routes from $500,000
- Held for 3 years — the capital stays yours.
Amount depends on the selected route; see Routes above. Government fees are payable in addition; no separate due diligence fee is published.
- Title deed fee (real estate route)2% of the declared price, and not less than the property's tax value, paid in Turkish lira by the buyer; the seller pays a further 2% (Law No. 492 on Fees, Tariff 4). On a USD 400,000 declared price the buyer's 2% is USD 8,000.
- Citizenship application and passport fees, main applicantIn 2026 the citizenship application fee for this route is TRY 135.45 (Directorate General of Civil Registration and Citizenship) and a passport valid for more than three years costs TRY 13,410.40 (Law No. 492 on Fees, Tariff 6). Both are paid in Turkish lira; an applicant without income pays no application fee (Law No. 5901, Article 45).
- Citizenship application and passport fees, spouseThe same fees and exemption as the main applicant: TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026.
- Citizenship application and passport fees, each child under 18Up to TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026. No passport fee is charged for a child under 7 registered on a parent's passport, and no application fee for the minor children of an applicant without income who apply with that parent (Law No. 5901, Article 45).
- Citizenship application and passport fees, each dependent child 18 or overThe same fees and exemption as the main applicant: TRY 135.45 and TRY 13,410.40 in 2026.
- Residence permit, valuation report and passport bookletResidence permit fees depend on the applicant's nationality, the valuation report (real estate route) is paid to the licensed valuation firm, and the passport booklet is charged separately. No single official figure is published for them.
Professional fees are quoted individually after eligibility review. Government fees change without notice; every figure is verified before engagement.
Single applicant, couple or family of four
$400,000 + fees
The amount is the same for every household size; some government fees are charged for each person.
Priced on the route with the lowest stated minimum: Real estate investment.
Not a quotation. Figures are indicative and subject to verification.
Requirements
Turkish citizenship by investment requirements
There is no residence or language requirement on the investment route. Applicants need to pass national-security and public-order screening, make the qualifying investment and provide a short set of certified documents; a spouse and children under 18 join the same application.
Who can apply
Applicant
- No prior Turkish residence or language requirement applies on the investment route.Source: Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12, which sets no residence or language condition for this route.
Background
- Pass Turkish national-security and public-order screening.Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12: applications from people who pose a national-security or public-order obstacle are refused.
Qualification
- The qualifying investment is verified by the authority responsible for the chosen route.Since 28 September 2026 a property's valuation report can be prepared by any valuation firm licensed by the Capital Markets Board, requested through the Land Registry's Web Tapu system; financial routes are confirmed by the route regulator.
Documents checklist
Family inclusion
Spouse
IncludedMinor children
IncludedAge limitUnder 18
Adult dependent children
IncludedAge limit18 or older
Adult children who are dependent can be included (Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12). The law does not define dependency, so eligibility is assessed case by case.
How it works
How to get Turkish citizenship by investment
Four steps take an application from investment to passport. Wealthy Expat estimates 3 to 5 months end to end, and every grant is a presidential decision.
Select and complete the qualifying investment
Buy the property, or place the deposit, bonds, fund units, pension contribution or fixed capital, or create the jobs, for your route.
Route authority: Land Registry and Cadastre (real estate), Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (deposits), Ministry of Treasury and Finance (bonds), Capital Markets Board (funds), Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (pension), Ministry of Industry and Technology (fixed capital), Ministry of Labour and Social Security (job creation).
Obtain the conformity certificate
The route authority certifies that the investment meets the threshold.
Same route authority as step 1.
Apply for residence permit and citizenship
File the residence permit and citizenship application against the certificate.
Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye — every grant is a presidential decision.
Citizenship issuance
Receive the citizenship certificate; passports follow.
- Wealthy Expat estimate, end to end
- 3 to 5 months
Alternatives
Compared with alternatives
How Turkey compares with two citizenship-by-investment programs that have a lower entry point: Argentina from $350,000 and St Kitts & Nevis from $250,000.
This program
Turkey Citizenship by Investment
- From
- $400,000
- Timeline
- 3 to 5 months
- Family
- Spouse + children
You are here
Argentina Citizenship
- From
- $350,000
- Timeline
- Variable
- Family
- Spouse + children
St Kitts & Nevis Citizenship
- From
- $250,000
- Timeline
- 4 months or more
- Family
- Spouse + children + parents
Questions
Program FAQ
Short answers on residence, resale, the minimum investment, dual citizenship and visa-free travel.
No. There is no residency requirement to obtain or maintain Turkish citizenship, before or after the grant. The investment route does require a residence permit, and fingerprints are taken in person at the first application.
You must keep the property for at least three years under the title-deed annotation; the deposit, bond, fund and pension routes carry the same three-year hold. After that you may sell, but a transfer back to the previous owner or that owner's first-degree relatives cancels the Land Registry's property investment certificate (Land Registry guide for citizenship).
On the real estate route, USD 400,000, held for at least three years under a title-deed restriction preventing resale; it was raised from USD 250,000 by the 13 May 2022 Official Gazette amendment. A bank deposit, government bonds, investment fund units, the private pension system or fixed capital each require USD 500,000, and the regulation sets no investment amount for the route of creating jobs for at least 50 people.
Yes. Turkey allows dual citizenship, so you are not required to renounce your current nationality, subject to your home country's own rules.
No. Turkish nationals remain listed as visa-required for Schengen short stays and are outside the US Visa Waiver Program; according to the Henley Passport Index, the passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 112 destinations.
Sources
Official sources
Checked against official sources on .
- Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Citizenship Law, consolidated text (opens in a new tab)
- Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901 (opens in a new tab)
- Law No. 492 on Fees (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Civil Registration and Citizenship: 2026 citizenship application fees (opens in a new tab)
- Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Investment Office: Acquiring Property and Citizenship (opens in a new tab)
- Land Registry and Cadastre: guide to land registry procedures for citizenship, in force from 9 December 2024 (archived copy of 3 April 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Land Registry and Cadastre: valuation reports for property acquired by foreigners, announcement of 29 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Osmaniye Provincial Directorate of Migration Management: service standards (opens in a new tab)
- Official Gazette No. 33270 of 4 June 2026: Law No. 7582 (opens in a new tab)
Next step
Have your eligibility reviewed before you commit.
A specialist checks your profile against the current rules, confirms the right route and quotes the full cost picture. No documents are collected at this stage.
- Program: Turkey Citizenship by Investment, included automatically