Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Turkish Citizenship by Investment in 2024

[@coachdaron3854]

Great information!

[@harryharry9602]

Sorry for the edge-case question. If a person already has two citizenships and for each citizenship he has a different legal name, when applying for Turkish citizenship, can he choose to use either of those names, or does he have to use the name associated with the birth country?

[@GregoryIngle]

Great questions. The reality of the Turkish CBI - it's taking over 2 years for most people now if you buy real estate. The wars, the refugees, the influx of Russians and Ukranians. It has overwhelmed the system. The companies saying it is happening faster than that are lying. I personally know at least 20 people still waiting. Resident permit (ikamet) process has gotten a lot faster lately but it's not what it used to be either. Very clear video. Good job. Yuvvum accounts have made me a great return on investment (non citizenship accounts) they allow for arbitrage with set return.

[@ThinkTurkey]

Thanks Greg 🙏 You are right that it has slowed down, however I wouldn’t say over 2 years though. My info is that if you applied recently like within 6 months, your wait time is about a year or maybe 1.5 years if you don’t have a good law firm looking after your case. Some law firms can process faster if they are following up on the application and bring that timeline to under a year. This could be a temporary issue as well and it’s possible they will again start to speed things up in coming months. Time will tell. Get in touch with me, perhaps I can help your friends (20 ppl) you mentioned to get things moving along quicker. wa.me/[phone]

[@GregoryIngle]

@ThinkTurkey Thank you brother 🙏

[@adams9800]

Is it true that non-turkish citizens are banned to buy /register ???property in Istanbul ? Does this Apply to Istanbul only or to other cities as well?

[@ThinkTurkey]

@adams9800 not true at all. Non citizens can buy in Istanbul as well as any other cities. There is just restrictions for residency (property bought to gain residence permit) for certain areas due to too many foreigners in those areas surpassing 20%. However if you buy for citizenship there is no restriction, or for investment also no restrictions at all. Get in touch with me for more info wa.me/[phone]

[@ibtehaj-khan]

Thanks for this QnA session. What's the healthcare quality and cost in Turkiye for both Citizen and Non Citizen? Asking for old aged people (60+)

[@ThinkTurkey]

Healthcare when compared to UK, US, Canada is considered quite decent when we look at the private facilities. For the public facilities it depends on the facility itself, you have to pick and choose the right one based on recommendations from locals. For advanced cases then again we go to the public hospitals and university research hospitals which are quite renowned here. Non-citizen with residence permit can get access to public health facilities for a nominal fee and private hospitals for a slightly lower fee compared to tourists. To avail fully for free you can buy the public health insurance (SGK) after living here for a year, you can qualify to purchase this. With this insurance you qualify for subsidized rates even in private hospitals (public is free with this) and many locals even utilize this to get affordable treatments with higher quality of service but lower rates at private hospitals with SGK health insurance.

[@GregoryIngle]

@@ibtehaj-khan Private healthcare is about 25% of the USA. Acibadem hospitals system is amazing. Kizilay is also very nice.

[@harryharry9602]

When changing legal name during citizenship process, can it be a Turkish name but with slightly different writing? Like instead of "Aydin", you choose "Aiden"

[@ThinkTurkey]

@@harryharry9602 as far as I know it should be Turkish name so have to follow Turkish spelling