Required Documents for Turkish Citizenship Application are:
For Main Application;
- Valid Passport
- Soft copy of Biometric passport photos (Size should be 50 mm X 60 mm, white background and patternless.)
- Birth Certificate
In its content, the mother’s name, father’s name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality should be clearly stated. - Marital Status Certificate
This document is a marriage certificate if the person is married, a document indicating that she/he is single if she/he is single, and a document indicating that she/he is divorced if she/he is divorced. - Power of Attorney
- Translation of applicant’s passport with Notary Approval.
For the Applicant’s Spouse;
- Valid Passport
- Biometric Photo
- Birth Certificate
In its content, the mother’s name, father’s name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality should be clearly stated. - Marital Status Certificate
This document is a marriage certificate if the person is married, a document indicating that she/he is single if she/he is single, and a document indicating that she/he is divorced if she/he is divorced. - Power of Attorney
- Translation of applicant’s passport with Notary Approval.
For the applicant’s children under the age of 18;
- Valid Passport
- Biometric Photo
- Birth Certificate
In its content, the mother’s name, father’s name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality should be clearly stated. - If parents are divorced, deed of consent from mother/father for their common children to obtain Turkish Citizenship and marriage and divorce certificates of parents.
- Translation of applicant’s passport with Notary Approval.
All of these documents are main documents, if they are missing, the application cannot be made.
All documents requested during the application process must be approved by the Ministry of foreign affairs of the current country, then approved by the Turkish Consulate in the current country or have Apostille certification.( The document given by applicant’s country must have apostille stamp, in case that applicant’s country is not member of apostille convention (Hague) then this document must be approved by Turkish Consulate in that country. Additionally document must be translated to Turkish.)
No transactions and applications can be made with documents that do not have the approval of the Turkish Consulate or the Apostille certification.
