Turkish Official Gazette published on Wednesday the new decision to amend the executive regulations on the application of the Nationality Law, in several ways. The amendment's decision included conditions for which any person who fulfills any of them will be entitled to apply for Turkish citizenship. The conditions are as follows.

1. The Turkish government has issued recently a law that allows submitting and getting the Turkish
visa electronically as you simply apply for tourist or trade visa via the electronic visa system on
(https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/). The e-visa can be obtained via the electronic system, which
started in 2013, easily within minutes through the Internet from anywhere in the world.
Currently, the developing of the necessary legislation is in progress to enhance the base of the
electronic application of the visa and ensure that foreigners get visas through practical ways to
be adopted in parallel meanwhile. In this context, on the 11th
of April 2014, the following have
been determined:
 Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, German, Arabic, and Chinese were added to the electronic
visa system as well as the already existing languages namely English, French, and
Spanish.
 You can pay via credit cards, bank cards, which are commonly used in addition to visa
cards, and master cards.
 The necessary base, to make it possible to get visas from the offices of the airline
companies, which are spread over the cities and airports to transfer passengers to
Turkey, is to be developed.
 The tourist companies, which receive tourist groups, are allowed to apply for an
electronic visa to the whole tourist group and may combine the individual fee for each
application into one payment for the whole group.
 Foreigners, who arrived in Turkey without getting a visa, can apply for a visa through the
electronic rooms to be based at the Turkish airports.
 The fees of the visas obtained electronically through the website will be cheaper than
the fees of those visas obtained at the airports though. For more information about the
fees of the visa, visit the following website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey):
Fees for E-Visa via E-Visa Application System.
In coordination with all representatives of the concerned in the public entities as well as the
private sector, the necessary measures are being developed to overcome the obstacles that may
appear in the transitional phase of this new application. They aim to terminate, definitively, the
waiting time at the airports through putting this new application in service within the shortest
time.
Residency in Turkey:
First: tourist residence permit: This requires a travel document, a document of exchange of $
6000 US dollars into Turkish lira, health insurance, which costs 700 TL (about $ 350), and an
annual rental agreement certified by the municipality.
Second: residence permit for buying a property: the foreigner who buys a property in Turkey is
given a residence permit, annually renewable as long as the property is registered under his
name. The family members of the property owner, (Wife and children aged under 18 years), are
also given a residence permit as companions to the owner.

2. Through this residency, the owner of the property has the right of residence in Turkey and
nothing more; he is not allowed to apply for Turkish citizenship.
Documents needed for a residence permit for those who own a property in turkey:
1. Title deed of the property (instrument).
2. Earthquakes insurance of the property.
3. Passport valid for, at least, six months.
4. Marriage contract translated to Turkish language and certified by the Turkish embassy in the
home country.
5. Family register for the children translated to Turkish language and certified by the Turkish
embassy in the home country.
6. Birth certificates for the children translated to Turkish language and certified by the Turkish
embassy in the home country.
7. Health insurance from Turkey for each family member.
Cases that are granted Turkish citizenship:
1. 5 continuous years of legal residence in Turkey, yet this residence should not be for the
purpose of the study.
2. Those who are of a Turkish origin and belong to the Ottoman origin.
3. Marring a Turkish citizen be that a male or a female for 3 years. In this case, the foreign
spouse can obtain the Turkish citizenship, if s/he proves the family cohesion.
4. Businessmen, investors, artists, economists, thinkers and everyone who contributes to the
development of agriculture, trade, industry, art, and sport.
Due conditions to obtain the Turkish citizenship:
1. To meet the required period of time, and continue the permanent residence in Turkey.
2. Health certificate from the Ministry of Health reports that s/he is free of contagious diseases
(such as AIDS).
3. To be of a good behavior.
4. To have a job or a source of income for him/her and his/her dependents. S/He should speak
the Turkish language fairly.
5. S/He must not be a threat to the national security of Turkey. S/He must not be imprisoned in
Turkey for a criminal case.