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General procedures adopted by the directorates of the real estate department in accordance
with Circular No. 1734 of the Ministry of Environment and urbanization in regard to the
ownership of foreign property and property limited rights
 Examining the terms of ownership in terms of the nationality of the (applicant).
 Investigating the property in question whether the property is located within a
prohibited military zone or military security zone or in strategic locations.
 Take the undertakings mentioned in the previous circular regarding the determination
of 30 hectares of ownership.
According to the circular issued by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, properties
obtained in violation of Article 35 of the Real Estate Law or properties that are used in a manner
contrary to the purposes of the acquisition will be subject to liquidation.
List of special conditions and restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate in Turkey by
country
There is no explicit list of countries whose citizens can own real estate in Turkey because the
laws and decrees section of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers have kept this list in their
archives and not shown to the public opinion, but the information contained in the
classifications listed below has been collected from the press and do not have any legal status.
According to the results of research and press studies carried out in this regard, it can be said
that the number of countries that can freely own property in Turkey rose to 129 countries, while
the number of countries that imposed on their members some conditions and restrictions and
approvals are 52 countries.
Countries whose citizens are entitled to own property in Turkey without any conditions
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, Sudan, Germany, America, Argentina,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Djibouti, Chad, Jake,
Finland, France, South Africa, South Sudan, Georgia, Netherlands, Honduras, Britain, Iceland,
Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
Kosovo, Costa Rica, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Norway,
Panama, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Venezuela and New Zealand.
Countries whose citizens are entitled to own only one home in Turkey
China, Denmark, Fiji, the so-called State of Israel (Occupied Palestine), Malta
Countries whose citizens are entitled to own real estate in Turkey after the approval of the
Ministry of the Interior
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Algeria, India, Pakistan
Countries whose citizens have the right to own a land, a dwelling, a place of work only
Morocco, Hungary, Marshall Islands, Egypt, Micronesia, Vietnam