Acquisition of Exceptional Citizenship (Becoming a Turkish Citizen)

A file is prepared immediately after a written instruction is received from the ministry regarding the application of individuals (foreigners) who want to acquire exceptional citizenship of the Republic of Turkey. It is mandatory to include the documents specified in the file. Remuneration receipt (statement) deposited at the finance cashier, extract of civil registry belonging to the first and second degree relatives of the person who made the application (taken by the applied authority), a certificate of identity register copy of the spouse and children or a notarized copy of Turkish translation of similar document is required.

Other Documents Related to the Acquisition of Exceptional Citizenship

Other Documents Related to the Acquisition of Exceptional Citizenship;

  • Spouse's death certificate if widowed,
  • Divorce certificate in case of divorce
  • Marriage certificate if married
  • Notarized Turkish translation of the duly approved document showing the marital status
  • Notarized Turkish translation of the birth certificate
  • Notarized Turkish translation of the identity proof of the country of nationality of the individual (this document can be a passport or similar document)
  • Petition stating to apply for citizenship of the Republic of Turkey through exceptional means

The procedure regarding obtaining the citizenship of the state of the Republic of Turkey through exceptional ways works as follows

A written instruction is sent to the relevant application authority for foreign individuals who want to acquire the citizenship of the State of the Republic of Turkey through the acquisition of exceptional citizenship through the Ministry of Interior;

  • The application authority opens the file on citizenship by collecting the necessary information and documents,
  • A security investigation is requested on whether the person who made the application has a situation that would pose a threat to public security and public order by writing to the Police Department,
  • As a result of a positive clear examination of these works and transactions, controls are made through the application authorities and a decision is taken and thus sent to the Council of Ministers,
  • The person acquires the Republic of Turkey citizenship with the positive decision of the Council of Ministers.

There are various studies in our constitution regarding the acquisition of the citizenship of the State of the Republic of Turkey, in which the children of Turkish mothers and Turkish fathers are born as Turks, that being Turkish means only being born in a Turkish-speaking family and that everyone who feels Turkish is Turkish. Detailed information about the acquisition of the citizenship of the Republic of Turkey and the acquisition of exceptional citizenship are as follows.