21 CBI. The Bitcoin Standard of Citizenship.
A real estate asset on Turkish soil. Treaty access to the United States. Your passport in 4–6 months.
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Bitcoin Accepted. 5% Advisory Fee. Remote-First Process.
Unsure if this program fits? Take the 2-minute PPQMost CBI passports buy you mobility. Türkiye buys you a real estate asset that opens the United States via E‑2, opens Europe via the Schengen cascade, and opens 113 countries on day one. Three years to liquidity. Five years to zero capital gains. The only program that puts a 113-destination passport, a treaty visa, and a sellable asset in a single transaction.
Buy the asset. Hold three years. Open the United States.
See the PathwayThree-year hold. E‑2 unlock. G20 passport.
Turkish immigration lawyers filing directly at Provincial Directorates. Real estate developers we have used firsthand. No intermediary layers. Your application moves through the same government channels a Turkish citizen would: background screening, source-of-funds verification (FOREX Certificate), AML/CTF compliance, and Presidential approval batch processing. We handle document preparation, government liaison, and filing. Encrypted updates at each stage. Compartmentalized handling end to end.
Türkiye is the only G20 passport you can earn by deed.
Transcontinental. E‑2 treaty with the United States. Real estate-backed citizenship from $400,000. Türkiye bridges Europe and Asia across a population of ~86 million and a ~$1.3 trillion economy, the 17th-largest in the world by nominal GDP. Istanbul is the commercial capital; Ankara is the political seat. Currency: the Turkish Lira (TRY).
What matters for your jurisdictional architecture: Türkiye is the only CBI jurisdiction that combines E‑2 treaty access to the United States, a G20-nation passport, NATO membership, Schengen cascade visa progression, and a real estate asset you can exit after three years. The economy runs on manufacturing, financial services, and a tourism sector that drives consistent rental demand in Istanbul, Antalya, and Bodrum. Türkiye attracts over $11 billion in annual FDI (CBRT, 2024). For Bitcoiners who need a fiat-layer identity that passes compliance review at exchanges, banks, and institutional counterparties, a G20 passport carries weight where a sub-$200K passport often does not. Caribbean and Pacific CBI programs are legitimate; they answer different questions.
Three routes lead to citizenship. Real estate purchase ($400,000 minimum, three-year hold) is the primary pathway. A $500,000 alternative-investment route covers bank deposit, government bonds, fixed-capital investment, venture-fund shares, or private pension contributions. A third, less common, route is job creation: employ 50 Turkish nationals. Processing takes 4–6 months from application submission. Every path includes your spouse and dependent children. We settle the 21 CBI advisory fee in BTC, Lightning, or USDT; credit cards and bank transfers also accepted as needed. The investment itself settles in Turkish Lira through licensed FOREX channels per Turkish program rules.
For Bitcoiners, Türkiye occupies a position no other CBI program can match: E‑2 treaty investor visa access to the United States, zero capital gains tax on property held five years or more, and Schengen cascade visa access to mainland Europe. Of the Caribbean CBI programs, only Grenada carries an E‑2 treaty with the United States; no Pacific CBI program offers a real estate asset you can resell. As of 2026, no other active CBI program delivers U.S. treaty access, capital preservation, and European mobility in a single passport.
Capital
Ankara
Population
~86 million
Language
Turkish
Currency
Turkish Lira (TRY)
Timezone
GMT +3
Climate
Mediterranean (coastal), Continental (interior)
Government
Presidential Republic
NATO Member
Yes
Legal Basis: Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12-A (the industry shorthand; the formal statutory citation is Article 12(1)(b)). Implementing regulation: Council of Ministers Decision No. 2016/9601, dated December 12, 2016, entering force January 12, 2017. Program administered by the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs (Ministry of Interior) and the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change), fully compliant with Article 12-A.
Primary source: Resmi Gazete (Turkish Official Gazette) Governing instruments are published in the Resmi Gazete. Consult the current text for up-to-date eligibility criteria and investment thresholds.
Türkiye launched its CBI program at a $1,000,000 real estate investment threshold. At that price, the program was a footnote. Few investors saw the case when Caribbean programs offered passports for a fraction of the cost with no property hold requirement. But Türkiye had something Caribbean programs did not: an E‑2 treaty with the United States and a top-50 passport at the time.
Investment threshold reduced to $250,000. The calculus changed overnight. At that price point, Türkiye undercut most Caribbean programs while offering a real estate asset, E‑2 treaty access, and a passport covering 100+ countries. Application volume surged. By 2022, TÜİK recorded 67,490 residential property sales to foreign nationals, the all-time peak; 2018–2022 cumulative was approximately 252,000 units, with the CBI program identified as the dominant driver. For four years, this was the most accessible E‑2 pathway in global CBI.
Threshold doubled to $400,000. The pattern is always the same: programs launch accessible, gain traction, then raise the bar. Every CBI threshold increase in history has been upward. The $250,000 window lasted four years. At $400,000, Türkiye remained the lowest-cost E‑2 pathway with a deed-backed real estate route; Grenada's E‑2 program is cheaper at entry but donation-led. Alternative Turkish pathways (bank deposits, bonds, fixed capital, fund shares, private pension) remained at $500,000.
The $400,000 real estate threshold remains active. Enhanced preliminary screening, accelerated biometric submission (same-day processing reported in 2026), and a new secure-payment procedure announced for mid-2026 (confirm current effective date with Turkish counsel at engagement). The program is operationally mature and processing is faster than it has ever been. 21 CBI works with licensed Turkish immigration counsel and pre-vetted real estate developers to coordinate filings, document preparation, the FOREX Certificate, and Provincial Directorate liaison.
Programs get more expensive, not cheaper. Once a CBI program finds its market, threshold increases are the rule; the $1M-to-$250K launch correction proved the demand existed, and the $250K-to-$400K raise in 2022 was the inevitable next step. If you are waiting for the price to drop, you are waiting for something that has never happened in the history of CBI.
Türkiye CBI is not a donation program. The $400,000 is a real estate purchase: titled property in your name, three-year hold under the regulation, resellable on the open market in year four. The asset stays on your balance sheet. The citizenship is what the transaction earns.
Seven qualifying investment pathways. Real estate is the dominant route historically: the overwhelming majority of applicants during the 2018–2022 boom (no Turkish government source publishes a current pathway breakdown). The route holds because of asset appreciation, E‑2 treaty access, and optional rental income. All six capital pathways require a 3-year mandatory hold; job creation is certified at filing through SGK payroll records.
Deed-Backed, Capital Preservation
$400,000
Direct property ownership; full deed (Tapu) registration to your name.
3-year mandatory hold period. No-sale annotation on title deed.
Optional guaranteed rental income: $1,500–$2,000/month during hold period.
Processing: 4–6 months
Best for: Capital Preservation + E‑2 Access
High Yield, Full Capital Return
$500,000
3-year placement in Turkish commercial bank (rate: 30–45% annually, CBRT-linked).
Interest income: $450,000–$675,000 over 3 years (withholding: 10–25% depending on term).
Currency note: the deposit is converted to TRY at CBRT and earns Turkish-Lira rates. USD-equivalent net return depends on TRY/USD over the 3-year hold; TRY has depreciated ~75% against USD over 2021–2024. We model both scenarios during your strategy call.
Capital returned in full post-hold. Immediate liquidity after 3-year period.
Processing: 4–6 months
Best for: Yield + Liquidity
| Factor | Real Estate | Bank Deposit | Bonds | Fixed Capital | Fund Shares | Pension | Job Creation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold | $400,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | 50 employees |
| Hold Period | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Certified at filing (SGK) |
| Liquidity | High | Immediate | Medium | Medium | High | Low | N/A |
| Returns | 8–12% appr. | 30–45% int. | 25–35% yield | Dividends | Varies | Tax-deferred | Business profits |
| Historical Share* | 95% | 2% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
*Historical Share is an industry estimate of pathway distribution during the 2018–2022 CBI boom period; no Turkish government source publishes a current pathway breakdown. Treat the figures as directional, not statistical.
Currency note: returns marked as percentages (Real Estate 8–12% appr., Bank Deposit 30–45% int., Bonds 25–35% yield) are TRY-denominated. USD-equivalent net return depends on TRY/USD over the hold period; TRY has depreciated materially against USD in recent cycles. We model both scenarios during your strategy call.
Real estate is the dominant pathway for a reason: deed ownership, historical appreciation, optional rental income, and the lowest entry threshold. Choose bank deposit if yield is your priority. Choose bonds if you want secondary-market liquidity. The other pathways serve niche profiles; consult during your strategy call.
E‑2 treaty access to the United States. Capital preservation through real estate. Schengen cascade visa progression. Six advantages that separate Türkiye from every other CBI program at this price point.
Turkish citizenship qualifies for the US E‑2 Treaty Investor visa. No annual cap, renewable indefinitely, spouse and dependents eligible. The AMIGOS Act (Section 5902 of Pub. L. 117-263, signed 23 December 2022, amending INA § 101(a)(15)(E)) requires three years of continuous domicile in Türkiye before E‑2 eligibility for citizens whose nationality was acquired through investment. Among CBI programs, only Grenada offers comparable treaty access.
Your $400,000 goes into titled real estate, not a government fund. Full ownership transfer. Resale permitted after the three-year hold; the only CBI real-estate route that delivers a standalone, fully transferable title deed (Grenada's real-estate route qualifies for E‑2 eligibility but typically takes the form of a fractional share in an approved tourism development). USD-denominated returns depend on TRY/USD exchange rate; factor in currency risk alongside the 0% capital gains exit after 5 years.
0% capital gains tax on real estate held for 5+ years. No annual wealth tax. Purchase $400,000; sell in year 6 for $480,000. Tax owed: $0. BTC-to-fiat conversion gains may be taxable in your country of tax residence. Consult a qualified tax advisor.
Provincial Directorate processing: 3–4 months. Presidential approval: 1–2 months. Passport issuance: 2–4 weeks. Simultaneous family processing. One brief in-person visit (72 hours) during residence permit phase.
Turkish citizenship qualifies for a progressive Schengen visa cascade adopted by the European Commission on 15 July 2025 (Decision C(2025) 4694 final, amending Decision C(2014) 2727). Build a clean travel record and advance from 1-year to 3-year to 5-year multiple entry visas. No other CBI passport offers equivalent structured Schengen access.
Spouse and children under 18 receive citizenship on the same $400,000 investment. No per-person surcharge. Government filing fee: $574 per person. Disabled children (any age) eligible. Newborns after approval receive automatic citizenship.
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Begin Your SovereigntyInvestment Threshold
$400,000
Real estate: $400,000, with a 3-year mandatory hold. Alternative pathways (bank deposit, government bonds, fixed capital, fund shares, private pension): $500,000. Live BTC equivalents and full transaction-cost math in the breakdown below.
Processing Time
4–6 months
From application submission to passport. Property acquisition adds 2–3 months at the front of this timeline.
21 CBI Advisory Fee
$20,000
5% of the $400,000 real-estate threshold (or $500,000 alternative-investment threshold). No hidden costs. Advisory fee payable in BTC, Lightning, USDT, or fiat.
Visa-Free Destinations
113
Including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Argentina. The Schengen Area and the United States require visas; Turkish citizens advance through the Schengen cascade (progressive 1/3/5-year multiple-entry visas) and qualify for the US E‑2 treaty investor visa. Verified against the Henley Passport Index, May 7, 2026.
Passport Validity
10 years
Renewable every 10 years. Citizenship is permanent; only the physical passport renews. Passes to your children and your children’s children.
| Fee Component | Individual | Couple | Family of 3 | Family of 4 | Each Add'l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Estate Purchase | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | - |
Transaction Costs (~5%) | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | - |
Government Processing (Harc) | $574 | $1,148 | $1,722 | $2,296 | $574 |
Due Diligence & Legal | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | - |
21 CBI Advisory Fee (5%) | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | - |
| Total Estimated Cost | $452,574 | $453,148 | $453,722 | $454,296 | $574 |
● 21 CBI charges a flat 5% advisory fee on the investment threshold, compared to the 15–25% typically charged by traditional CBI firms. Transaction costs include transfer taxes and notary fees. Government processing fee (Harc) is charged per person at citizenship application filing.
Optional developer-issued guaranteed rental income of $1,500–$2,000/month (typically USD-denominated; confirm currency basis in the lease) over the 3-year hold period can offset $54,000–$72,000 of total cost. Net effective cost after rental proceeds: $380,574–$398,574 (single applicant).
$400,000 is the minimum qualifying real-estate investment. Total program cost (single applicant) is approximately $452,574, broken down as $400,000 real-estate purchase plus $20,000 21 CBI advisory (5% of investment) plus approximately $32,574 in transaction taxes (~6%), government processing, FIU due diligence, FOREX certificate, and notary fees. Bank deposit, government bonds, fixed capital, fund shares, and private pension routes start at $500,000.
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Schedule a Strategy CallWe assess your profile, run a preliminary compliance review, and prepare your full document package. Pathway selection, family composition review, cost estimate in sats, and banking introduction. Real estate sourcing begins if property pathway selected. The 21 CBI advisory fee is $20,000 (5% of the $400,000 real-estate threshold) and is family-inclusive: no per-applicant surcharge.
2–4 weeksBank account opening at a Turkish commercial bank (2–3 weeks, remote). FOREX conversion certificate obtained. For real estate: SPK-certified valuation and title deed (Tapu) transfer. Residence permit filing under Article 31(1)(j) at the Provincial Directorate. One in-person visit: biometrics and residence permit finalization (72 hours; combine with property inspection).
2–4 weeksCitizenship application filed for all family members. Provincial Directorate submission with supporting documents (legal counsel handles). Turkish background check and government due diligence. Presidential decree, granted on a rolling per-file basis after Ministry of Interior review. We update you directly over encrypted channels at each stage.
3–4 monthsPresidential approval confirmation. Citizenship certificate (Vatandaşlık Belgesi) issued. National ID (Kimlik) and 10-year passport (Pasaport) applied for and issued. Post-approval onboarding: passport renewal guidance, dual citizenship notes, and 3-year property hold tracking.
4–6 weeksTotal Duration: 4–6 months from initial engagement to passport in hand. Then: 3-year mandatory hold period (investment liquidation eligible after month 37).
We will not source overpriced CBI properties. Turkish developers routinely mark up CBI-eligible inventory 20–40% above open-market value because the buyer is buying a passport, not a flat. We work with developers we have priced ourselves; if the unit does not pencil at fair market, we walk.
We will not guarantee Schengen cascade timelines. The cascade rewards bona-fide travel under European Commission Decision C(2025) 4694 final. Your travel record is not on our balance sheet, and we will not promise a 5-year MEV by year 8.
We will not promise E‑2 visa approval. The AMIGOS Act 3-year domicile requirement and US consular adjudication are outside our scope. We tell you what the path looks like; the consulate decides.
We will not stack three substandard properties to hit the $400,000 floor. The regulation permits aggregation, but assets you cannot rent or resell are bad real estate dressed as compliance. One property that holds value is the move.
We will not advise clients for whom Türkiye is the wrong fit. If you do not need US E‑2 access, do not need EU customs union exposure, and want speed above everything, Vanuatu is the right call (30–60 days, $130,000) or São Tomé ($90,000, 6–8 weeks). We will redirect you at no charge.
We will not process a file with unresolved compliance issues. FOREX certification, source-of-funds documentation, and Turkish AML screening are non-negotiable. Spent convictions and fully resolved files we will discuss; unresolved matters disqualify.
Türkiye participates in the OECD Common Reporting Standard. Financial accounts held at Turkish banks (current accounts, time deposits, custody accounts) are reported automatically to your country of tax residence. CRS reporting applies to financial accounts, not to self-custodied assets. A Bitcoin position you hold yourself is not on a CRS-reportable account.
If you elect Turkish tax residence (183+ days in country), worldwide income reporting begins at that point.
US citizens remain subject to FATCA and worldwide-income taxation regardless of Turkish tax-residence elections.
Custodial Bitcoin (held at a Turkish or foreign exchange) may be CRS-reportable through the financial-account framework even though the underlying asset is not.
Asset-backed, not donation. Treaty-protected, not goodwill. Capital gains zero, by sovereign design.
Turkish citizenship is not Turkish tax residency. Adding a Turkish passport does not change where you owe tax; that is determined by where you live, where your assets sit, and (for US citizens) the FATCA worldwide-income regime that follows your nationality. Türkiye’s value here is the treaty network below, not residency by paperwork.
The structuring opportunity is real and specific: 85+ DTAs, an E‑2 treaty to the United States, and progressive non-resident rates of 15–20% on Turkish-sourced income. The implications depend on your situation; we walk you through them during your strategy call.
Türkiye maintains 85+ Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) covering virtually every major economy: the United States; Europe (Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Netherlands); Asia-Pacific (Japan, Singapore, South Korea, China, Australia); and the Gulf States (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia). Treaty selection drives most cross-border tax outcomes. These treaties prevent the same income from being taxed twice and create structuring opportunities for international investors. Combined with the E‑2 visa treaty with the United States, Turkish citizenship provides a framework for cross-border tax optimization that few CBI jurisdictions can match. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation. During your strategy call, we map the relevant DTAs to your asset and income map.
Turkish citizens on US E‑2 visas can structure cross-border holdings under treaty credits. US E‑2 business income is taxed at applicable US rates: 21% federal corporate tax for C-corporations; personal income tax (up to 37% federal) for pass-through structures (LLC taxed as partnership or disregarded entity, sole proprietorship). Türkiye taxes only Turkish-source income for non-residents. The US treaty-credit mechanism prevents double taxation on overlapping income. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
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NATO Members
Western military alliance since 1952. Mutual defense under Article 5; enhanced diplomatic recognition across allied nations.
G20
Member
80%+ of global GDP represented. A seat at the table alongside the US, EU, China, Japan, and India.
57
OIC Members
Over 2 billion people across four continents. Trade facilitation and diplomatic alignment with the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Member since 1952. 32 nations including US, UK, France, Germany, Canada. Mutual defense (Article 5). For CBI investors: NATO-nation passport recognition carries weight at border crossings, banking compliance desks, and exchange KYC departments that smaller-jurisdiction passports do not.
EU candidate since 1999; accession negotiations opened in 2005, currently stalled. Full G20 member; 17th-largest economy globally by nominal GDP (~$1.3 trillion, IMF 2024). Customs union access to EU markets. IMF, World Bank, OECD membership. The institutional credibility of a G20 passport matters for Bitcoiners building multi-jurisdiction structures: it is the difference between a compliance department waving you through and one flagging you for enhanced review.
Co-founder of the Organization of Turkic States (5 full members; 3 observer states). OIC member (57 nations). Enhanced visa facilitation and trade access across Central Asian and Middle Eastern markets. For founders building businesses across emerging markets, these networks provide diplomatic and commercial pathways that Western-only passport holders lack.
Choose Türkiye if you need US E‑2 treaty access, want a real estate asset on your balance sheet, and can commit three years to a property hold. Choose Vanuatu if speed is the priority and you do not need treaty access ($130,000, 30–60 days, no visit). Choose São Tomé if budget is the constraint and Non-CRS posture matters ($90,000, 6–8 weeks). Choose Malta MPRP if EU mobility is the goal and you accept that Citizenship by Merit is discretionary, never guaranteed (€169,000 entry, EU permanent residency). Choose El Salvador if the Bitcoin-native sovereign program is the priority and the $1M contribution is in scope. The right program depends on your priorities, not on which one has the best marketing.
A dated record of material changes to the Türkiye citizenship program, investment thresholds, and policy developments.
21 CBI re-verification of real-estate threshold, processing window, TAPU registry mechanics, and FOREX certification requirements. $400,000 minimum confirmed. No material change since previous review.
European Commission Decision C(2025) 4694 final codifies the Schengen cascade framework for Turkish passport holders: bona-fide travel history under the Visa Liberalisation Dialogue may accelerate Multi-Entry Visa access. No Schengen visa-free timeline is guaranteed; the framework is a roadmap, not a commitment.
Turkish government raises the minimum real-estate investment threshold to $400,000 (from $250,000). The threshold has remained stable since this adjustment. The VAT exemption on qualifying CBI property purchases under Article 13/i remains in effect for foreign-currency buyers.
Hard asset. Treaty access. Hereditary passport.
Four to six months of processing. $400,000 minimum real-estate investment; approximately $452,574 all-in for a single applicant. Pay our 5% advisory fee in Bitcoin (on-chain or Lightning); the property purchase wires in foreign currency under Article 13/i VAT exemption mechanics. Filed by the only firm built around Bitcoin from the founding; we walk you through the document set on the strategy call. The $400,000 threshold has been stable since June 2022, but once a CBI program finds its market, threshold increases are the rule; if you are waiting for the price to drop, you are waiting for something that has never happened in the history of CBI.
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The operating environment behind the passport. E‑2 access, an EU customs union, financial infrastructure, and a country positioned at the intersection of European trade, Middle Eastern energy, and Central Asian land routes.
Türkiye is one of the ~80 US E‑2 treaty countries. Turkish citizenship makes you eligible to apply for the E‑2 investor visa to operate a substantial business in the United States, renewable indefinitely as long as the business is active. The E‑2 is unavailable to nationals of every Caribbean CBI program and most other CBI jurisdictions; among the programs 21 CBI advises on, Türkiye is the only one that unlocks it.
Türkiye has been in customs union with the European Union since 1995, the only non-EU country with such an arrangement. Industrial goods move duty-free between Türkiye and the EU, and Turkish manufacturers operate under EU regulatory standards for the covered product categories. For founders building manufacturing or trade infrastructure, the arrangement compresses friction with the EU market without requiring EU membership.
The Istanbul Financial Centre (IFC), formally inaugurated in 2023, consolidates banking, insurance, fintech, asset management, and Islamic finance institutions in a purpose-built district on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. Istanbul ranks consistently among the top 30 global financial centers (Global Financial Centres Index). Combined with Türkiye's deep banking sector, the city is the regional financial hub for the wider Black Sea, Caucasus, and Levant economies.
Türkiye consistently ranks among the highest-adoption Bitcoin and crypto markets in the world (Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index). The combination of Turkish lira inflation, capital flow constraints, and a young, internet-native population has produced one of the most Bitcoin-fluent economies on the planet. In July 2024, the state codified this with Law 7518, the country's first comprehensive Crypto Asset Service Provider framework, regulated by the Capital Markets Board (SPK).
The CBI program runs through real estate: a $400,000 USD minimum acquisition with a three-year hold requirement. Turkish urban property markets in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir are deep and liquid, and the investment is recoverable on exit (subject to FX and capital flow considerations). The asset stays on your balance sheet; the citizenship is what the contribution earns.
NATO member. OECD member. G20 economy. The Bosphorus shipping lanes connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Türkiye sits at the intersection of European trade, Middle Eastern energy, and Central Asian land routes, with one of the largest land armies in NATO and a growing aerospace and defense base. For founders building in trade, manufacturing, energy, or logistics, the geography is the value.
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Not planning to live in Türkiye? We source CBI-eligible properties with guaranteed monthly rental returns of $1,500–$2,000 through property managers we have worked with directly.
At $1,500–$2,000/month guaranteed rental income, your $400,000 property generates $54,000–$72,000 over the 3-year holding period, effectively reducing your net citizenship cost to approximately $330,000–$350,000 before property appreciation.
After the 3-year hold, you're free to sell on the open market (your citizenship is permanent regardless) or continue earning rental income. Turkish property has historically outpaced lira inflation, providing a hard-asset hedge.
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Türkiye does not publish a fixed statutory list of barred nationalities. Restriction operates as administrative practice under the national-security and public-order standard of Citizenship Law No. 5901, Article 12-A. The five countries above reflect the industry-consensus list of consistently-enforced practice; this list is not government-published and may change without notice. Greek Cypriot nationals face a separate property-purchase restriction under Turkish property law, distinct from the citizenship-by-investment eligibility list above. Applicants from sanctioned jurisdictions (including Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and others) are not formally banned but may face enhanced banking-side scrutiny on the real-estate transaction; we map the implications for your case before you engage.
We list restrictions upfront. The same principle Satoshi applied to money, we apply to advisory: verifiable, not trust-based. If your situation is ambiguous, send an inquiry for an honest assessment.
Document requirements may vary by applicant circumstances. 21 CBI coordinates all document preparation, translation, and apostille requirements as part of our advisory service.
Legally married spouse with proof of shared address.
Included in family rate
Biological or legally adopted children under 18. Each subject to standard due diligence. Disabled children of any age eligible for inclusion.
Included (family of 4)
Not eligible for citizenship on original investment. May apply independently (own threshold) or obtain residence permits (Ikamet): 1-year renewable.
$5,000/year residence permit
Newborns after approval receive automatic citizenship. No application or fees required.
Flexible additions0%
0% on real estate held for 5+ years. Properties sold within 5 years are subject to progressive income tax rates on the net gain, with annual exemptions available. After year 5: 0% capital gains. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
0%
No federal wealth tax; Türkiye abolished annual net-worth taxation. Local property tax (Emlak Vergisi) applies separately at 0.1–0.6% of municipal-assessed value depending on use class. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
15–40%
Residential rental income: subject to progressive rates (15–40%) on net income after deductions and annual exemptions. Commercial rental income: 20% withholding on gross. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
15–40%
Non-resident: only Turkish-sourced income taxed (15–20%). Resident (6+ months annually): worldwide income at progressive rates 15–40%. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
1–10%
Inheritance: 1–10% depending on heir relationship and value (spouse and children: 1–5% typically). Gifts (inter-vivos transfers) carry separate brackets up to 30%. Estate planning available through Turkish legal counsel. Consult a qualified tax advisor regarding your specific situation.
CRS
Türkiye participates in the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS), meaning financial account information held at Turkish institutions is automatically exchanged with your country of tax residence. CRS applies to financial accounts, not to self-custodied assets. Your Turkish bank account is reported; your on-chain holdings are not. The implications depend on your specific situation and custody structure; we walk you through them during your strategy call.
A US-based Bitcoiner selling 10 BTC at $75K each with a $23K cost basis realizes $520K in taxable gains. At the top federal rate (23.8% including NIIT), that’s $124K+ in federal taxes alone, before state taxes. With a second citizenship, proper structuring, and a long-term relocation strategy, that tax burden can be reduced dramatically or even eliminated entirely.
Türkiye treats non-residents on Turkish-sourced income only, which means personal Bitcoin held in self-custody sits outside the Turkish tax base. For US-citizen holders, the $124K federal bill remains (US taxation follows nationality), but the E‑2 visa structure can reduce the blended rate to ~17% across a US business operation, and the $400,000 real-estate investment exits at 0% capital gains after year 5. Türkiye participates in CRS, but self-custodied Bitcoin is not on a CRS-reportable financial account. This is a simplified illustration for informational purposes only. Tax outcomes depend on individual circumstances, residency status, source country obligations (including US worldwide taxation for citizens), and full compliance with applicable tax law. This does not constitute tax advice. Consult a qualified cross-border tax advisor before making decisions based on this example.
Turkish citizenship grants access to a progressive Schengen visa system, adopted by the European Commission as Decision C(2025) 4694 final on 15 July 2025. The framework rewards bona-fide travelers with progressively longer-validity multiple-entry visas. No other CBI passport offers an equivalent structured advancement toward long-term European access.
| Step | Visa Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1-year multiple entry visa | 90 days per stay / 180-day period |
| Tier 2 | 3-year multiple entry visa | 90 days per stay / 180-day period |
| Tier 3 | 5-year multiple entry visa | 90 days per stay / 180-day period |
You must have obtained and lawfully used two Schengen visas within the preceding three calendar years to qualify for the first 1-year MEV. Each subsequent tier requires lawful use of the previous visa and sufficient passport validity.
Year 1–2: Initial single/short-term visas. Year 3–4: 1-year MEV. Year 5–7: 3-year MEV. Year 8+: 5-year MEV.
A Turkish citizen who builds a clean travel record can progress from single-entry visas to a 5-year multiple entry Schengen visa, providing consistent access to all 29 Schengen states. Türkiye is the only CBI program combining a Schengen cascade with a US E‑2 visa treaty; Grenada offers E‑2 but no comparable cascade.
Source: European Commission Decision C(2025) 4694 final, 15 July 2025 (visa cascade regime for nationals of Türkiye)
Special-category Turkish travel document granting direct visa-free access to all Schengen states and approximately 158 countries total, without cascade tier progression. Not issued through CBI; CBI investors receive the standard maroon passport.
$500K–$100M+ annual exports. 1–5 company representatives eligible depending on export volume.
Grades 1–3 government positions with 15+ years of service.
Turkish Bar Association members with 15+ years of active membership.
CBI citizens who establish qualifying Turkish export businesses generating $500K+ annual revenue can access the Green Passport. This creates a two-step pathway to direct Schengen visa-free access without the 10–12 year cascade progression. A $400K property purchase alone does not qualify.
Thresholds and qualifying criteria for the Hususi Pasaport are revised periodically by the Türkiye Ministry of Trade. Confirm current eligibility against Ministry guidance at the time of application. Source: Türkiye Ministry of Trade / Turquality framework · Last verified 18 April 2026.
The Turkish passport delivers 113 visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations, including most of Latin America, Southeast Asia, and a working footprint across the Caribbean and Central Asia. Schengen and the United Kingdom remain visa-required; the differentiator is not raw mobility but the E‑2 treaty pathway to the United States. Verified against the Henley Passport Index, May 7, 2026.
Source: Henley Passport Index, verified May 7, 2026 (opens in new window)
Türkiye’s mobility story is layered. 113 visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations on day one. The US E‑2 treaty for direct American market access. A Schengen cascade that progresses toward 5-year multiple-entry European visas. The headline number is 113; the operational reach is significantly higher once treaty access and the cascade are in motion.
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Türkiye holds membership in five major intergovernmental organizations simultaneously: NATO (32 nations), the EU candidate framework, the G20 (17th-largest economy, ~$1.3T nominal GDP), the Organization of Turkic States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Few nations offer this combination of Western security alignment, European market access, Central Asian economic networks, and Islamic-world institutional ties in a single passport.
Turkish citizenship is institutionally backed in a way that smaller CBI passports are not. Caribbean and Pacific programs deliver citizenship; Türkiye delivers citizenship plus position inside the five organizations above. The result is treaty access, market reach, and compliance recognition that scale beyond what a microstate passport carries.
One of 32 NATO member states since 1952. Second-largest standing army in the alliance. For a Bitcoiner, NATO membership means your second passport carries the diplomatic weight of the Western security alliance. Banking compliance departments, exchanges, and financial institutions treat NATO-nation documents with a level of recognition that smaller jurisdictions do not receive.
EU candidate since 1999. Accession negotiations opened in 2005; currently stalled. Full EU membership is unlikely in the near term; do not pursue Türkiye if that is your primary goal (consider Malta instead). What the candidate status does provide: customs union participation, regulatory alignment with European markets, and the Schengen cascade visa system that gives Turkish citizens structured progression toward multi-year Schengen access.
17th-largest economy globally by nominal GDP; ~$1.3 trillion (IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2024). Full membership in the G20, IMF, World Bank, and OECD. A G20-nation passport opens doors that smaller jurisdictions cannot: international banking relationships, exchange KYC acceptance, and institutional credibility that translates directly into reduced friction for your fiat-layer operations.
Full members: Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Observer states: Turkmenistan, Hungary, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Enhanced visa facilitation and trade access across Central Asian markets.
57 member states across four continents. Over 2 billion people represented. Political, economic, and trade cooperation across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Malta delivers EU mobility. Permanent Residence (MPRP) starts at €169,000 on the 5-year rental route; the discretionary, merit-based naturalisation framework (Citizenship by Merit) has no fixed threshold and is granted case-by-case. If the EU passport is the goal and you accept that CBM is discretionary, never guaranteed, Malta is the only legitimate route.
Processing
4–6 months (MPRP)
Destinations
184 countries
Capital gains
Varies
The only CBI program operated by a Bitcoin-aligned sovereign government. $1 million government contribution paid in BTC or USDT, zero capital gains on Bitcoin, sovereign Bitcoin reserves, Non-CRS status, and visa-free Schengen access. Higher price point, but structurally unique.
Processing
6–8 weeks
Destinations
131 countries
Capital gains
0%
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E‑2 access is the differentiator. If you do not need treaty-based access to the United States, smaller capital buys a faster Vanuatu file ($130K vs $400K) or covers a discretionary Malta engagement. If you want Bitcoin-aligned sovereignty over real-estate exposure, El Salvador's Freedom Passport is the structural answer.
Entry Cost ComparisonArgentina ~$1,500/mo · São Tomé $90k · Vanuatu $130k · Türkiye $400k · El Salvador $1M · Malta €169k
