Is obtaining Turkish citizenship for Syrians possible? And what are the latest news and updates on this subject, all of this you will find in front of you in a comprehensive article prepared for you by Skyline Real Estate to answer all the inquiries you raise about the possible ways for a Syrian to obtain Turkish citizenship, and the steps to do so from A to Z, as well as we will refute many rumors that affected the issue of naturalization of Syrians in Turkey.

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Latest Turkish citizenship news for Syrians

The first time the issue of naturalizing Syrians in Turkey was raised in 2016, and attention was drawn at the time towards granting it many Syrians with competencies and university degrees in Turkey, but soon this file turned into a much wider field than before.

Immigration departments in the various Turkish states are communicating with Syrian candidates for Turkish citizenship, and the situation continued as it is until thousands of Syrians waiting to obtain Turkish citizenship were surprised by the news of the cancellation of their files in the summer of 2020.

Far from standing on the reasons for removing the files, which were explained by the Turkish Ministry of Interior at the time, but remarkably, the Turkish citizenship file for Syrians returned to the fore after the immigration departments returned to correspond with thousands of Syrians and inform them of their candidacy for citizenship.

These updates and new news confirm the information that spread years ago that the majority of Syrians in Turkey may obtain Turkish citizenship in the coming period, but so far there is no clear mechanism for nominating Syrians for exceptional citizenship.

And the thing with the thing is remembered ... Exceptional citizenship is not the only way for Syrians to obtain Turkish citizenship, but there are other ways, which are already many and have benefited a good number of Syrian residents in Turkey.

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What are the ways for Syrians to obtain Turkish citizenship?

Below we will mention to you the most important ways through which a Syrian resident in Turkey can obtain the citizenship of this country:

Turkish Citizenship for Syrian Investors

Syrians in Turkey can benefit from the Turkish citizenship law by investing in one of the following ways:

• Bank deposit in a Turkish bank of at least 500,000 US dollars
• Establishing an economic project in Turkey with a capital starting from 500 thousand US dollars
• The Syrian should employ 50 Turkish employees in his company

This option is only available to very wealthy businessmen, and about 2,000 Syrian investors have benefited from it since the announcement of the last amendments to the Turkish Citizenship Investment Law in 2018.

Turkish citizenship for Syrians of Ottoman origin

This method is also one of the legal ways that enable a Syrian to enjoy Turkish citizenship, but it requires obtaining a document proving the applicant's Ottoman origins.

Such documents are usually obtained from the archives of the Ottoman Empire, which is considered one of the largest archives in the world and the richest in ancient documents, and Syrians who have kinship with Turkish citizens or proof of the existence of a grandfather, grandmother, father, or mother of Ottomans may benefit from this method of obtaining citizenship.

Turkish Citizenship by Work Permit

If a Syrian obtains a work permit in Turkey for 5 consecutive years, he can apply for Turkish citizenship, and experience has shown that many Syrians with permission to work in Turkey have been informed of their candidacy for citizenship before the expiry of the five-year period.

However, this cannot be considered a general case since there is no legal provision for this, but we can say that the work permit can expedite the nomination of a Syrian for exceptional nationality.

Turkish Citizenship by Family Residence

A Syrian married to a Turk, or a Syrian married to a Turk, can obtain Turkish citizenship through family residence after 3 consecutive years of obtaining this type of residency.

The problem of this method is that it is required to enter Turkey officially, and obtain tourist residence first, then carry out family residence procedures, and then this residence can be renewed for 3 continuous years, and then obtain citizenship

This also applies to children under the age of 18 if one of the parents is Turkish.

Nationality for Syrian Students in Turkey

There is no clear law confirming that Syrian students can be granted Turkish citizenship, but according to the testimonies of many Syrian university students in private and public Turkish universities, they were invited to obtain Turkish citizenship less than a year after their registration at the university.

But as we mentioned at the beginning It's not an official law, it's cases that have been monitored.

Granting Syrian Creators Turkish Citizenship

Turkish laws respect foreign creativity and innovators, and the Republic of Turkey has witnessed a recruitment of pioneers of science and excellence from Syrian residents on Turkish territory.

Among the most famous Syrian creators who obtained Turkish citizenship:

• Astronaut Mohamed Fares
• Mathematician Jamal Abu al-Ward

In this case, the creator is nominated by consultants in the Turkish presidency, and a presidential decision is issued to grant Turkish citizenship to creative Syrians and their families.

Exceptional Turkish citizenship for Syrians

Since almost 2016, there has been extensive media talk about the possibility of granting citizenship to Syrians residing in Turkey under temporary protection.

Indeed, this has been done, and so far, the number of Syrians who have obtained Turkish citizenship exceptionally is close to more than 80,000 Syrians.

You cannot apply for citizenship if you are not invited, but you can go to the immigration department near your place of residence and ask about your name and whether you have been nominated or not.

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Steps of exceptional Turkish citizenship for Syrians

In order for the naturalization process to take place legally, the following steps must be followed in order:

The mechanism for nominating Syrians for Turkish citizenship

This step often has nothing to do with the Syrian

It is done automatically by the Migration Service, which sends  an SMS to your private phone number, and includes an appointment for an interview with you at the address of the Immigration Service to which you must address with some notes about the personal data that must be with you.

Such as the Syrian ID or passport as well as the family book for married couples

First interview at the Immigration Service

This interview is the one scheduled in the first letter

You must definitely attend it, and in general there are no actual steps for naturalization, but some important details about your transaction are explained, and you are asked to bring a set of personal papers and documents

A second interview will be scheduled, which will also be at the Immigration Service, but with a new appointment.

Documents required for naturalization in Turkey for Syrians

Candidates for exceptional citizenship are usually required of the following documents:

• Syrian ID with a translated and certified copy at the note
• Turkish temporary protection card "Kimlek" and a copy thereof
• Passport, and a translated copy of it "if any"
• A copy of the highest degree obtained, with a translated and transcripted copy
• Ungoverned document "can be extracted from the E-Devlet application"
• Residential registration document, which is extracted from the Population Department or can also be obtained from the E-Devlet application
• Family book for married couples
• Some other documents may be required in the event of a disease or special condition, and in general during the first interview what papers are you needed?

Submission of naturalization application papers Second Interview

The papers are delivered on the date of the second interview

Then the employee gives you a code for the citizenship file

Through it, you can follow your naturalization steps

Follow-up Turkish citizenship file

What is most asked about when talking about Turkish citizenship for Syrians is the follow-up of the file, the stages that your file passes, and the way you obtain information about the file.

Follow-up:

• Either by informing you periodically by the Immigration Presidency in Turkey that your file has passed a new stage of studying your file, and the notification is in the form of SMS messages up to your phone number
• Or by entering  the Turkish citizenship follow-up link, entering the code for your file, and making sure of the stage that your file has reached.

The study of the Turkish citizenship file for Syrians varies according to each file, its circumstances, the number of family members, and many security data that sometimes require slow study

The average length of study of files ranges from 9 to 24 months

The naturalization file may be canceled if a study at some stage proves that you are not eligible to hold Turkish citizenship, or you provide misleading information, false papers, or other reasons.

Obtaining citizenship and Turkish passport

After completing all the stages of studying your file, then the Department of Souls prints your Turkish ID card for you and sends it to your residential address, thus becoming a Turkish citizen with full rights and duties.

You can register directly on the application for a Turkish passport, after the ID card is in your hand, and the period of obtaining the passport may reach only about 3 to 4 weeks

This report was a comprehensive guide that includes all the information in the most accurate details about the Turkish citizenship of the Syrians, hoping that Skyline Real Estate has informed you of everything you are inquiring about without losing any information.