3 Ways to Obtain Turkish Citizenship Through Investment

2026-11-04

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3 Ways to Obtain Turkish Citizenship Through Investment

As many investors seek to expand their investment fields to include different countries, and due to multiple factors including the tangible differences in the ranking of countries' passports in terms of the mobility they grant their holders.

For all the above reasons, citizens of many countries resort to obtaining an additional passport to enhance their opportunities and broaden their options by acquiring citizenship different from their original nationality.

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Countries that grant citizenship through investment
Ways to obtain Turkish citizenship through investment
1. Turkish citizenship through a bank deposit
2. Turkish citizenship through purchasing government bonds
3. Turkish citizenship through employing Turkish workers
The easiest ways to obtain Turkish citizenship
What are the advantages of Turkish citizenship?

Countries that grant citizenship through investment

There are many countries that allow foreign investors to obtain their citizenship (23 countries), and the conditions vary significantly from one country to another. However, Turkey is truly considered among the most attractive countries in this field, especially after the amendment of the law related to granting Turkish citizenship.

The recent amendments to the Turkish citizenship law in 2017 played a major role in attracting many foreign investors in general, and Arabs in particular, who wish to obtain Turkish citizenship along with a strong Turkish passport.

The minimum required investment thresholds to obtain Turkish citizenship were reduced, and below we review the minimum thresholds required according to the type of investment.

Ways to obtain Turkish citizenship through investment

The minimum investment required in the real estate sector to obtain citizenship is 400,000 USD, provided that the property is not sold for 3 years and a note to this effect is placed on the title deed (Tapu). This limit was one million dollars when the program was launched in 2017, then it was reduced to 250,000 dollars in September 2018, before being raised to 400,000 dollars by Presidential Decree No. 5554 issued on May 13, 2022.

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1. Turkish citizenship through a bank deposit

The minimum amount to be deposited in an account in one of the Turkish banks has dropped from three million US dollars (3,000,000$) to only five hundred thousand (500,000$), provided that the deposited amount is not withdrawn for at least 3 years.

2. Turkish citizenship through purchasing government bonds

The minimum amount required for investment and obtaining Turkish citizenship by purchasing government bonds has been reduced from three million US dollars (3,000,000$) to five hundred thousand (500,000$).

3. Turkish citizenship through employing Turkish workers

The minimum number of Turkish citizens to be employed to obtain citizenship has been reduced from 100 employees to at least 50 employees.

Learn more about investment routes in Turkey and obtaining citizenship

The easiest ways to obtain Turkish citizenship

It is worth mentioning that among the aforementioned methods, the procedures of obtaining Turkish citizenship through buying property is one of the fastest and most effective, as the waiting period does not exceed 90 days before obtaining citizenship.

From the above, it seems that the latest step taken by the Turkish government to facilitate the requirements for foreign investors wishing to obtain its citizenship has sparked interest among investors, especially among Arabs.

This interest indicates that Turkey still represents, in the eyes of many investors, "a safe haven." The current statistics regarding applications for Turkish citizenship through investment and real estate sales are very promising.

What are the advantages of Turkish citizenship?

Turkey is known as a distinguished tourist country, attracting every year tens of millions of tourists from all over the world to its historical, natural, and health tourism landmarks.

Besides tourism, there are many reasons that still encourage many Arabs to favor Turkey as a country for investment and stability, including:

The similarity of the nature of societies and the shared cultural patterns between Arabs and Turks in many aspects, starting with the major commonalities religiously and ethically, and ending with the simplest life details such as types of food and clothing...
The political and security stability witnessed by Turkey.
The appropriate educational atmosphere, which has truly become a concern for many Arab refugees in Western countries, resulting in cases of alienation and denial of original identity among many youth there, while Turkey offers diverse educational options such as Arabic and international schools in Istanbul, bilingual schools, or governmental Imam Hatip schools which adopt a conciliatory approach between religious and secular sciences. In addition to teaching scientific, literary, and art subjects, these schools also teach the Arabic language, religious subjects like the Quran, Hadith, and creed... Imam Hatip schools also enable their students to enroll in Turkish universities like other schools.

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