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How Long Does It Take to Apply for Turkish Citizenship by Investment and Get Approval?
By Burak Ünal, Founder & Managing Partner, Gordion Partners
· · 2 min read

Turkish citizenship by citizenship application timeline depends on the client to complete the investment and also it depends on the immigration office to issue the investment conformity paper and approve the residence permit and citizenship. Turkish citizenship by investment program takes between 8-12 months from the beginning until the approval of the Turkish citizenship.
The required time for the Turkish citizenship by investment depends on the investment option you choose. The bank deposit option and private pension fund option are much faster than the property investment option, because there is no need to spend time for choosing property, making appraisal report and waiting for the title deed appointment. It takes only 1 day to open bank account in Turkey. After your Turkish bank account is ready, you can transfer your money from abroad to Turkey by SWIFT transfer and it takes 2-3 days. If you are depositing $500,000 to bank or investing $500,000 in private pension fund for the Turkish citizenship by investment, the procedures take 1-2 business days. The extra required time for $400,000 real estate option comes from choosing the property (depends on client), making appraisal report, applying to title deed appointment (takes 1-2 weeks). After the investment is completed, the government will issue investment conformity report and it takes between 1-3 weeks. Turkish ID card and Turkish passport are delivered in 1-2 weeks after your citizenship application is positively evaluated.
After your investment conformity paper is ready, you can apply for Turkish investor residence permit and then to Turkish citizenship. Turkish investor visa application takes one day and the result typically comes within a few weeks, although the authority may take up to 90 days. After your Turkish investor residence permit is approved, you can apply to Turkish Citizenship by Investment. The citizenship application takes only 1 day, however Turkish citizenship by investment evaluation takes between 8-12 months. In summary, it takes between 8-12 months to get the Turkish citizenship by investment and to get the Turkish passport.
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