Eligibility quiz
Have you been adopted by someone who is now a Turkish citizen?
Benefits
Benefits for your childBenefits for your child
Turkish passport and ID
Turkish citizens can hold an identity card and apply for an ordinary Turkish passport.
Live in Turkey for life
Turkish citizenship lets you enter, live in and return to Turkey without a visa or residence permit.
Citizenship does not expire or need renewing.
Study in Turkey
Turkish citizens can study in Turkish schools and universities, subject to each institution’s admission rules.
Work in Turkey
Turkish citizens can work in Turkey without a foreigner’s work permit.
The usual rules for a particular job or profession still apply.
Get help abroad
Turkish embassies and consulates can help in emergencies, contact relatives and speak with local authorities.
If your passport is lost or stolen, they can provide a temporary passport for your return to Turkey.
Vote and run for office
Turkish citizens aged 18 or over can vote, stand for office and take part in politics, with some restrictions.
Some cannot vote, including military students, conscripted privates and corporals, people in prison for intentional offences and people legally unable to make decisions.
If registered to vote abroad, citizens can vote in presidential and parliamentary elections and referendums, but not local elections.
Use public healthcare
Turkish citizens living in Turkey are generally covered by public health insurance.
People not otherwise insured may have to pay a contribution, though the state may pay it for those with low incomes.
Children under 18 are covered without that condition.
Get social support
Turkish citizens may qualify for financial assistance, pensions or other support if they meet the conditions.
Citizenship alone does not guarantee a payment.
How to apply
Applying at a local officeApplying at a local office
Find your local office
Find the provincial population and citizenship office for the province where your child lives.
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Complete the legal adoption
Complete your child's legal adoption before applying for citizenship.
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Download the application form
Get form VAT-7, the application form for Turkish citizenship through adoption.
Download the formFill in the form
As your child's adoptive parent or guardian, fill in and sign form VAT-7 for your child.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the provincial population and citizenship office.
See required documentsPay the service fee
Pay your child's application fee into the Treasury account and keep the receipt. Ask the provincial office how to make the payment.
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Book an appointment
Book an appointment for your child's application at the provincial population and citizenship office. You can use the NVI appointment system, call ALO 199 or use NVI Mobile.
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Go to your appointment
Bring the signed form, required documents and fee receipt to the provincial office for your child's application. You can attend personally or send someone with a special power of attorney authorising the application; do not mail it.
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Check your application status
Use the application details the office gave you to check your child's application through the NVI application-status service or NVI Mobile.
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Wait for the decision
Respond to the office if it asks you for missing documents or further action. If approved, your child's Turkish citizenship takes effect from the adoption-decision date, and you can apply for a Turkish passport for your child.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificate
Provide your birth certificate and a birth record prepared from it on form VGF-10-01.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Military service for men
Turkish men may have to complete military service, depending on their age and circumstances.
Some citizens living abroad can use a foreign-currency service option if they meet its conditions, including the relevant residence, work or multiple-citizenship requirements.
Citizenship can be lost
Citizenship may be renounced with permission, or by choice within three years of adulthood for some citizens by birth, adoption or a parent who would not be left without citizenship.
It can be cancelled if acquired unlawfully or on an invalid basis.
It can be taken for unpermitted foreign military or wartime service, foreign service against Turkey’s interests after notice, or some unreachable terrorism suspects abroad not returning after a public call.
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