Turkish citizenship program news
Regulatory updates, threshold changes and program developments.
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Central Asia's golden visas put Türkiye's citizenship route in context
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan now offer investor residence. Here is how those permits differ from Turkish citizenship and the proposed Turkic ID plan.
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Can you choose a new name with Turkish citizenship?
Turkey allows a name choice at first citizenship registration, but later changes normally require just cause and a civil court decision.
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Turkic states explore ID-card travel, but no launch date is set
Five Turkic states are discussing cross-border travel with national ID cards. The proposal is real, but no agreement or launch date exists yet.
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1,045 Homes Seized in Turkish Citizenship Property Fraud Probe
Turkey seized 1,045 properties in a citizenship fraud probe. What foreign buyers must check before trusting a property intermediary
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Montenegro closes the door on 1 November: what it says about the Turkish passport
Montenegro requires visas from Turkish citizens on 1 November 2026, cutting visa-free Europe to ten. What the pattern means for mobility planning.
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Had Turkish rental income before the move? You still qualify for the 20-year exemption
A common Law 7582 myth, corrected: past Turkish rental, securities or capital-gains income (limited liability) does not block the 20-year exemption.
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Turkey Minted 5,650 New Dollar Millionaires in 2025, UBS Finds
UBS: Turkey added 5,650 dollar millionaires in 2025, up 6.4%, the world's second-fastest pace. What a domestic wealth boom means for investors.
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What Turkey's 2026 property reforms mean for the $400,000 buyer
Two property laws in 2026, no change to CBI rules, and three diligence shifts a $400,000 buyer should be running anyway.
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After KKM ended: what the $500K deposit route really looks like in 2026
KKM closed on 23 August 2025 and YUVAM in March. The bank-deposit citizenship route is now bare lira for three years. What that costs in dollar terms
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Turkey enacts a 20-year, 0% tax holiday on foreign income
Law No. 7582, gazetted 4 June 2026, exempts new Turkish residents' foreign income from tax for 20 years. What it changes for investors and movers.
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May 2026 Foreign Property Sales: TurkStat Numbers Show a Quiet Bottom
May 2026 foreign property sales held flat against April, with Russia and Iran rising and Germany dropping. The bottom looks priced in.
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Turkey Tax Residency and Citizenship: Istanbul 2026 Plan
Turkey's 20-year foreign-income exemption, Istanbul property, and the $400k citizenship route now fit into one 2026 relocation plan.
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Fund-route subscriptions for citizenship roughly doubled year-on-year
SPK-regulated REIF and VCIF fund subscriptions used for the citizenship route doubled YoY in 2025. Why investors are choosing managed exposure over direct
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The Iran-Türkiye banking corridor in 2026: what changed
How the Iranian source-of-funds layer to Türkiye works in 2026: which Turkish banks accept files, the UAE-Türkiye intermediate pattern, and what to avoid.
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Turkey's $400,000 Citizenship Threshold: Rumor vs Fact, 2026
The minimum is still $400,000 despite three years of $600,000 rumors. What changed in 2025–2026, and what hasn't.
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April 2026 update: closed-mahalle list refreshed by Göç İdaresi
The semi-annual closed-mahalle list refresh. Which Istanbul, Antalya and Bursa neighbourhoods came off and onto the list
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YUVAM discontinued: what it means for the deposit route
The 2025 wind-down of the YUVAM currency-protected deposit. Why the standard $500,000 deposit route still works
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TurkStat 2025 finals: foreign property sales at 9-yr low
TurkStat released the consolidated 2025 foreign-buyer figures: 21,534 units, down 9.4% year-on-year, the lowest annual count since 2017. The buyer mix shifted.
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The 2025 compliance pass: what changed in practice
The 2025 due-diligence tightening: spouse criminal record, mandatory biometrics, source-of-funds documentation. What it means in practice.
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Foreign Property Sales Hit 9-Year Low in Turkey, 2025
TurkStat: 21,534 homes sold to foreigners in 2025, down 9.4%. Istanbul, Antalya and Mersin lead; Russians, Iranians and Ukrainians buy most.