Turkish Citizenship Acquisition Conditions

Foreigners living in Turkey or Turkish citizenship is willing to go in order to work. The ways to acquire citizenship are determined by our laws.

- OBTAINING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH: Turkish citizenship at birth is acquired automatically on the basis of descent or place of birth. Citizenship acquired by birth takes effect from the moment of birth.

Citizenship acquired by descent refers to the acquisition of the citizenship of the Turkish citizen mother or father at the time of the birth of the child.

In the acquisition of Turkish citizenship by descent; It is sufficient for only one of the parents to be a Turkish citizen at the time of birth, and the fact that the other is a foreign citizen does not prevent the acquisition of Turkish citizenship.

Notifications Made From Abroad Regarding Birth After The Age Of Eighteen:

Registration in the family registry of persons living abroad who have completed the age of eighteen and who have not been notified about their birth are possible if it is determined as a result of the examination by the Ministry that they have acquired Turkish citizenship due to a Turkish citizen mother or father.

-Eastern PLACE STATEMENTS BY TURKISH CITIZENSHIP AWARD: nature and the absence of her father and mother particular in Turkey or stateless presence or national law in accordance citizenship win the acquiring no citizenship of any state reasons such as children acquire Turkish citizenship from birth.

It found that children in Turkey, is considered the birthplace born in Turkey unless fixed outside Turkey. Children who have been found who cannot express themselves due to their young age are registered in the population registers of the place they are located, based on the minutes of law enforcement officers or related institutions indicating this situation or the declaration of the relevant persons.

-THEN ACQUISING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP:

For foreigners who want to acquire Turkish citizenship in accordance with Article 11 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901;

1. To have adult and discriminative power according to his own national law, if he is stateless, according to the Turkish Civil Code numbered 4721.

2. To have resided without interruption for five years from the date of application Turkey backwards.

3. he decided to settle in Turkey; to acquire immovable property in Turkey, build a business, investing, trading and transporting of the business center of Turkey, work on-site business, subject to a work permit and to be reaffirmed with similar behavior, or to marry a Turkish citizen, family to apply, the earlier Turkish citizenship winning mother, father, brother, or to have children or to complete training in Turkey.

4. Not having a disease that poses a danger to general health.

5. To show that you have good morals by acting with the sense of responsibility required to live together in the society, to give confidence to the environment with their behavior, to not have bad habits that are not welcomed by the society and contrary to social values.

6. To be able to speak Turkish enough to adapt to social life.

7. Turkey will provide the livelihood of himself and nobody is obliged to have a look at the income or profession.

8. Not having a situation that would constitute an obstacle in terms of national security and public order.

conditions are sought.

ACQUISING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP THROUGH ADOPTION: A minor foreign person who is adopted by a Turkish citizen; It can acquire Turkish citizenship, provided that it does not pose an obstacle to national security and public order.

TRNC CITIZENS ACQUIRE TURKISH CITIZENSHIP: Persons who are citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by birth and wish to acquire Turkish citizenship, will acquire Turkish citizenship by the decision of the Ministry if they declare in writing that they want to be Turkish citizens.

He is a citizen of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the acquisition of Turkish citizenship does not affect his spouse, the provisions of Article 20 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901 are applied for his children.

For foreigners who have acquired citizenship of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus afterwards, the provisions of Article 11 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901 are applied.

SELECTING THE RIGHT TO the acquisition of Turkish citizenship: through the use of the right to choose people who are in the written notice by obtaining renunciation permit those who have lost our citizenship, depending on the mother or father have lost their Turkish citizenship within three years after they mature to acquire Turkish citizenship can acquire Turkish citizenship.

Loss of Turkish citizenship with the right to choose shall take effect from the date of the decision of the Ministry regarding the determination of the existence of the conditions regarding the exercise of this right.

ACQUIRING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP BY EXCEPTION:

In the cases listed in Article 12 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No.5901, foreigners can acquire Turkish citizenship by the decision of the Council of Ministers, regardless of the other conditions required for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship in general, provided that they do not pose an obstacle in terms of national security and public order.

Pursuant to Article 12 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901:

Provided that there is no obstacle in terms of national security and public order, the following foreigners can acquire Turkish citizenship with the proposal of the Ministry and the decision of the Council of Ministers.

1. Turkey or industrial facilities that scientific, technological, economic, social, sporting, cultural and artistic area of ​​outstanding service to the people sooner or later will be considered and reasoned proposals made in the ministries rights.

2. Foreigners who have a residence permit pursuant to subparagraph (j) of the first paragraph of Article 31 of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection dated 04.04.2013 and numbered 6458, and foreigners who have a Turquoise Card and their foreign spouse, and his or her spouse's minor or dependent foreign children.

3. Persons deemed necessary for naturalization.

ACQUIRING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP AS A MIGRANT: The citizenship file of the persons who are accepted as immigrants after completing the procedures according to the Settlement Law No. 5543 is prepared by the provincial directorate of immigration administration and sent to the Ministry. The file of the foreigner sent to the Ministry to acquire Turkish citizenship is examined and a proposal is made to the Council of Ministers for the person to acquire Turkish citizenship. Turkish citizenship can be acquired with the decision of the Council of Ministers.

Pursuant to Article 12 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901:

Provided that there is no obstacle in terms of national security and public order, the foreigners specified below can acquire Turkish citizenship with the proposal of the Ministry and the decision of the Council of Ministers. ((d) Persons recognized as immigrants.)

LIVING CONDITIONS OF ACQUIRED without seeking Turkish citizenship:

Provided that there is no obstacle in terms of national security, who lost Turkish citizenship by obtaining a renunciation permit,

Those children who lost their Turkish citizenship due to their parents, do not use their right to choose within three years of their adulthood,

Abolished 403 on Turkish Citizenship Law Article 25 (a), (d), (d) and (e) lost their Turkish nationality in accordance with subparagraph, contacts, regardless of the duration of residence in Turkey can re-acquire Turkish citizenship.

Pursuant to Article 13 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901:

There will be an obstacle to a state in terms of national security, provided the following people, regardless of the duration of residence in Turkey can re-acquire Turkish citizenship by decision of the Ministry.

Those who lost Turkish citizenship by obtaining a renunciation permit.

Among those who lost their Turkish citizenship due to their parents, those who do not use their right to vote within the period stipulated in Article 21.

Pursuant to Article 43 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901:

Abolished 403 on Turkish Citizenship Law Article 25 (a), (d), (d) and if they apply for people who have lost their Turkish citizenship pursuant to sub-paragraphs, provided that no state will be an obstacle in terms of national security, without any requirement to reside in Turkey They can be reinstated to Turkish citizenship with the decision of the Council of Ministers.

RECOVERY OF TURKISH CITIZENSHIP BASED ON RESIDENCE CONDITION:

According to the 5901 Law No. Turkish citizenship caused to lose those through the use of the right to vote with those who lost their Turkish citizenship, a state of absence will be an obstacle in terms of national security and subject to three years of residence in Turkey can re-acquire Turkish citizenship.

Pursuant to Article 14 of Turkish Citizenship Law No.5901:

Article 29 in accordance with Turkish citizenship caused to lose those with the Council of Ministers, Article 34 in accordance with Turkish citizenship losers by ministerial decision, on condition that the residence of a state of absence of three years in Turkey will be an obstacle in terms of national security can re-acquire Turkish citizenship.

ACQUIRING TURKISH CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE:

Marriage with a Turkish citizen does not directly acquire Turkish citizenship. Foreigners who have been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years and whose marriage continues can apply to acquire Turkish citizenship.

If the marriage ends due to the death of the Turkish citizen spouse after the application date, the condition of living in family unity is not required.

· Foreigners who acquire Turkish citizenship by marriage, if the marriage is decided upon, they retain Turkish citizenship if they have good intentions in marriage.

· If a foreigner who acquires Turkish citizenship by marriage is decided to be married, the issue of whether he will preserve Turkish citizenship is asked from the Ministry through the Governorship.

In accordance with Article 16 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901:

1. Marrying a Turkish citizen does not directly acquire Turkish citizenship. However, foreigners who have been married to a Turkish citizen for at least three years and whose marriage continues can apply to acquire Turkish citizenship. In the applicants;

- Living in family unity,

- Not engaging in an activity incompatible with the marriage union,

- Conditions are sought not to have an obstacle in terms of national security and public order.

2. After the application, in the event of the termination of the marriage due to the death of the Turkish citizen spouse, the condition in item (a) of the first paragraph is not required.

3. Foreigners who acquire Turkish citizenship by marriage, if the marriage is decided upon, they retain Turkish citizenship if they have good intentions in marriage.