{
  "description": "Documents commonly required for a Turkish citizenship-by-investment application. Authorities may request more case by case.",
  "asOf": "2026-11-11",
  "mainApplicant": [
    {
      "document": "Passport",
      "legalisation": "none",
      "translation": "notarised Turkish translation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Birth certificate",
      "legalisation": "apostille or consular legalisation",
      "translation": "sworn translation",
      "note": "Recently issued, in practice within six months"
    },
    {
      "document": "Biometric photos",
      "quantity": 4,
      "spec": "50x60mm, ICAO"
    },
    {
      "document": "Turkish tax number",
      "issuedIn": "Turkiye"
    },
    {
      "document": "Power of attorney",
      "issuedIn": "Turkish consulate abroad or Turkish notary"
    },
    {
      "document": "Proof of qualifying investment",
      "note": "Title deed plus appraisal, or bank letter"
    },
    {
      "document": "Currency conversion certificate (doviz alim belgesi)",
      "issuedIn": "Turkish bank"
    },
    {
      "document": "Health insurance valid in Turkiye",
      "note": "For the residence permit stage"
    }
  ],
  "spouse": [
    {
      "document": "Passport",
      "translation": "notarised Turkish translation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Birth certificate",
      "legalisation": "apostille or consular legalisation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Marriage certificate",
      "legalisation": "apostille or consular legalisation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Biometric photos",
      "quantity": 4
    }
  ],
  "childUnder18": [
    {
      "document": "Passport",
      "translation": "notarised Turkish translation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Birth certificate showing both parents",
      "legalisation": "apostille or consular legalisation"
    },
    {
      "document": "Biometric photos",
      "quantity": 4
    },
    {
      "document": "Non-applying parent consent",
      "legalisation": "apostille or consular legalisation",
      "conditional": true
    }
  ],
  "apostilleStatus": {
    "note": "Hague Apostille Convention membership decides whether a public document takes an apostille or needs consular legalisation. The full table is a separate file so it can be updated on its own as states accede.",
    "file": "data/apostille-countries.json",
    "lookup": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code in countries[].code; apostilleMember is the answer for today, inForceFrom is the date the Convention entered into force for that state.",
    "source": "hcch-1961",
    "coverage": "All 130 Contracting Parties, plus the non-parties named in Ra Legal guides. A country absent from the file is not known to be a non-party: check the HCCH status table before answering."
  }
}