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Obtaining the Turkish citizenship by purchasing several properties
Dear ATA Consultancy,
I bought 2 apartments in Istanbul, the first one in 10/2018 (TL 450,000) through payments and finished last payment in 1/2020 (but still didn't receive the title deed - Tabu - yet), and the second apartment in 03/2019 (TL 425,000) through payments and received the tabu on 30 December 2019.
Payments were made by transferring from my Jordan bank to my Turkish bank and paying to the real estate developer from my Turkish bank. What I transferred so far is USD 160,000, but I am not sure how they will calculate the USD/TRY exchange rate and on what date since I did instalments.
I plan to buy my last apartment and apply to Turkish citizenship, but before I do buy my last apartment, I want to make sure I am on the right track and can apply without problems.
What is the cost of your services? Do you have a real estate agent also?
Dear Sir,
The question you asked is also forwarded to me, My name is Zelal Senguler, I am an attorney at law in Turkey.
Due to your explanation, you have made a USD 160.000 investment already after 19.09.2018.
However, in most of the sales, the title deed value is shown lower than its real value to avoid to pay a higher tax.
If your previous purchases are also likely, then you should complete USD 250.000 investment in total.
Also, you should apply to Göç Idaresi by declaring you apply to gain Turkish citizenship. As a lawyer I do not have a real estate agency, however, I can forward you one, represent you and control their work.
For more info, please contact me by phone or email.
