{"id":46803,"date":"2026-08-28T06:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/buy-property-in-turkey-and-get-residency\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T06:16:49","slug":"buy-property-in-turkey-and-get-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/fa\/buy-property-in-turkey-and-get-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Get Residency in Turkey by Buying Property?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46803\" class=\"elementor elementor-46803 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-trp901a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"trp901a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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1fr}\n  .trp-2col{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}\n  .trp-contact-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px}\n  .trp-cta-in{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}\n}\n@media(max-width:640px){\n  .trpc{padding:0 16px}\n  .trps{padding:44px 0}\n  .trp-hero{min-height:auto}\n  .trp-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .trp-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.75rem,7.5vw,2.5rem)}\n  .trp-protect{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}\n  .trp-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .trp-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.85rem)}\n  .trp-step{gap:14px}\n  .trp-step-num{width:44px;height:44px;font-size:1rem}\n  .trp-steps::before{left:21px}\n  .trp-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.trpc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"trp\">\n\n<section class=\"trp-hero\">\n  <div class=\"trp-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"trp-eyebrow\">Residence Permits &middot; Foreign Owner Guide &middot; Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Can You Get Residency in Turkey by Buying Property?<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"trp-hero-sub\">Yes &mdash; but not automatically, and not with any property. Owning a home in T&uuml;rkiye supports a short-term residence permit application; it does not hand you one. Here is what the rules actually require, in the order you need it.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"trp-hm\">&#127968; <strong>The property must be a house<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-hm\">&#128197; <strong>Two years maximum per issue<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-hm\">&#127477;&#127480; <strong>Residency is not citizenship<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"trp-strip\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <div class=\"trp-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"trp-si\"><span class=\"trp-sv\">2 Years<\/span><span class=\"trp-sl\">Maximum Per Short-Term Permit<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-si\"><span class=\"trp-sv\">A House<\/span><span class=\"trp-sl\">Property Type That Qualifies<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-si\"><span class=\"trp-sv\">964 TL<\/span><span class=\"trp-sl\">2026 Residence Card Document Fee<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-si\"><span class=\"trp-sv\">Not Automatic<\/span><span class=\"trp-sl\">Purchase Does Not Grant A Permit<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"trps\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <div class=\"trp-2col\">\n      <div class=\"trp-body\">\n        <span class=\"trpt\">Start Here<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"trp-title\">The title deed opens a door. It does not walk you through it.<\/h2>\n        <p>Almost every foreign buyer looking at T&uuml;rkiye eventually asks the same question, usually somewhere between the second viewing and the deposit: if I buy this apartment, can I live here? The honest answer is a qualified yes, and the qualifications are the entire subject of this guide.<\/p>\n        <p>T&uuml;rkiye does operate a route by which owning residential property in the country supports an application for a <strong>short-term residence permit<\/strong>. It is a real, established route, used by a large number of foreign owners every year. What it is not is a transaction. You do not buy an apartment and receive a permit in the same way that you buy an apartment and receive a title deed. You buy an apartment, and then you make an application &mdash; through the same authority, under the same general conditions, and with the same possibility of refusal as anyone else.<\/p>\n        <p>Our own guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/residence-permit-turkey-cost\/\">what a Turkish residence permit actually costs<\/a> puts it plainly: owning property in T&uuml;rkiye can support an application for a short-term residence permit, but it does not create an automatic entitlement to one. That distinction is where most of the disappointment in this area comes from, and it is worth internalising before you shortlist properties rather than after.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"trp-hbox\">\n          <strong>The sequence that matters:<\/strong> confirm the property type qualifies &rarr; decide whose names go on the title deed &rarr; complete the purchase &rarr; register your address and arrange health insurance &rarr; then apply. Every one of those steps is cheap to get right in advance and awkward to correct once money has moved and a deed has been registered.\n        <\/div>\n        <p>This guide covers what property qualifies, who can apply on it, how long the permit lasts, where applications fail, and how the residency route differs from citizenship by investment. It is written for buyers who are not yet resident in T&uuml;rkiye and who are weighing a purchase partly or wholly for the right to spend real time in the country.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"trp-warn\">\n          <strong>On thresholds and fees:<\/strong> a minimum property value applies in practice, and permit charges vary by nationality. Both are set administratively and revised periodically, so this guide deliberately does not print figures that go stale. Confirm current requirements through the e-ikamet system or a licensed Turkish adviser before you commit to a property.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"trp-ov\">\n          <div class=\"trp-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Residency Through Property &mdash; At A Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>What the route is, and what it is not<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Route type<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Short-term residence permit<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Qualifying asset<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Residential property (a house)<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Land, shops, offices<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Do not qualify<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Maximum term per issue<\/span><span class=\"trp-or burg\">2 years<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Renewable<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Yes, while conditions hold<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Family on one property<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Where ownership is shared<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Health insurance<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Required<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Registered address<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Required<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Grants a passport<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">No<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Minimum property value<\/span><span class=\"trp-or burg\">Confirm current figure<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"trp-ov-row\"><span class=\"trp-ol\">Authority<\/span><span class=\"trp-or\">Presidency of Migration Management<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trps trpg\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">The Rules<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">What the Migration Management guidance actually says<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"trp-sub\">Three provisions do most of the work in this route. They are short, and they are more restrictive than the marketing around them suggests.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-body\">\n      <p><strong>First, the property has to be a home.<\/strong> The Presidency of Migration Management states that where foreigners who own immovable property apply for a residence permit, the immovable property must be a house and used for this purpose. That is a narrower category than &ldquo;real estate&rdquo;. A plot of land, a retail unit, an office, a workshop or a warehouse may be an excellent asset and may still qualify you for other things, but it does not support this permit. If living in T&uuml;rkiye is part of your reason for buying, this single sentence should shape your shortlist before price does &mdash; see our overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/land-for-sale-in-turkey\/\">land for sale in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> for how differently that asset class behaves.<\/p>\n      <p><strong>Second, the route follows the title deed.<\/strong> The same guidance provides that immovable property used as a house in shared or co-owned property covering family members gives the residence permit application right to those family members as well. This is the provision that determines whether your spouse and children can apply on the strength of the same home. It turns on how ownership is registered, which means it is a decision you make at the point of purchase, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/tapu-title-deed-turkey\/\">tapu is drawn up<\/a> &mdash; not something you sort out later when the applications are being prepared. Restructuring ownership afterwards means a fresh transfer, with the costs and formalities that implies.<\/p>\n      <p><strong>Third, it is a short-term permit.<\/strong> Short-term residence permits are granted for a maximum of two years at a time. This is not permanent residency and it is not a status that arrives once and then looks after itself. Each renewal is assessed afresh against the conditions: you must still own the qualifying home, hold valid health insurance, and have a registered address. Owners who treat the first approval as the end of the process are the ones who run into difficulty at the two-year mark.<\/p>\n      <p>Alongside those, the general conditions that apply to any residence permit application still apply to you. Valid health insurance is a requirement of the application rather than an optional extra &mdash; our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/health-insurance-in-turkey-for-foreigners\/\">health insurance in T&uuml;rkiye for foreigners<\/a> covers what counts. A registered address is required. A document fee of 964.00 TL applied for 2026, flat for every applicant, on top of a permit charge that varies by nationality under reciprocity arrangements.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"trp-hbox\">\n        <strong>One piece of current context worth knowing.<\/strong> For several years, foreigners could not register an address for residence permit purposes in certain Istanbul neighbourhoods where the foreign-resident share had passed a set proportion. Turkish immigration practitioners reported in June 2026 that this closed-neighbourhood restriction was lifted for Istanbul with effect from 10 June 2026, allowing applications and address registration across all districts. No official circular number was published alongside those reports, and this is an administrative position rather than a permanent guarantee. If a specific address matters to your plans, verify its current status through e-ikamet before you sign a lease or a purchase contract.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trps\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">The Process<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">From viewing to permit, in the right order<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"trp-sub\">The steps themselves are not difficult. Doing them out of sequence is what creates problems, because two of them are effectively irreversible once complete.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-steps\">\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>Confirm the property qualifies &mdash; before you offer<\/h3>\n          <p>Check that what you are buying is a residential dwelling and is registered as one, and confirm the current minimum value requirement through e-ikamet or a licensed adviser. A unit sold as a &ldquo;residence&rdquo; in a mixed-use scheme is not automatically registered as housing, and the registration is what counts. This is the cheapest check in the entire process and the most expensive one to skip.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>Decide whose names go on the title deed<\/h3>\n          <p>If you want your spouse or children to be able to apply on the same home, the ownership structure has to reflect that at the point of registration. Work out who is applying before completion, not after. Changing it later is a second transfer, not an amendment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>Complete the purchase and take the tapu<\/h3>\n          <p>Run the purchase through the standard process, including the checks set out in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/buying-property-in-turkey-pitfalls\/\">the pitfalls foreign buyers still fall into<\/a>. Your residence permit application rests on the title deed being clean and correctly registered in your name, so nothing here is a formality.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>Get a tax number and open a bank account<\/h3>\n          <p>A Turkish tax number is the key that unlocks nearly every other administrative step, and a local account makes insurance, utilities and fee payments straightforward. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/opening-a-bank-account-in-turkey\/\">opening a bank account in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> covers what banks ask foreigners for.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>Register your address and arrange health insurance<\/h3>\n          <p>Both are conditions of the application rather than things to tidy up afterwards. Register the address at your new home, and put valid cover in place that meets the requirement for your age and circumstances. Applications are refused for missing either.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-step\">\n        <div class=\"trp-step-num\">6<\/div>\n        <div class=\"trp-step-body\">\n          <h3>File through e-ikamet and attend the appointment<\/h3>\n          <p>Applications are made through the Presidency of Migration Management&rsquo;s e-ikamet system, which issues an appointment and lists the documents required for your specific grounds. Bring originals, bring the tapu, and diarise the renewal the day your card arrives.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trps trpg\">\n  <div class=\"trpc trpct\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">Where It Goes Wrong<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">Six reasons property owners get refused<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"trp-sub\">None of these are exotic. All of them are avoidable at the point of purchase, which is why the shortlist stage matters more than the application stage.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-protect\">\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#127970;<\/span>\n        <h3>The property is not a home<\/h3>\n        <p>Land, offices, shops and units registered as commercial space do not support this route, no matter how they were marketed. Check the registration, not the brochure.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#128101;<\/span>\n        <h3>The wrong names on the tapu<\/h3>\n        <p>A spouse who is not a registered owner cannot lean on the property. Families who sort this out after completion face a second transfer to fix it.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#129658;<\/span>\n        <h3>No valid health insurance<\/h3>\n        <p>Cover is a condition of the application, and policies that do not meet the requirement are treated as no policy at all. Arrange it before the appointment, not after.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#128205;<\/span>\n        <h3>The address is not registered<\/h3>\n        <p>Owning the home and being registered as living at it are two different records. The application needs the second one as well as the first.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#9200;<\/span>\n        <h3>Leaving the renewal too late<\/h3>\n        <p>A two-year permit is a two-year permit. Renewals are fresh assessments and they take time, so treat the expiry date as a deadline with weeks of margin, not days.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"trp-pc\">\n        <span class=\"trp-pc-icon\">&#127915;<\/span>\n        <h3>Assuming a tourist permit rolls over<\/h3>\n        <p>A permit granted on tourism grounds is not the same as one granted on the basis of property ownership, and renewals on tourism grounds have become markedly harder. Apply on the grounds that actually fit your situation.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trps\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">Residency vs Citizenship<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">Two different programmes, routinely confused<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"trp-sub\">Buyers are often sold one while thinking about the other. The distinction is not subtle once it is laid out.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-compare-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"trp-compare\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr><th>What you are comparing<\/th><th>Residence permit via property<\/th><th>Citizenship by investment<\/th><\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Lets you live in T&uuml;rkiye lawfully<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Gives a Turkish passport<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Gives the right to vote<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Has to be renewed periodically<\/td><td class=\"no\">Yes &mdash; up to 2 years per issue<\/td><td class=\"yes\">No &mdash; nationality is permanent<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Property must be residential<\/td><td class=\"no\">Yes &mdash; must be a house<\/td><td>Governed by the programme&rsquo;s own rules<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Qualifying investment threshold<\/td><td>Applied administratively; confirm current figure<\/td><td>Set by the programme; see our citizenship guide<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Family members included<\/td><td>Where ownership is shared on the deed<\/td><td>Under the programme&rsquo;s own family provisions<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Health insurance required<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>Not the qualifying condition<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Status if you sell the property<\/td><td class=\"no\">The basis for the permit falls away<\/td><td>Subject to the minimum holding period<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-body\">\n      <div class=\"trp-warn\">\n        <strong>If a passport is the objective, this is not the route.<\/strong> The residency route is for people who want to spend substantial time in T&uuml;rkiye lawfully and hold a home there. If the goal is a second nationality, the relevant programme is citizenship by investment, which has its own qualifying threshold and holding period &mdash; set out in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkish-citizenship-by-investment-400k-2026\/\">Turkish citizenship by investment<\/a>. Buying a modest apartment in the hope that it quietly becomes a passport is the single most costly misunderstanding in this market.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"trp-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <div class=\"trp-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Not sure whether a property qualifies?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us what you are considering and we will check the registration and ownership structure before you offer.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/contact\/\" class=\"trpbtn\">Ask our team &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"trps trpg\">\n  <div class=\"trpc trpct\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">Buying property and residency in T&uuml;rkiye<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"trp-sub\">The six questions foreign owners ask most often, answered without the marketing gloss.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-list\">\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">Does buying property in Turkey automatically give me residency?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">No. Owning a home in T\u00fcrkiye supports an application for a short-term residence permit \u2014 it does not create an automatic entitlement to one. You still file through the Presidency of Migration Management like any other applicant, you still have to satisfy the general conditions such as valid health insurance and a registered address, and the application can be refused. What the title deed does is give you a clear, documented reason to be in the country and an address of your own. It does not replace the application, and no reputable agent should tell you otherwise.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">What kind of property qualifies for a residence permit application?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">It has to be a home. The Presidency of Migration Management states that where foreigners who own immovable property apply for a residence permit, the immovable property must be a house and used for this purpose. That rules out bare land, a shop, an office or a warehouse as the basis for this particular route, however sound those may be as investments. It also means a residential unit you own but have let out on a long-term tenancy sits awkwardly with the requirement, because the permit contemplates the owner living in the property.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">Can my spouse and children apply on the same property?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">They can where the ownership is shared. The Presidency of Migration Management states that immovable property used as a house in shared or co-owned property covering family members gives the residence permit application right to those family members as well. In practice the route follows the names on the title deed. If the tapu records a single owner, that is the person the property supports; if the family hold the home jointly, each of them can apply on that basis. Decide this before completion rather than after, because restructuring ownership later means a second transfer and a second set of costs.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">How long is the permit granted for, and do I have to renew it?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">Short-term residence permits are issued for a maximum of two years at a time, and this route is a short-term permit rather than a permanent status. You renew it, and each renewal is a fresh assessment: you must still own the qualifying home, still hold valid health insurance, and still have your address registered. Buyers sometimes assume a property purchase converts into an open-ended right to remain. It does not. Treat the permit as something you maintain, and diarise the renewal well before expiry rather than in the final weeks.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">Is there a minimum property value for a residence permit in Turkey?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">A minimum value requirement is applied in practice, but the figure is set administratively and has been revised more than once, so it is not a number to take from a blog post \u2014 including this one. The official residence permit pages published by the Presidency of Migration Management do not print a threshold, and the figures circulating on property websites are frequently out of date. Confirm the current requirement through the e-ikamet system or with a licensed Turkish adviser before you commit to a specific property, because buying below the line and discovering it afterwards is expensive to unwind.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"trp-faq-item\">\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-q\" onclick=\"trpFaq(this)\">Is residency the same as Turkish citizenship?<span class=\"trp-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-faq-a\">No, and conflating the two is the most common misunderstanding we see. A residence permit lets you live in T\u00fcrkiye lawfully for a defined period and is renewed periodically; it does not give you a Turkish passport, a second nationality or the right to vote. Citizenship by investment is a separate programme with its own qualifying threshold, its own minimum holding period and its own application route. Plenty of buyers use property to establish residency first and consider citizenship later, but they are distinct processes governed by different rules.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trps\">\n  <div class=\"trpc trp-body\">\n    <span class=\"trpt\">Before You Act<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"trp-title\">A note on figures, and where to go next<\/h2>\n    <p>Residence permit thresholds, permit charges and administrative practice in T&uuml;rkiye change more often than published guides are updated, and a stale figure repeated confidently is worse than no figure at all. This guide states the fee that applied for 2026 and the rules published by the Presidency of Migration Management, and deliberately omits the numbers we could not verify against a current source. <strong>Confirm current thresholds, fees and processing requirements with the e-ikamet system or a licensed Turkish adviser before you commit to a purchase or an application.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p>If you are still at the stage of deciding where and what to buy, our regional guides are the practical next step: <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/antalya-property-for-sale\/\">Antalya<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/alanya-apartments-for-sale\/\">Alanya<\/a> for the Mediterranean coast, or <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/apartments-for-sale-in-turkey\/\">apartments across T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> for a broader view. For eligibility questions that come before any of this &mdash; nationality restrictions, military zones and district caps &mdash; start with <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/can-foreigners-buy-property-in-turkey\/\">can foreigners buy property in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a>. Everything else we publish is indexed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkey-property-guides\/\">T&uuml;rkiye property guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"trp-hbox\">\n      <strong>Sources used in this guide, retrieved 28 August 2026:<\/strong> Presidency of Migration Management, Ministry of Interior (en.goc.gov.tr), residence permit types &mdash; for the requirement that the property be a house, the shared-ownership provision for family members, and the two-year maximum per short-term permit. Tru Property Turkey, <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/residence-permit-turkey-cost\/\">residence permit costs<\/a> &mdash; for the 2026 document fee of 964.00 TL and the health insurance requirement. Reporting by Turkish immigration practitioners published 24 June 2026 &mdash; for the lifting of Istanbul&rsquo;s closed-neighbourhood restriction with effect from 10 June 2026.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"trp-contact\" id=\"trp-contact\">\n  <div class=\"trpc\">\n    <div class=\"trp-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Buy With Confidence<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Check the property before you check the paperwork<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">Whether a purchase can support a residence permit is decided by what you buy and how it is registered \u2014 long before anyone opens an application. 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