# Easy Turkish Citizenship > The independent, lawyer-reviewed guide to Turkish Citizenship by Investment. Independent, lawyer-reviewed coverage of Turkish citizenship by investment and Turkish tax residency. Pages below are the English canonical versions; each is also published in Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, Persian, Hindi and Bengali under //. ## Start here - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment (2026 Guide)](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-citizenship-by-investment/): Get Turkish citizenship from $400,000. Updated June 2026: routes, requirements, documents, timeline, costs and the 2025 compliance pass — fully sourced. ## Chrome extension and machine-readable resources - [Turkey Citizenship Monitor](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/chrome-extension/): Free Chrome Manifest V3 extension with the current $400,000 property and $500,000 bank or fund thresholds, three-year hold rules, searchable English news, unread alerts and 12-hour feed checks. - [Install Turkey Citizenship Monitor](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/turkey-citizenship-monito/cjaijofopdmpjhhffhjbgnefiipdmogh): Official Chrome Web Store listing. - [Public extension news feed](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news.json): JSON feed with three investment routes and 17 current news items at build time. - [Full English corpus](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/llms-full.txt): Concatenated editorial content plus current Chrome extension product information. ## Tax residency - [Turkey's 20-Year Tax Holiday: Live Here, Keep Your Foreign Income](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/): Turkey now gives new residents 20 years of 0% tax on foreign income. Who qualifies, what's covered, and how it pairs with the $400,000 passport. - [Becoming a Turkish Tax Resident: The Practical Playbook for the 20-Year Exemption](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/becoming-a-tax-resident/): Two tests, one move. The documents, the 183-day clock, and the sequence that turns a residence into 20 years of 0% on foreign income. - [Selling Your Business from Turkey: 0% Capital Gains for 20 Years](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/capital-gains-business-sale/): Sell a foreign business while Turkish tax resident and the gain pays 0% Turkish tax for 20 years. Timing, sequencing, and what your home country still wants. - [The 3-Year Clean-Slate Test: Who Qualifies for Turkey's 20-Year Exemption](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/clean-slate-test/): Article 20/D's gating condition: no Turkish residence and no active Turkish tax liability in the three years before you move. The line, drawn. - [Crypto Gains and Turkey's 20-Year Exemption: Where You Trade Decides the Tax](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/crypto-gains/): Foreign crypto gains: 0% in Turkey for 20 years under Law 7582. Turkish-exchange trades stay taxable. The structuring point most guides miss. - [Foreign Dividends and Interest in Turkey: 0% for 20 Years](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/dividends-from-abroad/): Move to Turkey, keep your foreign dividends and interest at 0% tax for 20 years. What Law 7582 covers, what it doesn't, and how to structure it. - [Your First Year as a New Turkish Tax Resident: The Practical Walkthrough](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/first-year-as-resident/): Month-by-month plan for new residents claiming the 20-year exemption: ikamet, vergi numarası, residence declaration, what you file (and don't). - [Foreign Rental Income Under Turkey's 20-Year Exemption: A Landlord's Read](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/foreign-rental-income/): Rent from UK, US or EU property: 0% Turkish tax for 20 years under Law 7582. Withholding, treaty interaction, and the management-fee trap. - [Turkey's 1% Inheritance Tax: The Quiet Part of Law 7582](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/inheritance-from-abroad-1-percent/): While Turkey's 20-year exemption runs, inheritance and gift tax drops to a flat 1%, vs scales up to 40–60% elsewhere. What it covers, what it doesn't. - [Italy's €200,000 Flat Tax vs Turkey's 20-Year 0%: The 2026 Math](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/italy-flat-tax-alternative/): Italy charges €200,000 a year forever. Turkey charges 0% for 20 years. The straight comparison for HNW relocation, with a passport on the Turkish side. - [Portugal NHR Is Gone. Turkey's 20-Year 0% Is the Replacement](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/portugal-nhr-replacement/): Portugal closed NHR to new arrivals in 2024 and replaced it with a narrow research-only regime. Turkey now offers the wide door Portugal used to. - [Remote Salary in Turkey: How the 20-Year Exemption Treats Foreign Pay](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/remote-work-salary/): Working remote for a foreign employer in Turkey? How Law 7582's 20-year exemption applies, the cleanest structure, and the US person caveat. - [Source-of-Funds Documentation for Turkey's 20-Year Tax Holiday](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/source-of-funds-documentation/): Two documentation tracks the Article 20/D exemption demands: clean-slate proof for the 3 prior years, plus a living foreign-income evidence file. - [UAE 0% vs Turkey 0%: The One Thing Dubai Can't Give You](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/uae-dubai-vs-turkey/): Dubai's 0% personal tax is real. Turkey now matches it for 20 years and adds the one thing the UAE doesn't: a real second passport in months. - [Left the UK After Non-Dom? Why Turkey Beats Dubai and Italy in 2026](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkey-tax-residency/uk-non-dom-alternative/): The UK non-dom regime is gone. Turkey now offers 20 years of 0% foreign-income tax plus a passport. How it stacks against Dubai, Italy and Portugal. ## Citizenship routes - [Routes to Turkish Citizenship by Investment](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/): The five qualifying investment routes for Turkish citizenship, side by side: minimum, lock-in, who uses each, and where each route falls down. - [Turkish Citizenship by Descent: The Free Route Nobody Talks About](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/by-descent/): How Turkish citizenship by descent works under Law 5901: jus sanguinis via Article 8, reacquisition after renunciation, and the Ottoman-diaspora question. - [Turkish Citizenship by Marriage: The 3-Year Route, Explained](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/by-marriage/): How the 3-year marriage route to Turkish citizenship really works: family unity checks, sham-marriage screening, timeline, and what breaks the file. ## Citizenship - [Turkish Citizenship by Bank Deposit: The $500,000 Route](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/bank-deposit/): Park $500K in a Turkish bank for three years and get citizenship. The TRY conversion rule most sites get wrong, and what it means for your dollar - [Turkish Citizenship Benefits, Ranked by What Changes First](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/benefits/): The Turkish citizenship benefits that matter in the first 24 months, ranked: passport mobility, E-2 US route, SGK, and what nobody tells you upfront. - [What Turkish Citizenship by Investment Really Costs (Full Breakdown)](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/costs/): The complete bill for Turkish citizenship: investment, taxes, legal fees, per-person government charges, and what comes back to you after three years. - [Dual Citizenship in Turkey: Who Keeps Their Passport and Who Doesn't](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/dual-citizenship/): Turkey allows dual citizenship without conditions. The question is whether your home country does. Country-by-country reality, military service - [Who's Included in a Turkish Citizenship Application: Spouses, Children, and the 2025 Rules](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/family/): One application, one investment, citizenship for the whole nuclear family. Who counts, who doesn't, and the spouse rules that changed in 2025. - [Turkish Citizenship by Government Bonds: The $500,000 Route Nobody Picks](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/government-bonds/): The bond route to Turkish citizenship exists, qualifies, and is almost never used. What it requires, and why most investors choose a different path. - [Turkish Citizenship Through Investment Funds: REIFs and Venture Capital Funds](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/investment-funds/): The $500,000 fund route to Turkish citizenship: SPK-regulated real estate and venture capital funds, MKK custody, and how to vet a citizenship-qualifying fund. - [The Turkish Citizenship Application Process: Step by Step, With Real Timelines](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/process/): The seven stages of a Turkish citizenship application, who does what at each one, where files get stuck and how to keep yours moving. - [Turkish Citizenship by Real Estate: The $400,000 Route Explained](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/real-estate/): How the $400,000 property route to Turkish citizenship works: appraisal rules, eligible sellers, closed districts, taxes and the traps to avoid. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment: Requirements and Document Checklist](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/requirements/): Everything the Turkish citizenship application requires: eligibility rules, the full document list, apostille and translation rules. - [Taxes and Turkish Citizenship: What Changes in Practice (Usually Nothing)](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/taxes/): Turkey taxes residence, not citizenship. What the 183-day rule means, what you owe on rental income, double-tax treaties ## Passport - [How Powerful Is the Turkish Passport, Really?](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-passport/): Where the Turkish passport gets you in 2026: 110+ visa-free destinations, where it doesn't (Schengen, US), and the E-2 route that changes the calculation. - [The E-2 Visa: How Turkish Citizenship Opens a Door to the United States](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-passport/e2-visa-usa/): Turkish citizens qualify for the US E-2 treaty investor visa. How the route works for citizenship-by-investment holders, the 3-year domicile rule, who it fits. - [How to Get a Turkish Passport: The 5 Legal Routes](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-passport/how-to-get/): Five legal routes to a Turkish passport in 2026: investment, marriage, descent, naturalisation and birth. Time, cost and fit compared for each. - [Turkey Passport Ranking 2026: The Four Indexes, Compared](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-passport/ranking-2026/): Turkey's 2026 passport ranking sits at 42 to 53 depending on which index you read. Here is what each one counts, why they disagree, and what the number misses. - [Turkish Passport Visa-Free Countries 2026 (Full List)](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/turkish-passport/visa-free-countries/): Every country a Turkish passport gets you into visa-free, on arrival or by eVisa in 2026. Categorized, dated, with the recent changes most lists miss. ## Projects - [Where to Put the Money: Investment Guides for Turkish Citizenship](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/): The investment side of Turkish citizenship, mapped: Istanbul and Antalya district guides, the closed-districts check, and how to verify a qualifying fund. - [Buying in Antalya for Turkish Citizenship: Where Yield Does the Work](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/antalya/): Antalya took a third of Turkey's foreign property purchases in 2025. Where the $400,000 works hardest on the coast: Konyaaltı, Lara, Alanya, Belek - [Buying in Bodrum for Turkish Citizenship: The Premium Coast](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/bodrum/): Bodrum runs from quiet villages to gold-plated peninsulas. Where the $400,000 lands, where European buyers cluster, and what the year-three exit looks like. - [Closed Districts in Turkey: Where Foreigners Can't Get Residence Permits (And Why It Matters)](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/closed-districts/): Some Turkish neighborhoods are closed to new foreign residence permits. How the rule works, what it means for citizenship buyers, and how to check an address. - [Buying in Istanbul for Turkish Citizenship: Districts, Prices, and the Year-Three Test](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/istanbul/): Where the $400,000 goes in Istanbul: district-by-district logic, what foreign buyers overpay for, where the year-three exit reads cleanest. - [Buying in Izmir for Turkish Citizenship: The Reasonable Coast](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/izmir/): Izmir gives you a year-round Turkish city for less than Istanbul and a market that exits to local buyers. The citizenship-tier stock is selective. - [Citizenship-Qualifying Funds in Turkey: How to Verify One Before You Wire Anything](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/qualifying-funds/): A $500,000 fund subscription only earns citizenship if the fund qualifies. Verification sequence: SPK registry, MKK custody, track record, fees, exit. - [Buying in Trabzon for Turkish Citizenship: The Black Sea Case](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/projects/trabzon/): Trabzon is the Gulf-buyer favourite the marketing decks under-explain. What works, where it overheats, and how to avoid the $400,000 trap. ## Guides - [Guides for foreign buyers in Türkiye](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/): Working guides on the Turkish parts of the citizenship file: DAB, tapu types, kat irtifakı vs kat mülkiyeti, mahalle restrictions, source-of-funds packs. - [Buying Property in Turkey: The Foreign Buyer's Guide](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/buying-property-foreigners/): How foreigners buy property in Turkey: the two hidden ceilings, seven steps, real costs and the paperwork traps that stall files. 2026 rules. - [The Döviz Alım Belgesi (DAB) explained for foreign buyers](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/dab-explained/): What the DAB certificate is, when the bank issues it, why the citizenship file dies without it, and the four FX traps first-time foreign buyers fall into. - [Turkey Digital Nomad Visa: The D8 Route, Straight](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/digital-nomad-visa-d8/): How Turkey's digital nomad certificate and D8 residence permit work: eligibility, income floor, tax residency risk, and where the CBI route beats it. - [Kat irtifakı vs kat mülkiyeti: what foreign buyers need to know](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/kat-irtifaki-vs-kat-mulkiyeti/): The Turkish construction-phase title (kat irtifakı) and the finished-building title (kat mülkiyeti): which one qualifies for citizenship - [Tapu types in Türkiye: a buyer's primer](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/guides/tapu-types/): Every Turkish deed type a foreign buyer meets: kat mülkiyeti, kat irtifakı, müşterek, tarla, eski mavi tapu, and what each means for the file. ## For your country - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment: Country-Specific Guides](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/): What the Turkish CBI program means in practice for nationals of specific countries: tax, dual citizenship, the funding route that works, and what doesn't. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Chinese Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/chinese-citizens/): Chinese law treats foreign naturalization as loss of Chinese citizenship. How the Turkish program works for PRC nationals, the E-2 endgame - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Egyptian Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/egyptian-citizens/): Egypt allows dual citizenship with permission. How the Turkish program works for Egyptian applicants and where the file gets stuck. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for German Citizens](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/german-citizens/): How the 2024 Mehrstaatigkeitsgesetz changed the picture, what Türkiye adds for a German investor, and where it doesn't. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Indian Citizens](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/indian-citizens/): Indian law does not permit dual citizenship. What that really means for the Turkish program, how OCI compares, and the E-2 route to the United States. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Iranian Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/iranian-citizens/): Iranian investors have been among the top buyers in Türkiye for years. What the 2025 compliance rules really mean, where the file stalls. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Jordanian Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/jordanian-citizens/): Jordan permits dual nationality without restriction. The Turkish program for Jordanian applicants: clean mechanics and where the friction sits. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Nigerian Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/nigerian-citizens/): Nigeria permits dual citizenship by birth. The Turkish program for Nigerian applicants: the CBN-and-FX work, and where the file stalls. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Pakistani Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/pakistani-citizens/): Pakistan and Türkiye allow dual nationality between each other. What that means in practice for Pakistani applicants, the cleanest funding route - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Russian Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/russian-citizens/): Russians have led TurkStat's foreign property buyer table since 2022. What the program looks like for Russian applicants in 2026, and the banking layer. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for Saudi Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/saudi-citizens/): Saudi law restricts dual nationality without permission. How that interacts with the Turkish program and the realistic Saudi route. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for UAE Nationals](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/uae-citizens/): An Emirati passport is already strong. Why UAE nationals still pick the Turkish program: property, EU adjacency, family planning. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for UK Citizens](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/uk-citizens/): Why some British investors add Turkish citizenship after Brexit, how UK tax treats it, and which route fits the typical UK applicant best. - [Turkish Citizenship by Investment for US Citizens](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/us-citizens/): An American passport already opens most doors. Why some US citizens still get Turkish citizenship, what FATCA changes, and what the program adds. ## Compare - [Cheapest Citizenship by Investment in 2026: The Real Math](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/compare/cheapest-cbi-2026/): The cheapest sticker-price CBI is rarely the cheapest passport. What Dominica, Vanuatu, Turkey and the rest really cost you over 3 years, side by side. - [Fastest Citizenship by Investment 2026: The Real Ranking](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/compare/fastest-cbi-2026/): The fastest CBI programs of 2026, ranked by end-to-end passport-in-hand time. Vanuatu, Egypt, Turkey, the Caribbean, Malta — and when speed matters. - [Turkey vs Caribbean Citizenship by Investment: Which Fits You in 2026?](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/compare/turkey-vs-caribbean/): Turkey or a Caribbean passport? Compare costs, timelines, passport power, E-2 access and investment recovery across Turkey and the five island programs. - [Turkish Citizenship vs European Golden Visas in 2026: What Is Still Open](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/compare/turkey-vs-golden-visas/): Spain's golden visa is gone, Portugal's property route closed, Cyprus suspended. Compare what remains, Greece, Malta, Portugal funds, against Turkey. ## Case Studies - [Case Studies: Anonymised Files from the Last Three Years](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/case-studies/): Anonymised summaries of completed Turkish citizenship files: route chosen, what went smoothly, what stalled, what the year-three exit looked like. - [Case: UAE resident, Iranian source of funds, deposit-then-property, Q2 2025](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/case-studies/ae-source-of-funds-q2-2025/): The cross-border banking case that took two months longer than budgeted, and the exact reason: corridor bank KYC, not Turkish rules. - [Case: German-Turkish buyer, Antalya, fund-and-property hybrid, Q1 2025](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/case-studies/de-antalya-hybrid-q1-2025/): The case the 2024 German law reform changed: $500,000 across an SPK fund and a Konyaaltı flat, citizenship in nine months, German dual-nationality retained. - [Case: Saudi family, Istanbul property route, file closed Q4 2024](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/case-studies/sa-istanbul-property-q4-2024/): The textbook clean file: four documented investors, a $415,000 Şişli apartment that appraised on the first pass, citizenship granted in seven months. - [Case: British investor, Izmir property, Q3 2025](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/case-studies/uk-izmir-property-q3-2025/): An unfashionable choice that turned out right: a single $420,000 Karşıyaka flat, citizenship in six and a half months ## Requirements - [Document Checklist — Turkish Citizenship by Investment](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/citizenship/requirements/checklist/): The full document checklist for a Turkish citizenship by investment application: applicant, spouse, children, route-specific. Free PDF download. ## Working with us - [Our Fees — What Working With Us Costs](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/fees/): What we charge to handle a Turkish citizenship by investment application, what's included at each tier, and what we refuse to charge for. ## About - [About Easy Turkish Citizenship](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/about/): Who we are, how we verify our content, our sources, our corrections policy, and the conflicts of interest we have chosen not to have. ## Legal - [Cookie Policy](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/cookies/): Every cookie this site sets, what it is for, how long it lives, and how to refuse the non-essential ones in one click. - [Imprint](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/imprint/): Operating entity, contact channels, supervisory authorities and the legal framework Easy Turkish Citizenship publishes under in 2026. - [Privacy Notice](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/privacy/): What personal data Easy Turkish Citizenship collects, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and the rights you can exercise under UK GDPR, EU GDPR and KVKK. - [Terms of Use](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/terms/): The terms that apply when you use easyturkishcitizenship.com: scope, accuracy disclaimer, no-advice notice, intellectual property, jurisdiction and complaints. ## By Country - [Turkish Citizenship for Bangladeshis in 2026](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/for/bangladeshi-citizens/): Turkish citizenship for Bangladeshis: $400,000 property route, banking trail, family file, passport use and source-of-funds planning. ## Relocation - [Moving to Türkiye in 2026: What the New Package Really Buys You](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/moving-to-turkey-2026/): Türkiye's 20-year foreign-income exemption, $400k passport route, and real cost of living for investors and families relocating in 2026. ## News - [1,045 Homes Seized in Turkish Citizenship Property Fraud Probe](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-citizenship-property-fraud-1045-homes-seized/): Turkey seized 1,045 properties in a citizenship fraud probe. What foreign buyers must check before trusting a property intermediary - [Montenegro closes the door on 1 November: what it says about the Turkish passport](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/montenegro-visa-turkish-passport-europe-2026/): Montenegro requires visas from Turkish citizens on 1 November 2026, cutting visa-free Europe to ten. What the pattern means for mobility planning. - [Had Turkish rental income before the move? You still qualify for the 20-year exemption](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-20-year-exemption-limited-liability-qualify/): A common Law 7582 myth, corrected: past Turkish rental, securities or capital-gains income (limited liability) does not block the 20-year exemption. - [Turkey Minted 5,650 New Dollar Millionaires in 2025, UBS Finds](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-5650-new-dollar-millionaires-ubs-2025/): 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. - [What Turkey's 2026 property reforms mean for the $400,000 buyer](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-2026-property-reforms-cbi-diligence/): Two property laws in 2026, no change to CBI rules, and three diligence shifts a $400,000 buyer should be running anyway. - [After KKM ended: what the $500K deposit route really looks like in 2026](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/after-kkm-ended-500k-deposit-route-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 - [Turkey enacts a 20-year, 0% tax holiday on foreign income](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-20-year-foreign-income-tax-exemption-law-7582/): 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. - [May 2026 Foreign Property Sales: TurkStat Numbers Show a Quiet Bottom](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/may-2026-monthly-market/): May 2026 foreign property sales held flat against April, with Russia and Iran rising and Germany dropping. The bottom looks priced in. - [Turkey Tax Residency and Citizenship: Istanbul 2026 Plan](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/istanbul-tax-residency-citizenship-2026/): Turkey's 20-year foreign-income exemption, Istanbul property, and the $400k citizenship route now fit into one 2026 relocation plan. - [Fund-route subscriptions for citizenship roughly doubled year-on-year](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/fund-route-subscriptions-doubled-yoy/): SPK-regulated REIF and VCIF fund subscriptions used for the citizenship route doubled YoY in 2025. Why investors are choosing managed exposure over direct - [The Iran-Türkiye banking corridor in 2026: what changed](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/iran-turkey-banking-corridor-2026/): 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. - [Turkey's $400,000 Citizenship Threshold: Rumor vs Fact, 2026](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkey-400k-threshold-rumors-fact-check/): The minimum is still $400,000 despite three years of $600,000 rumors. What changed in 2025–2026, and what hasn't. - [April 2026 update: closed-mahalle list refreshed by Göç İdaresi](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/closed-mahalle-list-april-2026-update/): The semi-annual closed-mahalle list refresh. Which Istanbul, Antalya and Bursa neighbourhoods came off and onto the list - [YUVAM discontinued: what it means for the deposit route](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/yuvam-discontinued-what-it-means-deposit-route/): The 2025 wind-down of the YUVAM currency-protected deposit. Why the standard $500,000 deposit route still works - [TurkStat 2025 finals: foreign property sales at 9-yr low](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkstat-2025-final-numbers-9-year-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. - [The 2025 compliance pass: what changed in practice](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/2025-compliance-pass-what-actually-changed/): The 2025 due-diligence tightening: spouse criminal record, mandatory biometrics, source-of-funds documentation. What it means in practice. - [Foreign Property Sales Hit 9-Year Low in Turkey, 2025](https://easyturkishcitizenship.com/news/turkstat-2025-foreign-property-sales/): TurkStat: 21,534 homes sold to foreigners in 2025, down 9.4%. Istanbul, Antalya and Mersin lead; Russians, Iranians and Ukrainians buy most.