🇹🇷Istanbul

Straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul anchors Turkey's property-linked routes to residency and citizenship by investment.

Property investment routesCitizenship-by-investment optionLow cost of living

To live in Istanbul you apply for residency in Turkey. These are the 6 verified Turkey programmes — there is no separate city visa.

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Investor Visa Citizenship by Investment

Residency programmes in Turkey

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Turkey CBI Updated

Turkey • europe

Headline cost

$400,000

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Turkey Citizenship by Investment

Turkey • europe

Headline cost

$400k real estate or $500k financial

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Short-Term Residence by Property Ownership

Turkey • europe

Headline cost

Property ownership (any value)

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Turkish Citizenship by Descent

Turkey • europe

Headline cost

Free

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Turkey CBI (updated)

Turkey • middleeast

Headline cost

$400k real estate OR $500k bank deposit/fund

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Digital Nomad Visa

Turkey • EMEIA

Headline cost

$190 USD visa fee

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