Cases of Refusal of Turkish Citizenship & Reasons

What are the ways to obtain Turkish citizenship?

Many people seek to obtain an additional passport that opens the doors to certain opportunities that they are waiting for, such as the freedom to travel for tourism, trade, or even to live and settle in a country.

The discussion about ways to obtain Turkish citizenship and passport, starting from investment to marriage and other available options, can be summarized through several paragraphs that we discuss here in one article.

Then we discuss the rate of acceptance of Turkish citizenship files after the study stage, while addressing the most common reasons for rejection that real estate investors may face, and other important and useful information.

  1. Obtaining Turkish citizenship by benefiting from the investment program

It is one of the most famous ways to obtain a Turkish passport and citizenship. This program includes several paths, the most important of which are:

Investing in the stock sector, or investing in companies and employing a specific number of Turkish citizens, or even investing in real estate investment funds or others.

  1. Obtaining citizenship through real estate investment

The law specifies the value of the investment, its method, terms and conditions, the most important of which are that this person be one of the nationalities allowed to own real estate in Turkey, setting the value of the property at 400 thousand US dollars, and that the first owner of the property be of Turkish nationality, and pledging not to sell the property for a period of 3 years. Transferring and disbursing amounts in a specific manner, in addition to providing a regular real estate evaluation report for the property, in addition to completing the papers of the person making the request.

  1. Obtaining citizenship through marriage to a Turkish citizen

It is also one of the options that allows a foreign husband or wife the possibility of obtaining Turkish citizenship, if specific conditions are met, the most important of which is the continuation of the marriage for a period of three years.

  1. Other options for obtaining Turkish citizenship

One of the most famous is exceptional citizenship, which is usually granted to students or residents of the country whom the state believes is beneficial to granting Turkish citizenship.

For example, Turkish citizenship is for those who reside in Turkey and hold a work permit there for a period exceeding 5 years.

What is the acceptance rate for obtaining Turkish citizenship?

According to our many experiences in Easy Buy Estate, we can say that the rate of acceptance of the files offered for Turkish citizenship is a very large percentage, as long as the applicant meets the necessary conditions to obtain Turkish citizenship.

In fact, no significant rejections were recorded regarding real estate investors, who meet the eligibility and conditions for real estate ownership in Turkey, nor were their security files tainted with any blemish, nor were any legal or judicial violations committed against them in the country.

Cases and reasons for rejecting Turkish citizenship

There is no doubt that there are reasons that may play a role in disturbing the movement of the file and its acceptance, the most famous of which are:

1. Failure to meet the necessary conditions to obtain Turkish citizenship

Such as failure to fulfill one of the basic conditions, such as if the owned property violates the specified conditions, or the real estate evaluation does not match the price condition. If the applicant does not meet the legal requirements and conditions specified by the Turkish government to obtain citizenship, this matter may be one of the main reasons for rejecting his application. .

2. A decrease in the Turkish citizenship file

It is known that failure to complete the citizenship file, or submitting incomplete basic identification documents may be natural reasons for rejecting the applicant’s Turkish citizenship file.

Therefore, it is advisable to complete the required files duly, and not to be negligent in submitting every identification paper requested from you, so that this deficiency does not cause an obstacle to your file.

3. Failure to authenticate the necessary documents from the competent authorities

Also, if the required papers and documents are not submitted and approved by specialized authorities, or if there are doubts about the authenticity and authenticity of the papers, then rejection may also apply to this application.

4. In the event that there is a security problem for the person applying for Turkish citizenship

The security study stage is one of the most important stages in the process of Turkish citizenship files. If the specialized authorities provide certain information or security problems related to the applicant for citizenship, such as the presence of a criminal record, or suspicion of committing illegal activities, then the possibility of rejection of the application is possible.

5. Fraud, lying, and forgery in documents submitted for Turkish citizenship

One of the important things that must be noted is that the authorities responsible for studying citizenship files are tasked with verifying the authenticity and integrity of the submitted papers. If it is discovered that the person has provided false information or papers, or has forged or tampered with documents, the citizenship application may be rejected based on that.

6. If the property valuation is less than $400,000 when applying to purchase a property

The real estate investment law in Turkey for foreigners sets the value of the properties required to apply for Turkish citizenship at 400,000 US dollars. If the value of the property purchased for the purpose of citizenship is less than the minimum required, this will naturally lead to the application being rejected, and the missing value must then be completed. By purchasing another additional property.

7. Sell the property before the end of the 3-year mortgage period

To obtain citizenship through real estate ownership, the property owner must pledge not to sell the property for a period of 3 years. Unless this pledge is met, it is in fact a lack of papers that leads to the rejection of the citizenship application.

If you wish to cancel this mortgage and the property owner has already obtained citizenship, this is based on withdrawing Turkish citizenship from its owner if he has obtained it.