As the Turkish citizenship has become one of the most important nationalities that attract people and investors from many nationalities due to the development the Turkish Republic witnessed in all fields during the last decade. Turkey was ranked the sixteenth in terms of global economic power with a domestic product of nearly $800 billion. It is also the eighth largest producer of foodstuffs in the world and the sixth most popular tourist destination, in addition to the intensity and diversity of industrial production, the volume of capital and the enormous export capacity of neighboring countries and European countries. Turkey is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world , Therefore, Turkey has become one of the most countries attracting foreign investments, especially from the Arab countries, where the sectors of industry, general trade, agriculture and food, health care and medicines, real estate, automobile industry, communications and information, advertising design are considered And publications, financial services, tourism and many other areas are the most important areas in which foreign investors work.
The Turkish government pursues a policy of granting its citizenship to foreigners in the following cases:
1- Residence in the Turkish territory.
2- Those who have documents confirming their Turkish origins.
3- Getting married to a Turkish citizen.
4- Naturalization by adoption.
5- Granting exceptional citizenship by a government decision. Here is the detail:
First - Granting citizenship by residing on Turkish territory:
There are a set of requirements for granting citizenship by residing on Turkish lands, but these requirements are necessary but do not mean obtaining Turkish citizenship. Because only the Turkish government that decides to grant or withhold citizenship.
1- The law specifies the period of residence 5 continuous years on the Turkish lands, as it allows to leave for a period not exceeding six months during that. The required period increases to eight years if the student's study period is calculated in case the student continues to live in Turkey and obtains a job.
2- Confirmation the need for actual and permanent residence in Turkey. The Turkish authorities infer this desire from the following evidence:
Buying a property in Turkey
Establishing or licensing any business or investment in Turkey
Transferring business activities to Turkey.
Obtaining a work permit in Turkey.
Getting married to a Turkish citizen.
Submit an application for citizenship for the entire family at once
The presence of ((father, brother, mother or son)) of the applicant who has Turkish citizenship.
Completion of university education in Turkey.
3- The person is free from communicable diseases (according to reports issued by hospitals approved by the government)
4- Possessing good morals and good conduct (a security study is conducted to investigate the behavior of the person from the neighborhood and his places of residence during the five-year period)
5- Familiarity with the Turkish language with the middle borders, enough to meet his needs, and this condition is flexible and undisciplined because the law requires a minimum level of language proficiency.
6- The owner of a profession or work that enables him to support himself and his family.
7- Not to be a threat to national security or public security.
8- If the national law requires the applicant to be stripped of his nationality and allows him to do so without hindrance: then this condition becomes obligatory. But in this case, the Turkish government is obliged to grant him citizenship fearing of falling into statelessness., Noting that the Turkish government is not permitted to stipulate that on the party married to a Turkish husband or wife..
9- The absence of any ruling issued by the Turkish judiciary against the applicant for citizenship, especially in the areas of tax evasion, forgery, smuggling and various criminal cases that are criminalized by Turkish criminal laws.
And let us always remember: (A clean criminal record is a basic requirement of the Turkish authorities when studying the application for naturalization)
Secondly - to be from a Turkish descent( Ottoman ):
Where he applies for citizenship after presenting the documents that prove that, and they must be translated and certified by the notary , then from the residing office or the authority of the valuation department. Also, consulates and embassies abroad can receive citizenship applications attached to documents, without the person's presence in Turkish territory.
Third - Marriage to a Turkish citizen:
Obtaining Turkish citizenship through marriage is a common matter .... and it is easier than other methods because the only condition is surviving of marriage for a period of three years: where the foreign party is entitled to a non-married person, without a Turkish spouse accept it necessarily!! Because the Turkish government is keen and certifies that the marriage will continue for a stable period of three years and that it was established with the intention of creating a family not for other aims and that the spouses did not take any action that would indicate otherwise... The government also makes sure that the marriage does not pose any threat to Turkish national security.
- If the death of the Turkish wife or husband occurs after submitting the application for citizenship: (The Turkish government does not investigate the condition of proving that the marriage is a foundation for the foundation of the family)
However, if a judgment of divorce or separation is issued after obtaining citizenship, the intention of the foreign party is considered here. If the marriage is built with the intention of establishing and continuity of the family, the foreign party shall retain the Turkish citizenship that he obtained.
Fourth: Obtaining Citizenship by adoption:
Turkish law allows adoption, and accordingly, if a Turkish citizen (or a Turkish family) adopts a non-adult foreigner and it has been proven that this adoption does not pose any threat to national security, and public security: the gender of the child is excluded from all of this. adoption.
Fifth - Granting exceptional citizenship by a government decision:
The Turkish Nationality Law allows the executive authority and the Council of Ministers to grant any foreigner Turkish citizenship if he does not pose a threat to national security or public security and is one of the following cases:
A-Those who think that they will provide great services to Turkey in the field of industry, science, technology, economic, social, sports, cultural and artistic
B - Who thinks that it is necessary to obtain Turkish citizenship?
T - counted as an immigrant if he is classified as such.
It is no secret that the Turkish government enjoys, in all these cases, an absolute discretion over its decisions. However, the naturalization applicant may appeal the rejection decision before the magistrate’s court specialized in nationality issues, if it turns out that the executive authority was arbitrary in its decision and its decision was not based on the decision’s severance of reasons.
- that of achieving the conditions of any of the previous cases can apply to the circle of souls for citizenship where the study of the accompanying documents file it before the relevant committee, and have to make sure conditions are met raise the file to the Council of Ministers, which makes the final decision, and sometimes asks foreign . To relinquish his original citizenship to be granted Turkish citizenship. This is not necessarily considered an obstacle for the executive authority to approve the application.
As a result, obtaining Turkish citizenship is one of the gains that many holders of other nationalities dream of, and it is based on the principle of citizenship and proving the actual intention to live and build in Turkish society above all.
