Buying a home in Turkey in order to obtain citizenship. Statistics.
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In Turkey, a quarter of all home purchases in 2021 were for citizenship purposes.
According to statistics, 24.3% of 12 192 home purchases in Turkey in the first quarter of 2021 were made for this purpose.
Analytical company EVA Real Estate Appraisal analyzed real estate investments in Turkey as of January-March this year. According to the study, the volume of foreign investment in real estate in Istanbul amounted to 6136 units. It is noted that 39.1% of these investments were housing purchased for the purpose of the future application for citizenship.
The TOP-countries, among whose citizens there are most investors interested in citizenship, are Iran (in the first place), Iraq and Afghanistan. There are also many people who want to apply for a residence permit and subsequently become citizens of Turkey were among the investors in China, Yemen, Palestine, Egypt, Pakistan, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan.