Bank Deposits 
TL Denominated but still (2025) with currency protected choices 
$ 500,000

The Essential First Step: The citizenship application can not begin without the documentary receipt for the investment…

• Our procedure protects Investors with ‘Best Practice’ adopted from US  & UK Regulatory Requirements…
• Is Transparent, Fully Disclosed, and Fully Informed…

 

The Advantages…

• Speed of Execution without uncertainty created by conflicts of interest such as commissions…
• Confidence to Execute Efficiently…
• Focus on Key Investment Criteria of Each Individual Investor..

 

The Benefits…

• Full Risk Disclosure: Assets, Counter-parties, Contracts, Due Diligence, etc
• Optimized Investment Strategy meeting individual requirements…
• Flexible Solutions for Adjusting Investment Performance during the three year holding period…

The Investment Choice...

• Includes Bank Deposits  (currency & asset variations available), Government Bonds, and Investment Funds ( Venture Capital and Real Estate Investment Trusts (residential property or other).
  

 

The Team at mytapu are the CIP market leaders for professional investment services, with internal procedures and external market experience to rival any international investment banking service… 

We are happy to answer your inquiries so contact us today at info@mytapu.com:  add your WhatsApp or Telegram Messenger number to request a call back.

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Turkish Citizenship can be a viable and cost effective choice but only with professional guidance from investment advisers, that are governed by requirements to provide professional investment advice.  This enables an investor to manage ALL risks and reduce costs, saving thousands, as much as 20% on the investment. Following advice from real estate agents or citizenship consultants that are selling Turkish property will have the opposite result, costing thousands more than is necessary or reasonable, ie, instant capital loss..

Defensive Rental Income Property Investments....

Ideal for Citizenship Investors, or portfolio investors,  that do not wish to travel to Turkey and do not intend personal use of the properties, because rent wwill be paid by long-term tenants... These are AA.2 Asset Profile Properties in Central Istanbul... a smart investment for this stage of the economic cycle in Turkey.... described in more detail here...

Travelling: How to Obtain Turkish Citizenship & Complete a Property Purchase without leaving your home country....

The virus pandemic has increased the risk of travelling and in some regions has resulted in shutdown of the transportation network. Request the mytapu investment Note explaining how to participate in Turkey’s Citizenship Investment Program and purchase property without ever leaving the country you are in now. Obtain a Turkish Passport and all rights of a Turkish Citizen...without travelling from home was fortunately available during the pandemic...  as of January 2024 an applicants' presence is required in Turkiye for finger print registration,. Check with your advisor on how this may be done in your home country. Receive passports (head of family and all dependents under age 18) within 90 days for an investment in real estate, and much sooner for an investment in bank deposits, Treasury Bonds, and/or investment fundsEmail info@mytapu.com and add your WhatsApp or Viber number to request a call back.

A Better Investment than property is...  Bank Deposits, Government Bonds,  Listed Investment Funds ... 

These have every advantage over a property purchase: Faster Citizenship Application Processing; Lower Transaction Costs; Lower Taxes; More Secure Income; Better Regulatory Protection; Faster Growing Yield Income; Less Risk; Higher Investment Returns... You decide which assets, with our professional insights and more than 30 years experience and accumulated knowledge of Istanbul's Capital Markets, Bank Deposits ... avoid Turkish Lira exchange rate risk and manage other risks, , bank deposits provide ways to mitigate foreign exchange currency risk using special account structures.,  Ask today how our 30 years of investment expertise in Turkish Capital Markets can serve and guide you, by emailing to info@mytapu.com: add your WhatsApp or Viber number to request a call back.

Economy & Turkish Lira: The Outlook & Forecast

The Turkish Lira had been under severe downward pressure between 2017 and 2024 and this negatively effected property prices (see Turkey:Market & Price Outlook below)... However the downward momentum in the Lira is reducing and the outlook for stabilsing and perhaps reversing is vastly imporved for the period 2025 to 2030. Find out the very sound macro-economic reasons why, and by emailing info@mytapu.com: add your Telegram or WhatsApp number to request a call back.  

 

How to Make Fully Informed Decisions?  

The Citizenship Application Procedure and the Property Purchasing Procedure in Turkey are two separate processes that not complicated, but do require careful attentionbest provided by professional advisers that are not receiving commission payments from property sellers. Careful research is a key to successful investment to ensure all risks are clearly understood in advance. The Team at mytapu follow policies based on full transparency to ensure clients have all information necessary to make fully informed decisions, and are not mislead.  We are happy to answer your inquiries and fulfill your expectations, so contact us today by emailing info@mytapu.com:  add your WhatsApp or Viber number to request a call back.

Buying Property in Turkey…  

Property Finder Services...   

Read more and request the full ten page report for Free... The Guide to Buying Property in Turkey....

If you do not speak Turkish, and do not search using the Turkish language, what you will find is pages and pages of websites designed only to lure non-Turkish speaking foreign buyers. These are the websites of english speaking agents. They do not do business with local Turkish buyers, because no Turk will deal with them. These agents want to do business in a specific way (that is to their advantage) that is only possible with unsuspecting foreign buyers. No local Turkish buyers will buy property this way... (continue reading).

Using the internet to scan English speaking websites of property agents in Turkey is fine for ‘window shopping’, but to then start your property purchase procedure that way, is a mistake. If you do, the agent will lock you into their ‘marked-up’ prices with a falsely named ‘reservation deposit’, and what follows afterwards, is a long story of things you wish you had known before you paid, but didn’t find out until later.

Surfing the Web Looking at Agents’ Websites for Property to Buy…? 

Time for a Reality Check…

 

 Do You Know…?

Why CBI / CIP Citizenship Investors choose Istanbul...?

The Life Style...

History and Culture... 

Quality of Life...
Safety & Security...

Mountains, Forests, and Seas...

Travel Advantages...

And the Investment Merits...

Read more here...

Istanbul Life is the Choice for Turkish Citizenship Property Buyers…  

To find the property meeting your family's needs, the Professional Property Finders at mytapu.com provide a complete service:

Preparation of Fact Finding Report that details those requirements and the specific locations in Istanbul or elsewhere covering all coastal locations in Turkey that match.

 Identifying, presenting and arranging viewings of the properties in Istanbul and all coastal regions of Turkey. Providing the legal oversight to make sure the property is legal and the risks of transferring title, and conveyance, are properly managed.  

How does a Property Finder reduce a buyers cost of purchase?

 And Why this MUST be done for Citizenship Investors...

First a property finder negotiates a sales price down to save costs- so the buyer isn’t subsiding the agent’s commission as paid by the seller from a marked-up purchase price, which is otherwise the real situation, hidden from view.... 

Second, a property finder does the specific things required on each transaction to ensure the buyers’ rights and interests are protected, and for each of these tasks, charges simple reasonable fee. In this way the buyer is assured the work will be done on necessary things that need doing , without worrying about the much higher legal costs of having to pay for things to get done after the purchase is completed (the usual outcome).  

Misrepresentation – to ensure the property buyer is not mislead by agents regarding a properties location, legal documentation, and other matters. 

Legal Documentation- ensuring a property has the permits and documentation that shows  the property is legally compliant. 

Purchasing Procedures- to prevent agent’s leading the buyer down a path which places all the risk on the buyer and can result in a costly outcome, often requiring thousands of EUR in legal fees to rectify.

Deposits- to ensure the buyer is not required to pay a 'reservation' deposit and to if necessary, to ensure it is not done so without a legally valid contract.

Legal Contracts- to prevent the practice of agent's contracts which  do not protect the buyers deposit or rights and are not executed in a legally valid manner.

Valuations- to provide valid appraisal reports  essential for Citizenship investors , avoiding agents  common practice of arriving at their own valuations based on nothing more than a whim for sales purposes, while all along a legal and appraised valuation report is never discussed or mentioned.

Payment & Banking- to advise and assist the buyer in establishing bank accounts and arranging payment documentation for the property purchase.

High pressure tactics- to reduce the effect of psychological tricks and sales tactics used by agents to get a deposit.

A professional Property Finder knows not just which questions to ask, and which issues to check, but knows where to get the documentary proof, and how to cross check and apply it, under different circumstances.  This is especially important because every property purchase transaction is different, which is because Turkey is only slowly moving towards the type of standardisation that is common in many more developed countries. Read more about Turkish property ‘conveyancing...

1)  Are there checks on a person’s background? Answer: During the process a check on an individual’s suitability will be conducted. This is a check for criminal records and similar things that may dis-qualify an applicant, for the reason that the applicant is a threat to national security. No financial information or declarations of asset or income are required.

2)  Are there any restrictions on the property invested in? Answer: Any type of real estate ownership is acceptable, commercial, rental, etc  with the requirement that the investor not sell the property for three years, and this is evidenced by a notation placed next to the ownership registration details at the Land Registry, and he record of this accompanies the application.

3)  Is the application process complicated?Answer: This is a newly established 'Fast Track' process and is relatively simple and straight-forward, the application just has to be checked and confirmed by three government administrations for coordination and issue of Citizenship and Passport documentation: Tapu Office,  the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre, and the Ministry of interior.

Documents Required:

-  Valid passports
- 4 passport-size photos of each member of family 
- Birth certificates
- Residence permit or valid Tourist Visa Stamp in your passport
- Documents proving your relationships  (marriage license)
- Application tax payment receipt

- Application Form

-Proof of Investment

4)  Do I need to deal with the application process myself in Turkey? 

Answer: No, you do not need to be in Turkey, or deal with the application yourself, as it can be done by granting Power of Attorney to a local representative appointed to follow the process for you, for example appointed by mytapu.com; however you may follow it yourself in Turkey, if you choose, with the guidance provided by mytapu.com.

5)  Is the application for a whole family to obtain Citizenship? 

Answer: For head of Family of and all dependents (disabled children above 18 years) and minors under age of 18 on application date.

6)  How long do I have to wait to receive my Turkish Passport? 

Answer: The procedure is expected to take 3-6 months, while the government agencies coordinate their document processing.

7)  Do I need to renounce my existing citizenship? 

Answer: No- dual citizenship is acceptable in Turkey.

8)  Can I live in Turkey before my Citizenship is granted? 

Answer: Yes, with a Residence Permit, granted upon completion of investment, a simple procedure commonly used by foreign property owners in Turkey, or more simply, on a Tourist Visa. There is no requirement to spend a certain numbers of days or time in Turkey.

9)  How much is the minimum investment? 

Answer: $ 400,000 equivalent in Turkish Lira, for one or more properties totalling more than $400,000, with one application for all.

10)  How to prove the amount invested?   

Answer: The proof must be by bank transfer or banking documentary payment showing payment details. The value of the payment in Turkish Lira is calculated in US Dollars at the Central Bank’s effective rate on the date of the application. The proof of amount invested is confirmed by a licensed Appraisal Company, that submits an independent valuation of the property. Appraised values have been known to differ by as much as 20% from the sales prices charged by agents and developers, which is because they inflate their sales prices with top-ups above market prices as commission additions,  and so it is very important to ensure your purchase price is not inflated by these top-up commissions, and is at market value. A purchase of a property for $250,000 that is appraised at a valuation of 20% less would be only $200,000,and insufficient for Citizenship application. In other words, buying a property that is priced at 20% over market valuations would mean it is necessary to buy at a price of $312,500 or more, to qualify for the minimum investment of $250,000. Read more information about how mytapu.com can provide solutions with Appraisal & Valuations...

Click here to view the Presidential Decree governing citizenship by investment in Turkey.