Real estate residency in Turkey is one of the facilities provided by the Turkish government to foreign investors, and it is a residency issued to those who buy a property in Turkey, from whom he owns a property for investment or housing and from him to be able to legally reside within the country and also facilitate his entry whenever he wants without the need for a visa or any additional papers and procedures.
One of the most important benefits of residency for many is that it is a step to obtaining Turkish citizenship through real estate.

Conditions for real estate residence in Turkey:
First: You must own a residential property in any Turkish city, and the property must be for housing, which means that it is not possible to issue a real estate residence permit on commercial real estate or land, for example.
Second: The person is present in Turkey during the period from submitting the papers and the date of the interview in government agencies until the issuance of the residence permit and receiving it by himself.
Third: It is the latest condition approved by the Immigration Department in Turkey in 2022, which is to set a minimum value of the property through which to obtain a real estate residence after it was previously unspecified, but any residential property regardless of the value...
As it was stated in the text of the recent circular issued by the Turkish government to him that whoever wants to obtain real estate residence in Turkey should pay attention to the fact that it is required for this that the price of the property to be purchased is $75,000 in the states such as Istanbul, and the large states: that is, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya, Gaziantep, Adana, and Mersin.
As for the smaller states, which include the rest of the Turkish states, the value has become 50 thousand dollars.
Fourth: One of the recent decisions this year approved by the Immigration Department is not to buy real estate within areas where foreign ownership is prohibited for real estate residence, due to the heavy presence of Arabs and those who own property cannot obtain a real estate residence in Turkey, for example in the city of Istanbul, the Fatih region.

Advantages of real estate residence in Turkey:
1- It grants the property owner and his family the right to live in Turkey.
2- The possibility of leaving Turkey and returning at any time without a visa as long as the residence permit is valid.
3- The possibility of opening an account in any Turkish bank you want.
4- The real estate residence permit is one of the strongest residences in Turkey, for example, work and tourism residence permits or student residence permits.
5- The real estate residence permit qualifies you to obtain Turkish citizenship after 5 years of its issuance, provided that the rest of the papers are correct and the required conditions are met, on top of which is not to stay outside Turkey for more than 120 continuous days.
6- Finally, if the value of the property from the beginning complies with the law on obtaining Turkish citizenship, you can apply for it immediately after purchasing the property and obtaining the real estate residence permit to enjoy all the advantages of owning Turkish citizenship and a Turkish passport.

Documents required to obtain real estate residence in Turkey:
1- A copy of the title deed “Tabu”
2- A document related to the building numbering plate to be issued from the municipality in which the real estate “Numaratas” is located.
3- Issuance of a document of the current status of the property from the Tapu Directorate in which the property is located "Aktif Tapu".
4- A copy of the earthquake insurance or as it is called “Dask”.
5- The self-confirmation document
6- Pay the residence fees and show the evidence to the Directorate
7- The applicant's health insurance papers
8-4 personal photos within the biometric criteria
For children under the legal age of 18 years, a birth certificate or family statement stamped by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Consulate with approval from the Wali is required.

Now, what is the way to extract the real estate residency?
After you purchase the appropriate property and extract the title deed, you apply and enter the necessary data on the website of the Directorate of Immigration to make an appointment for the interview, and then make sure that all the required documents are correct and submit them to the responsible authority on time, and then you only have to wait until the procedures take their time and are done Reviewing and proofreading all documents. This usually takes less than 90 days as a maximum.

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