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How can I bring my Russian family to Turkey through its citizenship by investment program?

Does Turkey accept Russian investors? How is the due diligence of investment funds handled? Will the EU accept my children’s new Turkish passport if they want to study at European universities?


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  • Tenha Law Firm
    August 11, 2022

    There are no restrictions for Russian investors in the Turkish citizenship by investment program. In the first step, the investor sells USD 500,000 of foreign currency to the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey through a bank operating in Turkey. This bank issues a Currency Exchange Document on behalf of the investor. As a second step; in exchange for Turkish lira written in the Currency Exchange Document, foreign investors will buy real estate investment fund shares or venture capital investment fund shares. If the investor and his/her family, who acquired Turkish citizenship through investment, use the Turkish passport, they will be treated as Turkish citizens.

  • ADMD Mavioglu & Alkan Law Office
    August 11, 2022

    Turkey accepts Russian investors for its citizenship by investment program. There is no due diligence made on the investor's funds; due diligence can be privately engaged for the assets that the investor wishes to invest in. Turkey is not a member of the EU and therefore, like any other Turkish citizen, the children of the investor will need to apply for student visas for university education in the EU.