Application Authority And Procedure For Citizenship
Application Authority and Procedure
Applications are made in person or with a special power of attorney for the exercise of this right to the governorship where the place of residence is located. Applications made by post are not accepted.
Applications for citizenship of minors or persons deprived of the power of discernment shall be made by their parents or guardians.
The foreigner identification number is taken as basis in applications and procedures.
The date of application shall be based on the date on which the form petition of the person is registered by the application authority.
A foreigner who wishes to acquire Turkish citizenship may stay outside Turkey for a total period not exceeding six months within the required residence period. The period not exceeding six months in total spent outside Turkey shall be considered within the prescribed period of residence.
If the foreigner spends more than a total of six months outside Turkey within the residence period or if he/she stays in Turkey for more than six months without a valid residence permit or without obtaining a residence permit, the residence period shall be interrupted and the residence periods before this date shall not be taken into consideration.
Residence in Turkey without a legal residence permit or with a residence permit obtained for purposes such as asylum or asylum applicant, asylum seeker, education, tourism, accompanying a child who is studying, treatment, or with the identity card of the personnel of a foreign mission that provides immunity with diplomatic or consular privileges, which is legal but does not show the intention to settle in Turkey, is not accepted as valid residence for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship.
The reasons for residence that are not accepted for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship and the previous periods of residence shall also be taken into account in the event that the person in Turkey is subsequently connected to the residence for a reason deemed valid. This provision shall not apply to those who are in Turkey with a residence permit for touristic purposes.
The certification of official documents issued by foreign authorities shall be carried out in accordance with Article 167 of the Regulation on the Implementation of the Population Services Law.
Documents such as diplomas and passports issued by foreign authorities submitted by foreigners who wish to acquire Turkish citizenship at the time of application must be translated into Turkish and notarized.
In cases deemed necessary, the provincial directorates may also certify the authenticity of residence permits.
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