New Announcement on Neighborhood Restrictions for Residence Permit

Until now, foreigners who wanted to live in Turkey could apply for a residence permit with a rental agreement. With the circular sent to the Directorate of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior, new regulations were made regarding the process of obtaining a residence permit for foreigners. A total of 1169 neighborhoods in 58 provinces across Turkey were closed to foreign residence permit applications.

According to the new circular, foreign nationals who registered their title deeds on or before 31th of June 2022 will not be adversely affected by the decision. Thus, Mahmutlar, Kestel, Kargicak, Avsallar, Liman, Hurma and Sarisu, which were closed to residence permit applications in Antalya. Those who buy real estate from Avcilar, Bahcelievler, Basaksehir, Besiktas, Beylikduzu, Beyoglu, Esenyurt, Fatih, Kucukcekmece, Sariyer, Sile, Sisli, Tuzla, Umraniye and Zeytinburnu neighborhoods in Istanbul will be able to obtain a residence permit.

In addition, after 26th of April 2022, in order for foreigners to obtain a residence permit in Turkey as a real estate owner, the sales value of the said real estate must be at least 75,000 USD.