Acquisition of Turkish citizenship by decent:

The acquisition of Turkish citizenship by lineage, which is regulated in Article 7 of the Turkish Citizenship Law, is regulated as follows:

• A child born to a Turkish mother or through a Turkish father within the unity of marriage either in Turkey or abroad is a Turkish citizen.
• A child born to a Turkish mother and through an alien father out of wedlock is a Turkish citizen.
• A child born through a Turkish father and to an alien mother out of wedlock acquires Turkish citizenship if the principles and procedures ensuring the establishment of descent are met

According to the law:

• If the child was born in a marriage from a Turkish mother or a Turkish father, he or she acquires Turkish citizenship by birth.

• Except for the Marriage :

• A child born to a Turkish citizen mother and a foreign father acquires Turkish citizenship by birth without the need for any procedure.

• However, a child born to a foreign mother and a Turkish father out of wedlock acquires Turkish citizenship after paternity is established.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION

1- Application Form (VAT-1),

2- 2 biometric photographs, 50×60 mm in size, on a white background,

3- Turkish and notarized translation of the document containing the identity information of the foreign mother or father, and the notarized Turkish translation of the officially approved document showing whether the applicant has acquired foreign state citizenship due to his foreign mother and father.

4- Notarized Turkish translation of the birth certificate,

5- Birth certificate to be issued based on the birth certificate (VGF-10-01).

Acquisition of Turkish citizenship on the basis of place of birth:

Acquiring Turkish citizenship on the basis of place of birth regulated in Turkish Citizenship Law Article 8 is regulated as follows:

A child born in Turkey, but acquiring no citizenship of any state by birth through his/her alien mother or father is a Turkish citizen from the moment of birth.

According to this article, children born in Turkey, who cannot be citizens of any country due to their foreign parents, acquire Turkish citizenship by birth, taking into account the place of birth.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION

• Application Form (VAT-2),
• 2 pieces 50×60 mm in size, on a white background, biometric photo,
• Birth certificate that will prove that the person was born in Turkey,
• Birth certificate to be issued based on the birth certificate (VGF-10-01),
• Approved document that will prove that Child cannot be citizens of any state due to the child’s parents with Notarization Turkish translation.