Q: Hello, I am a foreigner, and I want to invest in Turkey. If I opened a company in Turkey, can I get a work permit for foreigners from my country (Pakistan) or I will be obliged to employ Turkish citizens only? Best regards

Q: I want to apply for citizenship. I am Jordanian, please tell me about the shortest way to do that. Can I have it through buying a house? If so, what are the requirements?

Q: I am Egyptian, and I would like to set up a business in Turkey. I’ve heard that if you invest USD X amount, you may be eligible for privileges. Can I invest in any sector, like restaurants or import and export of clothes? Or it has to be in a specific area of investment? Also, what are the privileges that I can have as a foreign investor? I appreciate your answers.

Q: We are a real estate company based in Turkey. Our client Turkish/Lebanese citizen aims to establish an international Lebanese school in Mugla/Turkey for the rapidly growing international community there. Kindly advise us on the process of extracting a legal document from the Lebanese government that declares he is an authorized person to open a Lebanese school in Turkey, if not possible, please connect us with a direct source of information for that matter.

Many countries are now providing residency and/or citizenship to foreign investors, in a global trend to encourage investments in many sectors. Among these are real estate, trade, banking and others. Such conditions vary from one country to another subject to their respective laws and regulations.