Source: https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/turkey/ Open 2017–present # 🇹🇷Türkiye citizenship by investment Türkiye publishes a qualifying amount of $400,000 for its property route. Capital remains invested in an asset; value can fall. Evidence & review dates · 13 October 2026 Evidence reviewed 13 October 2026Dated research; confirm current terms with the authority. [Presidency Investment Office, Türkiye ↗](https://www.invest.gov.tr/en/InvestmentGuide/Pages/acquiring-property-and-citizenship.aspx)[All sources & limitations →](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/turkey/#sources)[Suggest a correction →](https://cbi.me/corrections/?page=%2Fcitizenship-by-investment%2Fturkey%2F) [Compare this programme →](https://cbi.me/?view=citizenship&compare=tr) Legal outcome Citizenship subject to approval Base amount $400,000 Presence Investor residence permit step Reported approval 9.7 months average · IMI Q2 2026 Official guidance Not published here ## Cost breakdown A complete itemised government-fee subtotal is not listed here. The qualifying amount remains separate from document, professional and other charges. Property, tax, valuation, title, translation, residence and professional costs apply. Pinned open-data subtotals include only supported dated line items; comprehensive total and exact family acceptance remain unresolved. Different currencies remain separate. ## Qualifying routes | Route | Base amount | Condition | | --- | --- | --- | | Qualifying property | $400,000 | 3-year resale restriction | | Bank deposit / capital routes | $500,000 | Route-specific 3-year restrictions | ## Reported timing and passport access Observed periods and publisher passport categories ### Observed approval times 9.7 months average · 4–18 months reported range Practitioner observations, Q2 2026 (April–June), as published by IMI. Small provider samples of recently approved files leave pending cases out. This is not an official target or a forecast for your application. Passport delivery is a separate stage. [How to read these averages and ranges →](https://cbi.me/guides/citizenship-by-investment-processing-times/#reported-waits) · Source checked 2026-10-23. Original publisher attribution is in the source notes below. ### Passport Index snapshot 71 visa-free · 43 visa on arrival · 7 eTA The publisher totals these as 121 destinations. This is a third-party index snapshot checked 2026-10-23, not a government guarantee. It concerns an ordinary national passport after citizenship and passport issuance; residence alone does not give these rights. [Publisher dashboard and destination list ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/t%C3%BCrkiye/) · Read the destination-government checks below before booking. ## Current and upcoming changes Official research update · 2026-10-22 Post-grant enforcement: The Interior Ministry’s 4 August 2026 statement reports cancellation or withdrawal affecting 6,134 people including family members. Irregular investment/valuation cases and public-order/security cases are separate groups. The notice supplies no programme-wide denominator. Checked 2026-10-22. [Official source ↗](https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/sahte-degerlemeekspertiz-operasyonu-ve-usulsuz-vatandaslik-islemleri-hakkinda-basin-aciklamasi) Each claim shows its own check date. Other profile facts retain their own dates. [Research scope and statistics →](https://cbi.me/research/member-source-review/) [Before buying a CBI property: eligibility, title, valuation and exit →](https://cbi.me/guides/cbi-real-estate-due-diligence/) ## Family of four Household assumptions and eligibility Principal, spouse and two children aged under 12. Eligibility, age definitions and dependency rules apply. Confirm spouse/child categories and nationality-specific exclusions ## Requirements Eligibility, presence and exceptions Property is capital at risk, not a government donation. Valuation, title, foreign-exchange and nationality rules apply; approval is discretionary. Presence Exceptional process linked to investor residence permit; no ordinary multi-year naturalisation wait shown Holding / ongoing duties Three-year title restriction; US$500,000 financial alternatives ## Travel access Destination rules, conditions and source dates Ordinary national passport after nationality and passport issuance. Short visits; personal circumstances and entry conditions apply. Each rule retains its own check date. UK visits Visa requiredShort visits on an ordinary national passport. ETA eligibility and visitor conditions apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Appendix Visitor: visa national list ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list)UK Home Office · Immigration rules · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. Schengen visits Visa requiredOrdinary national passport, short visits; entry conditions and document validity still apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025 ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng)European Union EUR-Lex · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only USA visits Visitor visa requiredThis nationality is outside the Visa Waiver Program. Individual exceptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Visa Waiver Program participating nationalities ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)US Department of State · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-13What this source supports Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list Canada visits Visitor visa requiredNo nationality-based visitor waiver is established here. Individual exemptions may apply. Checked 2026-10-13. - [Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel document ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Government guidance · Checked 2026-10-24What this source supports Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. Global category counts, where shown above, are attributed publisher snapshots. The selected destination rules here use government evidence. Recognition of a document is separate from visa exemption. ## Sources Publications, supporting claims and review dates Checked means the cited material was reviewed, not that the authority published a new rule that day. Source authority and retrieval limitations are recorded below. Find a source - Acquiring property and citizenshipPresidency Investment Office, Türkiye · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.invest.gov.tr/en/InvestmentGuide/Pages/acquiring-property-and-citizenship.aspx) Government guidance US$400,000 property with three-year hold; US$500,000 financial/capital routes or 50 jobs; discretionary decision. - Appendix Visitor: visa national listUK Home Office · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-visitor-visa-national-list) Immigration rules Current ordinary-passport visit-visa requirements. Rules updated 8 October 2026. - Visa Waiver Program participating nationalitiesUS Department of State · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html) Government guidance Ordinary-national-passport visitor rules; no current CBI nationality in the participating list - Entry requirements by nationality, status and travel documentImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Checked 2026-10-24 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html) Government guidance Entry conditions depend on citizenship, travel document, status and transport. Foreign residence does not itself create a new nationality. Canadian and US permanent residents have separately described document rules. - Consolidated Regulation 2018/1806, 30 December 2025European Union EUR-Lex · Checked 2026-10-13 [Open source publication ↗](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/2025-12-30/eng) Government guidance Annexes I/II and qualifying footnotes; ordinary national passports only - Statement on false valuation and irregular citizenshipTürkiye Ministry of Interior · Checked 2026-10-22 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/sahte-degerlemeekspertiz-operasyonu-ve-usulsuz-vatandaslik-islemleri-hakkinda-basin-aciklamasi) Official publication 4 August 2026 statement distinguishes 1,150 investors/5,391 family members affected by irregular transactions from 263 investors/743 family members on security grounds; combined 6,134 people. No total-programme denominator is provided. - IMI reported processing times: Q2 2026IMI Research Unit · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.imidaily.com/investment-migration-processing-times/) Reported processing series with identified source types · Publisher attribution; original charts may require membership. Selected reported averages and ranges for recently approved applications during April–June 2026. - Türkiye passport dashboardPassport Index / Arton Capital · Checked 2026-10-23 [Open source publication ↗](https://www.passportindex.org/passport/t%C3%BCrkiye/) Publisher passport-access snapshot Publisher-reported destinations on an ordinary national passport: visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA are separate categories. Their sum is the publisher mobility score; it is not a visa-free-only count or a government entitlement. No sources match. Try a country, authority or a different word. All 8 source records are listed. Open a title to read its evidence and publication link. ## Compare alternatives - [🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/antigua-and-barbuda/) - [🇩🇲Dominica](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/dominica/) - [🇪🇬Egypt](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/egypt/) - [🇬🇩Grenada](https://cbi.me/citizenship-by-investment/grenada/) ## Useful guides - [CBI privacy and disclosure: what Saint Lucia’s law requires](https://cbi.me/guides/cbi-privacy-and-disclosure/) - [Does Croatia have citizenship by investment?](https://cbi.me/guides/croatia-citizenship-by-investment/) - [European investor routes: closed options, draft taxes and ongoing checks](https://cbi.me/guides/europe-investor-route-changes-2026/) ## Open research data These programme claims are pinned to release 2026-10-25.2. Partial evidence, missing fields and conflicting official statements remain visible. [Claim revisions, conditions and source dates](https://cbi.me/api/v1/programmes/cbi-tur?release=2026-10-25.2) · [Release manifest and checksums](https://cbi.me/open-data/2026-10-25.2/manifest.json)