Turkish citizenship application
Turkish citizenship applications and related transactions are the one of the most problematic issues for foreigners. Mr. and Mrs. Kania are also facing a similar problem. They ask;
“Dear Sadettin;
My wife and I live in the Alanya area and would like to apply for Turkish citizenship. We have done our research and we have the relevant forms to conform to the legal requirements; lived five years in Turkey and not been out of the country for no more than three months in those five years. We have our original birth certificates and wedding certificates which I recently went back to get in the UK this is one of the requirements for Population Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü).
But we are lost with finding out where we can get our Turkish Language Certificate from the Alanya area or Manavget, so we can include with our Birth and Marriage Certificate all together and return them back to Nufus in Antalya filled out where we first received the Government Forms from the Manager for citizenship applications.
There are so many different versions of what the correct procedure is for example somebody says you have to sit in front of a panel to see how confident you are in conversation this friend of my is married to Russian. Is this the same procedure as we are from England? Or do we just need a Turkish Language Course which on completing will supply a Certificate on Competence of speaking Turkish?
Eagerly awaiting your reply. Yours Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Kania.”
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kania, the acquisition of Turkish citizenship is possible either by birth or after birth according to the Turkish Citizenship Law where a person is automatically granted Turkish citizenship on the basis of descent. It means a person who is born of a Turkish mother and/or a Turkish father within the unity of marriage either in Turkey or abroad can acquire Turkish citizenship.
On the other hand, Turkish citizenship shall be acquired after birth either by a decision of the competent authority or by adoption or by using the right to choice. An alien who wishes to acquire Turkish citizenship can acquire Turkish citizenship by a decision of the competent authority provided he/she fulfils the conditions laid down in this Law. However fulfilment of the stipulated conditions does not grant that person an absolute right in the acquisition of citizenship.
Conditions for applications
An alien who wishes to acquire Turkish citizenship shall;
- Be in the age of majority and have the capacity to act either according to his/her own national law or, if he/she is stateless, according to Turkish law,
- Have been resident in Turkey without interruption for five years preceding the date of his/her application,
- Verify his/her determination to settle down in Turkey with his/her manners,
- Have no disease constituting an obstacle in respect of public health,
- Be of good moral character,
- Be able to speak a sufficient level of Turkish,
- Have income or profession to provide for maintenance for himself/herself and
his/her dependants in Turkey,
- Have no quality constituting an obstacle in respect of national security and public order.
If you have these conditions, you can apply to City Population and Citizenship Directorate (İl Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık Müdürlüğü). Your ‘sufficient level of Turkish language’ degree is evaluated by the commission. This commission is not want to any document about language degree. If the commission appropriates your application, send the file to Ministry of the Interior. The decision of citizenship acquisition is given by Ministry.
For your questions: [email protected]
“Dear Sadettin;
My wife and I live in the Alanya area and would like to apply for Turkish citizenship. We have done our research and we have the relevant forms to conform to the legal requirements; lived five years in Turkey and not been out of the country for no more than three months in those five years. We have our original birth certificates and wedding certificates which I recently went back to get in the UK this is one of the requirements for Population Directorate (Nüfus Müdürlüğü).
But we are lost with finding out where we can get our Turkish Language Certificate from the Alanya area or Manavget, so we can include with our Birth and Marriage Certificate all together and return them back to Nufus in Antalya filled out where we first received the Government Forms from the Manager for citizenship applications.
There are so many different versions of what the correct procedure is for example somebody says you have to sit in front of a panel to see how confident you are in conversation this friend of my is married to Russian. Is this the same procedure as we are from England? Or do we just need a Turkish Language Course which on completing will supply a Certificate on Competence of speaking Turkish?
Eagerly awaiting your reply. Yours Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Kania.”
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kania, the acquisition of Turkish citizenship is possible either by birth or after birth according to the Turkish Citizenship Law where a person is automatically granted Turkish citizenship on the basis of descent. It means a person who is born of a Turkish mother and/or a Turkish father within the unity of marriage either in Turkey or abroad can acquire Turkish citizenship.
On the other hand, Turkish citizenship shall be acquired after birth either by a decision of the competent authority or by adoption or by using the right to choice. An alien who wishes to acquire Turkish citizenship can acquire Turkish citizenship by a decision of the competent authority provided he/she fulfils the conditions laid down in this Law. However fulfilment of the stipulated conditions does not grant that person an absolute right in the acquisition of citizenship.
Conditions for applications
An alien who wishes to acquire Turkish citizenship shall;
- Be in the age of majority and have the capacity to act either according to his/her own national law or, if he/she is stateless, according to Turkish law,
- Have been resident in Turkey without interruption for five years preceding the date of his/her application,
- Verify his/her determination to settle down in Turkey with his/her manners,
- Have no disease constituting an obstacle in respect of public health,
- Be of good moral character,
- Be able to speak a sufficient level of Turkish,
- Have income or profession to provide for maintenance for himself/herself and
his/her dependants in Turkey,
- Have no quality constituting an obstacle in respect of national security and public order.
If you have these conditions, you can apply to City Population and Citizenship Directorate (İl Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık Müdürlüğü). Your ‘sufficient level of Turkish language’ degree is evaluated by the commission. This commission is not want to any document about language degree. If the commission appropriates your application, send the file to Ministry of the Interior. The decision of citizenship acquisition is given by Ministry.
For your questions: [email protected]
