Green Turkish passport

Created: 2021-12-14
Last Updated: 2024-05-06
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Turkish passport types:
All about the green Turkish passport:
The most important features of the Turkish passport:
What are the most prominent ways to obtain a Turkish passport?
Why the Turkish passport and not other passports around the world?
Steps to obtaining a Turkish passport:

Being a holder of one of the powerful passports around the world, you carry a lot of privileges and the doors of life will be open in front of you. That is why many investors around the world have chosen to obtain an important passport of advanced global standing. Among the most important passports around the world is the Turkish passport, which ranks 38 worldwide. It is worth noting that the Turkish passport has many types and many privileges, and one of the most important types is the green passport, which we will learn about all the details related to it through the following article. We will also explain the most important information related to this passport in general.

Turkish passport types:

· Ordinary passport:

Also, this passport is called the red passport and is granted to all members of Turkish society, including foreigners who have Turkish citizenship, only by applying for it from the government departments concerned with issuing the passport.

· Personal passport:

This type of Turkish passport bears the green color and cannot be obtained by any individual, as it is intended for a specific category of workers in the Turkish state. The green Turkish passport can be obtained by anyone who has reached a specific job stage in the career ladder and has the seniority in order to reach it. The most prominent who can get it are the former ministers and members of the Turkish People's Assembly.

· Stamped passport:

As for this type of Turkish passport, it has a gray color and is also granted to certain members of the community who are sent by the Turkish state on an official mission outside the Turkish state, such as ambassadors and consuls.

· Diplomatic passport:

As for this passport, it is of black color and only important personalities such as ministers, members of the Turkish parliament, ministers, generals and anyone who occupies an important position in the Turkish state obtain it.

All about the green Turkish passport:

It is one of the most important types of Turkish passport at all, and according to the provisions of the Turkish constitution, it is granted to Turkish exporters and all directors of exporting companies with an amount ranging between one million and ten million US dollars within three years and for more than three thousand exporters, with expectations that the number will reach 14 thousand exporters in the coming period.

The aforementioned decision is of great importance, as its holder can enter many countries of the world without an entry visa because of the many agreements concluded between the Turkish state and them. In the context of talking about this passport, it is only a means to enter many countries of the world with reduced procedures.

The most important features of the Turkish passport:

1 - By obtaining a Turkish passport, it is possible to enter nearly 77 countries around the world without obtaining a transit visa.

2 - A Turkish passport holder can enter nearly 40 countries around the world by obtaining a visa at the moment of arrival at the airport of the country to which he has traveled.

3 - There are also eight countries around the world that have granted the Turkish passport holder a visa to transit through the Internet.

4 - The Turkish passport can be obtained very easily and in a short period of time that does not exceed thirty days, and it is valid for a long period of up to ten years.

5 - One of the most prominent advantages of this passport is that its holder obtains many rights enjoyed by the Turkish citizen, such as medical and educational services, etc. The holder will also be able to benefit from the retirement program for the elderly. The Turkish passport holder can participate in the general elections and can run for important positions and can apply for distinguished jobs.

6 - A Turkish passport can be obtained directly after obtaining Turkish citizenship, and whoever obtains it is not required to give up his mother nationality, as the Turkish constitution allows dual citizenship.

Obtain Turkish passport

What are the most prominent ways to obtain a Turkish passport?

1 - The Turkish passport can be obtained through real estate investment only through the property price being a minimum of 250 thousand US dollars, as well as the commitment after selling it before three years from the date of its purchase.

2 - The Turkish passport can also be obtained through commercial investment, provided that the invested capital is not less than five hundred thousand US dollars.

3 - Bank deposit is one of the means of obtaining a Turkish passport, provided that the deposited amount is not less than five hundred thousand US dollars, and a commitment must be made not to withdraw any part of it before the lapse of three years from the date of its deposit.

4 - This passport can also be obtained by marrying a Turkish citizen after the seriousness of this marriage has been proven.

Why the Turkish passport and not other passports around the world?

According to many specialists and experts specialized in studying analytical matters, there are a number of reasons that prompted many to choose the Turkish passport over other passports around the world, and this desire was not random, and these are the most prominent reasons:

1 - Turkey, as described by specialists, is witnessing an unprecedented renaissance, based on what it is witnessing in the presence of major and huge investment projects, in addition to its great care for the infrastructure that has become competitive with the most important countries in the world.

2 - The Turkish state has worked to develop many industrial, agricultural and commercial sectors, which in turn contribute to the development and support of the real estate sector.

3 - Many investors from the world tend to obtain a Turkish passport in order to obtain the facilities that lead their business and investments towards growth and development, especially if they choose to invest in real estate.

4 - Life in Turkey is flexible and easy, as it relies on a lot of digital systems, and many transactions can be done online.

5 - The Turkish economy is characterized by the fact that it occupies an advanced rank at the global level, as it continues to achieve qualitative leaps, and is expected to achieve by the end of the year a growth of up to ten percent.

6- Turkey is characterized by its distinguished geographical location, which is in the middle of this world, as it overlooks the most important seas of the world. It is also famous for the Bosphorus Strait, as well as it is distinguished by the fact that it extends over two continents of the world (Asia and Europe), and despite its narrow presence on the latter, it managed to attract many to it as it is the center of modernity and development..

7 - Turkey embraces many important projects worldwide, not only at the Turkish level, most notably (the new Istanbul airport / the new Istanbul water canal / highways / tunnels / the development of transportation networks / modern health systems / the advancement of the educational reality), in all of that Indications that the development of life in Turkey in all fields and sectors.

Steps to obtaining a Turkish passport:

In the beginning, an appointment must be made through the Personal status website, and then pay all the costs of obtaining a Turkish passport through one of the Turkish post offices, and then a receipt of the amount paid must be obtained. In the second step, you must prepare all the required documents, which are:

· Personal ID and a copy of it.

· Two personal photos.

· The old passport, if any.

· Receipt of the amount paid.

· A document proving the place of residence.

· Filling out the form with the required information.

The Turkish passport is a transit card towards a better life, based on all its advantages, and it is a qualitative leap in the life of everyone who obtains it, especially if he is an investor. The Turkish passport is no longer the monopoly of anyone, according to all the facilities provided by the Turkish government in this regard, as it aims through this to develop its sectors as well as attract a lot of foreign capital.

On May 13, 2022, the Turkish government issued a decision to raise the amount of obtaining Turkish citizenship through the purchase of real estate to a value of 400,000 dollars instead of 250,000 dollars. The decision has been implemented starting in 12th June 2022.

The investor has the right to buy a real estate or several properties with the new amount of $400,000 in order to obtain citizenship, provided that the investor must keep the property for 3 years and he mustn’t sell the property he purchased for the purpose of citizenship before 3 years from the date of purchasing. For more information about the Turkish citizenship law and its conditions, click here.

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