Foreigners and Citizenship Law

Being one of the most important real estate markets in Europe and Asia, especially in the Middle East, Türkiye offers important opportunities to those who want to invest in real estate with its strong construction sector and growing industrial production, as well as its strategic location.

White Tree Legal, which operates in a country like Türkiye, which is moving from a country of immigration to a country of immigration in the last quarter, where the macro dynamics of international economic migration is determined, provides actual legal consultancy services in the field of Foreigners Law through our well-equipped Lawyers and Foreigner Consultants.

One of the opportunities offered by Türkiye in the field of real estate is those who, pursuant to article 12/1-b of the Turkish Citizenship Law, invest in the scope and amount determined by the president and obtain a residence permit in accordance with clause 31/1-J of the Law No. 6458, which will constitute an obstacle in terms of national security and public order. It is the acquisition of Turkish Citizenship by the decision of the President, provided that there is no legal situation.

With the Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Citizenship Law dated 18 September 2018 published in this context, the foreigner who purchases the immovable at least 250.000 USD or equivalent in foreign currency or equivalent in Turkish Lira, with an annotation that it will not be sold for three years in the land registry. The investor has been able to apply to acquire Turkish Citizenship in an exceptional way.

White Tree Legal provides legal support and services to foreign investors with its staff specialized in real estate investment and acquisition of Turkish citizenship. In addition, our Law Firm provides legal services to its clients with its expert staff in the determination of all kinds of disputes arising from the Citizenship Law and the Law of Foreigners, the settlement of the dispute and the follow-up of all kinds of lawsuits and transactions.