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Glossary · Citizenship and residency programs
Turkey CBI - Turkey citizenship ($400k)
The citizenship by investment program of Turkey — a passport for an investment from $400,000 in real estate or other approved assets.
01 / In 30 seconds
The short answer
- What it is
- Turkey’s citizenship by investment programme
- Threshold
- From $400,000 in real estate (or other assets)
- Advantage
- The asset is recoverable: the property can be sold after 3 years
- Bonus
- Opens a route to the US E-2 visa
- Can you prepare
- Yes: choose a reliable property and check the title
02 / In plain words
What Turkey CBI means
Turkey CBI is Turkey’s citizenship by investment programme, the most popular option of which is an investment of $400,000 or more in real estate. Other forms are also possible (a bank deposit, government bonds, an investment in a business of a set amount), but buying real estate is the most common choice thanks to its accessibility and the fact that you keep an asset.
The key advantage is recoverability: the property bought only has to be held for 3 years, after which it can be sold while keeping the citizenship. So the capital is not lost but invested in an asset that may also rise in value and generate rental income. The citizenship remains for life and passes to your children.
A separate bonus of Turkey is access to the US E-2 business visa (Turkey is among the treaty countries), which makes the Turkish passport a springboard to the US for entrepreneurs. The programme is fast and clear, but requires careful checking of the property: it is important to be sure of a clean title and a realistic valuation so that the investment is sound.
A case from practice
An entrepreneur wants a second passport and a springboard to the US. They buy vetted real estate in Turkey from $400,000, obtain citizenship, and after 3 years can sell the property while keeping the passport. Turkish citizenship opens the route to the E-2 business visa for them — we handle both tasks.
Who Turkey CBI suits
- Citizenship by investment with the capital recoverable
- An investment in Turkish real estate
- A route to the US E-2 visa
- A quick second passport
- An asset with yield and growth
- Planning for the family
03 / What it covers
What matters about Turkey CBI
Threshold
- From $400,000
- Real estate — most often
- Other forms exist
Advantage
- A recoverable asset
- Sale after 3 years
- Income and price growth
Bonus
- A route to the E-2 visa
- For life and for the children
- A quick process
Keep in mind
- A clean title
- A realistic valuation
- A reliable property
04 / How it works
How to obtain Turkish citizenship
Choosing a reliable property
Checking the title and valuation
Purchase and application
Review
Turkish passport
05 / Key facts
What you need to know
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Turkey CBI is citizenship for an investment from $400,000
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Most often it is a property purchase
03
The property is held for 3 years and can then be sold
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The capital is recoverable — it is an asset, not a contribution
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A Turkish passport opens the route to the US E-2 visa
Common mistakes
- Buying a property without checking the title is clean
- Trusting an inflated valuation of the property
- Selling before 3 years and putting the status at risk
- Not accounting for fees and taxes on top of the property price
- Hiding a contentious episode — the check will find it
06 / Expert advice
How to prepare in advance
For the Turkish programme the property is chosen carefully: the title’s cleanness, a realistic market valuation and the developer’s reliability are checked, and the 3-year holding period and all fees on top of the price are taken into account. A clean source-of-funds file is prepared. Then a passport with a recoverable asset and a route to the E-2 visa is obtained reliably and quickly.
What we do for you. We handle the Turkish programme end to end: we choose a reliable property with a clean title and a realistic valuation, check the developer and obtain citizenship with a recoverable asset. We help you use the Turkish passport as a route to the US E-2 visa — for you and your whole family.
Anna KovalevskayaExpert in Caribbean citizenship by investment programs
07 / Questions
Frequently asked questions
From $400,000 — most often in real estate. Other forms are possible too: a bank deposit, government bonds, an investment in a business of a set amount.
Yes, with an investment in real estate: the property must be held for 3 years, after which it can be sold while keeping the citizenship. The capital is an asset, not a contribution.
The recoverability of the investment, a quick process and access to the US E-2 visa: Turkey is among the treaty countries.
A US business visa for citizens of treaty countries. A Turkish passport gives the right to it — which makes it a springboard to the US for entrepreneurs.
A clean title and a realistic market valuation of the property. An inflated valuation or a problematic title are the main risks; we check this before the purchase.
Yes, the citizenship is for life and passes to the children. The spouse and minor children are included in the application from the start.
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