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Short-term residence — qualifying non-working investment

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What investment option or options qualify?

This is purpose 13 of the Turkish short-term residence permit: foreigners who do not work in Türkiye but will make an investment within the scope and amount that shall be determined by the Council of Ministers, together with their foreign spouses and their foreign minor or foreign dependent children. The page does not list the qualifying investment types.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not list the qualifying investment types; it refers the scope to a Council of Ministers determination that is not reproduced on this page.
  • Section 1 SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT
    13-Foreigners who do not work in Turkey but will make an investment within the scope and amount that shall be determined by the Council of Ministers, and their foreign spouses, his and her foreign minor children or foreign dependent children;
  • Section 1 SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT
    The purpose of the changes which International Labour Law numbered 6735 generated in the Law numbered 6458 is to promote the foreigners who will contribute to the national economy and to provide convenience to them on residence permit processes.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

No amount is stated on this page. The scope and amount of the qualifying investment are to be determined by the Council of Ministers. The applicant must also not work in Türkiye.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no investment amount or tier; the amount is left to a Council of Ministers determination that is not reproduced here. No figure should be assumed.
  • The page states no government fee for this purpose.
  • Section 1 SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT
    13-Foreigners who do not work in Turkey but will make an investment within the scope and amount that shall be determined by the Council of Ministers, and their foreign spouses, his and her foreign minor children or foreign dependent children;

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The page states no maintenance or holding period for the investment. The continuing conditions it does state are the general short-term residence conditions and the purpose itself: the holder does not work in Türkiye and holds the investment within the scope determined by the Council of Ministers. A residence permit is cancelled where it is used outside the purposes for which it was issued. The Article 32 conditions for a short-term residence permit are: submit supporting information and documents regarding the reason of stay in Türkiye; not fall within the scope of Article 7 of the Law; live in accommodation conditions that conform to general health and safety standards; on request, present a criminal record certificate issued by the competent authorities of the country of citizenship or legal residence; and submit information on the address of stay in Türkiye. A short-term residence permit is also refused, cancelled or not renewed upon violation of the rules on periods lived outside Türkiye.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no minimum holding period for the investment and no physical-presence condition.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The investment purpose itself covers the foreign spouse and foreign minor or foreign dependent children. A family residence permit may be granted to the foreign spouse, foreign children or foreign minor children of the spouse, and dependent foreign children or dependent foreign children of the spouse, of foreigners holding one of the residence permits. The page does not state whether family members may work.

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Limits of the record
  • The investor-purpose wording that itself covers the foreign spouse and minor or dependent children is cited in this route's other answers and not repeated here.
  • The page does not state whether family members may work.
  • https://en.goc.gov.tr/residence-permit-types
    Family residence permit maybe granted to the: a) foreign spouse, b) foreign children or foreign minor children of their spouse, c) dependent foreign children or dependent foreign children of their spouse, of Turkish citizens, persons within the scope of Article 28 of Law No 5901 or, foreigners holding one of the residence permits as well as refugees and subsidiary protection beneficiaries.
  • Section 1 SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT
    13-Foreigners who do not work in Turkey but will make an investment within the scope and amount that shall be determined by the Council of Ministers, and their foreign spouses, his and her foreign minor children or foreign dependent children;
  • Section 1 SHORT-TERM RESIDENCE PERMIT
    The purpose of the changes which International Labour Law numbered 6735 generated in the Law numbered 6458 is to promote the foreigners who will contribute to the national economy and to provide convenience to them on residence permit processes.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The status obtained is a short-term residence permit, issued for five years at most on this basis, an express exception to the general two-year maximum. It is refused, cancelled or not renewed where its conditions are not met or no longer apply, where it is used outside its purpose, where there is a current removal decision or entry ban to Türkiye, or upon violation of the rules on periods lived outside Türkiye. A long-term residence permit is issued after at least eight years of continuous residence on a permit, with the full duration of non-student residence permits counting.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state a renewal procedure for this purpose, nor any citizenship consequence of the investment, nor what happens to the investment on exit.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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