Türkiye

European Citizenship by Investment Program

TÜRKIYE

Program Overview

The Türkiye citizenship by investment program was launched in 2017 to attract foreign direct investment and promote the growth of the country’s real estate industry. The program allows foreign investors to obtain citizenship without the need to relocate. By making a real estate investment the investor and his family will obtain citizenship within 3 months.

TÜRKIYE

Program Details

Time to Citizenship

3 – 4 Months

Visa-Free Access

116 Countries

Passport Rank

45th in the world

Minimum Investment

$400,000 USD

Residency Requirements

None

Establishment Date

2017

TÜRKIYE

Investment Options

Türkiye’s Citizenship by Investment program offers pathways such as investing in real estate, making a bank deposit, contributing to government bonds or fixed capital, or creating jobs for Turkish citizens. Each option requires meeting specific conditions and holding periods to qualify for citizenship.

Real Estate Investment

Purchase property worth at least $400,000 USD.

Fixed Capital

Invest a minimum of $500,000 USD in fixed capital contributions.

Bank Deposit

Deposit at least $500,000 USD into a Turkish bank.

Government Bonds

Invest $500,000 USD in government bonds.

Investment Funds

Commit $500,000 USD into a real estate or venture capital investment fund.

Private Pension

Commit $500,000 USD to a private pension system with a holding period of at least three years.

Job Creation

Create jobs for at least 50 people, certified by the Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Services.

TÜRKIYE

Country Overview

Flag

The flag of Türkiye features a red background with a white star and crescent symbol at its center. The red represents the blood of martyrs who fought for the country, while the white star and crescent are symbols of Islam, reflecting the country’s religious heritage and identity.

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Türkiye is relatively simple, consisting of a star and crescent, which mirrors the design of the national flag. It represents the nation’s sovereignty and connection to its Islamic history. The emblem is used in official documents and buildings, symbolizing the unity and authority of the state.

Türkiye carries the cultures of Asia and Europe due to its unique geographical location. It has managed to keep its historic traditions and customs preserved.

Türkiye’s natural beauty is breathtaking and offers several eye-catching locations. There’s plenty to satisfy adventure-seekers with hot air balloon rides in Göreme and scuba diving trips in Kaş. Warm colors, sun-kissed beaches, pine-covered woods, and old Roman treasures all contribute to Türkiye’s attractiveness has 16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Country Capital

Ankara

Population

83,734,434

Language

Turkish

Currency

Turkish Lira (TRY)

Exchange Rate

1 USD = 6.7 TRY

Government Type

Republican Parliamentary Democracy

TÜRKIYE

Visa Free Travel List

Legend:

Visa-free: No visa is required for entry into the country for a specified period.
Visa on arrival: Visa can be obtained upon arrival at the destination, typically at the airport or border entry.
eVisa: Visa must be applied for and obtained online before traveling.
Visa required: A visa must be obtained from the destination country’s embassy or consulate prior to traveling.
eTA: Electronic Travel Authorization. Allows visa-exempt travelers to enter a country for short stays (typically for tourism, business, or transit).

Flag Country Area Visa Requirement
Afghanistan Afghanistan Asia Visa required
Albania Albania Europe Visa-free
Algeria Algeria Africa Visa required
American Samoa American Samoa Oceania Visa required
Andorra Andorra Europe Visa required
Angola Angola Africa Visa-free
Anguilla Anguilla Caribbean Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Asia/Europe Visa-free
Argentina Argentina South America Visa-free
Armenia Armenia Asia Visa on arrival
Aruba Aruba Caribbean Visa required
Australia Australia Oceania eVisa
Austria Austria Europe Visa required
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Asia Visa-free
Bahamas Bahamas Caribbean Visa-free
Bahrain Bahrain Asia eVisa
Bangladesh Bangladesh Asia Visa on arrival
Barbados Barbados Caribbean Visa-free
Belarus Belarus Europe Visa-free
Belgium Belgium Europe Visa required
Belize Belize Central America Visa-free
Benin Benin Africa eVisa
Bermuda Bermuda Caribbean Visa required
Bhutan Bhutan Asia eVisa
Bolivia Bolivia South America Visa-free
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba Caribbean Visa required
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Visa-free
Botswana Botswana Africa Visa-free
Brazil Brazil South America Visa-free
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Caribbean Visa-free
Brunei Brunei Asia Visa-free
Bulgaria Bulgaria Europe Visa required
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Africa Visa on arrival
Burundi Burundi Africa Visa on arrival
Cambodia Cambodia Asia Visa on arrival
Cameroon Cameroon Africa eVisa
Canada Canada North America Visa required
Cape Verde Islands Cape Verde Islands Africa Visa on arrival
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Caribbean Visa required
Central African Republic Central African Republic Africa Visa required
Chad Chad Africa Visa required
Chile Chile South America Visa-free
China China Asia Visa required
Colombia Colombia South America Visa-free
Comoro Islands Comoro Islands Africa Visa on arrival
Congo (Dem. Rep.) Congo (Dem. Rep.) Africa eVisa
Congo (Rep.) Congo (Rep.) Africa Visa required
Cook Islands Cook Islands Oceania Visa-free
Costa Rica Costa Rica Central America Visa-free
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire Africa eVisa
Croatia Croatia Europe Visa required
Cuba Cuba Caribbean Visa required
Curacao Curacao Caribbean Visa required
Cyprus Cyprus Europe Visa required
Czechia Czechia Europe Visa required
Denmark Denmark Europe Visa required
Djibouti Djibouti Africa Visa on arrival
Dominica Dominica Caribbean Visa-free
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Caribbean Visa-free
Ecuador Ecuador South America Visa-free
Egypt Egypt Africa Visa on arrival
El Salvador El Salvador Central America Visa-free
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Africa Visa-free
Eritrea Eritrea Africa Visa required
Estonia Estonia Europe Visa required
eSwatini eSwatini Africa Visa-free
Ethiopia Ethiopia Africa Visa on arrival
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands South America Visa required
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Europe Visa required
Fiji Fiji Oceania Visa-free
Finland Finland Europe Visa required
France France Europe Visa required
French Guiana French Guiana South America Visa required
French Polynesia French Polynesia Oceania Visa required
French West Indies French West Indies Caribbean Visa required
Gabon Gabon Africa eVisa
Georgia Georgia Asia Visa-free
Germany Germany Europe Visa required
Ghana Ghana Africa Visa required
Gibraltar Gibraltar Europe Visa required
Greece Greece Europe Visa required
Greenland Greenland Europe Visa required
Grenada Grenada Caribbean Visa required
Guam Guam Oceania Visa required
Guatemala Guatemala Central America Visa-free
Guinea Guinea Africa eVisa
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Africa Visa on arrival
Guyana Guyana South America Visa required
Haiti Haiti Caribbean Visa-free
Honduras Honduras Central America Visa-free
Hong Kong (SAR China) Hong Kong (SAR China) Asia Visa-free
Hungary Hungary Europe Visa required
Iceland Iceland Europe Visa required
India India Asia Visa required
Indonesia Indonesia Asia Visa on arrival
Iran Iran Asia Visa-free
Iraq Iraq Asia eVisa
Ireland Ireland Europe Visa required
Israel Israel Asia Visa required
Italy Italy Europe Visa required
Jamaica Jamaica Caribbean Visa-free
Japan Japan Asia Visa-free
Jordan Jordan Asia Visa-free
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Asia Visa-free
Kenya Kenya Africa eTA
Kiribati Kiribati Oceania Visa required
Kosovo Kosovo Europe Visa-free
Kuwait Kuwait Asia Visa on arrival
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Asia Visa-free
Laos Laos Asia Visa on arrival
Latvia Latvia Europe Visa required
Lebanon Lebanon Asia Visa on arrival
Lesotho Lesotho Africa eVisa
Liberia Liberia Africa Visa required
Libya Libya Africa eVisa
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Europe Visa required
Lithuania Lithuania Europe Visa required
Luxembourg Luxembourg Europe Visa required
Macao (SAR China) Macao (SAR China) Asia Visa-free
Madagascar Madagascar Africa Visa on arrival
Malawi Malawi Africa eVisa
Malaysia Malaysia Asia Visa-free
Maldives Maldives Asia Visa on arrival
Mali Mali Africa Visa required
Malta Malta Europe Visa required
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Oceania Visa on arrival
Mauritania Mauritania Africa eVisa
Mauritius Mauritius Africa Visa-free
Mayotte Mayotte Africa Visa required
Mexico Mexico North America eTA
Micronesia Micronesia Oceania Visa-free
Moldova Moldova Europe Visa-free
Monaco Monaco Europe Visa required
Mongolia Mongolia Asia Visa-free
Montenegro Montenegro Europe Visa-free
Montserrat Montserrat Caribbean eVisa
Morocco Morocco Africa Visa-free
Mozambique Mozambique Africa Visa on arrival
Myanmar Myanmar Asia eVisa
Namibia Namibia Africa Visa on arrival
Nauru Nauru Oceania Visa required
Nepal Nepal Asia Visa on arrival
Netherlands Netherlands Europe Visa required
New Caledonia New Caledonia Oceania Visa required
New Zealand New Zealand Oceania Visa required
Nicaragua Nicaragua Central America Visa-free
Niger Niger Africa Visa required
Nigeria Nigeria Africa eVisa
Niue Niue Oceania Visa on arrival
North Korea North Korea Asia Visa required
North Macedonia North Macedonia Europe Visa-free
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Visa required
Norway Norway Europe Visa required
Oman Oman Asia Visa on arrival
Pakistan Pakistan Asia eTA
Palau Islands Palau Islands Oceania Visa on arrival
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory Asia Visa required
Panama Panama Central America Visa-free
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Oceania Visa required
Paraguay Paraguay South America Visa-free
Peru Peru South America Visa-free
Philippines Philippines Asia Visa-free
Poland Poland Europe Visa required
Portugal Portugal Europe Visa required
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Caribbean Visa required
Qatar Qatar Asia Visa on arrival
Reunion Reunion Africa Visa required
Romania Romania Europe Visa required
Russian Federation Russian Federation Europe eVisa
Rwanda Rwanda Africa Visa on arrival
Samoa Samoa Oceania Visa on arrival
San Marino San Marino Europe Visa required
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Africa Visa-free
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Asia Visa on arrival
Senegal Senegal Africa Visa on arrival
Serbia Serbia Europe Visa-free
Seychelles Seychelles Africa Visa on arrival
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Africa Visa on arrival
Singapore Singapore Asia Visa-free
Slovakia Slovakia Europe Visa required
Slovenia Slovenia Europe Visa required
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Oceania Visa required
Somalia Somalia Africa Visa required
South Africa South Africa Africa Visa-free
South Korea South Korea Asia eTA
South Sudan South Sudan Africa eVisa
Spain Spain Europe Visa required
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Asia Visa on arrival
St. Helena St. Helena Africa eVisa
St. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Visa-free
St. Lucia St. Lucia Caribbean Visa-free
St. Maarten St. Maarten Caribbean Visa required
St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Visa-free
Sudan Sudan Africa Visa on arrival
Suriname Suriname South America Visa-free
Sweden Sweden Europe Visa required
Switzerland Switzerland Europe Visa required
Syria Syria Asia Visa-free
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Asia Visa on arrival
Tajikistan Tajikistan Asia eVisa
Tanzania Tanzania Africa Visa on arrival
Thailand Thailand Asia Visa-free
The Gambia The Gambia Africa Visa-free
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Asia Visa on arrival
Togo Togo Africa eVisa
Tonga Tonga Oceania Visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Visa-free
Tunisia Tunisia Africa Visa-free
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Asia Visa required
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Visa-free
Tuvalu Tuvalu Oceania Visa on arrival
Uganda Uganda Africa eVisa
Ukraine Ukraine Europe Visa-free
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Asia eVisa
United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe Visa required
United States United States North America Visa required
Uruguay Uruguay South America Visa-free
US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Caribbean Visa required
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Asia Visa-free
Vanuatu Vanuatu Oceania Visa-free
Vatican City Vatican City Europe Visa required
Venezuela Venezuela South America Visa-free
Vietnam Vietnam Asia eVisa
Yemen Yemen Asia Visa required
Zambia Zambia Africa Visa-free
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Africa Visa on arrival
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