Documents Required For Applying for Turkish Citizenship
- Application form stating citizenship request.
- Passport or similar document; and in case the person is stateless, a document to prove statelessness if available.
- Marital status certificate; marriage certificate if married; divorce certificate if divorced and spouse’s death certificate if widowed.
- Identity information of the applicant ( birth certificate or identity register copy, etc)
- If the applicant is married, identity register copy or similar document that proves the family bond with spouse and children.
- In case Turkish citizenship is requested for the child under the gage 18 who is under the custody of the applicant, deed of consent by the other parent issued by a notary if in turkey ,or by a foreign representative office or authorized institutions if outside turkey together with notarized Turkish translation .
- If the applicant has first or second degree Turkish citizen relatives a copy of the identity register of these persons.
- If the applicant does not have a month and date of birth, the document obtained from the competent authorities of his/her country for the completion of the date of birth, and if the document cannot be obtained, the signed declaration stating that he/she has accepted the procedure under article 39 of the law no.5490 on the civil registration services.
- Receipt showing that the service fee has been deposited to the financial payment office.
- Medical report
- 2 biometric photographs (on white background)
- Notarized Turkish translations of the said documents.
- Trust deed
- Upon the determination that the foreigner meets the requirements sought in the application by fulfilling the above –mentioned procedures in accordance with the rules and obtains all the documents. He/she may gain Turkish citizenship exceptionally in accordance with the decision of the president as per the Turkish citizenship law no. 5901 12/1-b.
