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How to Get Turkish Citizenship: All Routes Explained

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Av. Serkan Kara, Serka Law Firm Turkish citizenship can be acquired through five legal routes set out in Citizenship Law No. 5901: by descent (a child of a Turkish mother or father is Turkish from birth), by marriage to a Turkish citizen, by ordinary naturalization after lawful residence, by exceptional naturalization for those who serve […]

Turkish Citizenship by Bank Deposit

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Av. Serkan Kara, Serka Law Firm Last reviewed: July 2026 · Reviewed by Av. Serkan Kara BLUF: For Turkey citizenship by investment bank deposit in 2026, the core commercial requirement is a qualifying bank deposit of at least 500,000 USD, held for 3 years in a BDDK/BRSA-licensed Turkish bank, with the bank route documented through […]

Turkish Real Estate Law for Foreign Buyers

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Av. Serkan Kara, Serka Law Firm Turkish real estate law governs how immovable property is owned, transferred, mortgaged, leased, and inherited in Turkiye, and its defining rule is that legal ownership passes only when the transfer is registered at the official Land Registry (Tapu), not when a contract is signed or a deposit is paid. […]