Citizenship by investment — Middle East

🇹🇷Turkey

Citizenship by Investment

Last verified · 19 July 2026

One of the world's most-used CBI programmes — no residency, language or physical-presence requirement.

Duration

Full citizenship; 6–12 months typical processing

Threshold

$400,000 real estate (3-year resale restriction) or $500,000 in bank deposit, government bonds, investment funds, or business capital

Application fee

Government fees ~$10k; legal fees typically $15–30k

Path to PR

Direct grant of citizenship — no residency stage.

Tax treatment

Turkish tax residency only if >183 days; 15–40% PIT on Turkish-source income; no wealth tax.

Family

Spouse and children under 18 included on one qualifying investment.

Required documents

·Threshold has been $400k since June 2022; programme fully open in 2026.
·Files structured at exactly $400k face rejection risk — keep margin above threshold.
·Mortgage-financed amounts do not count.
·Legal basis: Article 12(b), Citizenship Law No. 5901; Presidential Decision 5042.
·Turkey is also an E-2 treaty country, enabling CBI-then-E-2 strategies.

Apostille route

Apostille only — both United States and Turkey are parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.

Documents that must be apostilled

Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.

Obtain originals or certified copies of each civil/criminal record (birth certificate, marriage certificate, police clearance, diploma, etc.).
Have each document apostilled by the competent authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
Translate the apostilled document into the official language of Turkey — the apostille itself is also translated.
Submit the apostilled + translated bundle directly to the Turkey immigration authority or consulate; no further consular stamp is required.

Translation: Turkey only accepts translations from a court-sworn / officially recognised translator — agency translations are routinely rejected.

Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.

Last verified 19 July 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.