Citizenship by investment works. It is one of the strongest second-passport programmes in the world. But the way many agents still sell it now gets citizenship revoked, and in some cases brings criminal charges. Three things you need to hear first.
“We will get the appraisal to $400,000 for you.”
Since March 2024 you no longer choose the appraiser. One state body, GEDAŞ, sets the valuation. Three figures, the price paid, the appraisal and the title-deed value, each have to clear $400,000. We price above the line on purpose.
“Deposit $400,000 and we will quietly refund part of it.”
This is the exact scheme Turkey dismantled in 2025: cash-back and side-letters. The result was 1,240 apartments seized, 106 arrests, and revocation procedures. We never touch it.
“Any $400,000 property qualifies.”
It does not. The seller has to be a Turkish citizen or company. The property cannot have been used for citizenship before, cannot be bare land, and cannot sit in a military zone. We pre-screen every one.
This is the difference between an agent who wants to close you and a firm that intends for your passport to still be valid in ten years.
The price you paid, the official GEDAŞ appraisal, and the value on the title deed are all checked independently. Priced exactly at the line, one short appraisal sinks the file. Watch what a buffer does.
Each number climbs toward the line.
We position your purchase above the threshold on purpose, so the appraisal cannot sink you.
Verified against TKGM and the Presidency Investment Office, 2026
The buyers who get refused almost always did it in the wrong order. They fell for a property, paid, and then found the appraisal came up short or the seller was ineligible. We reverse that.
Certified value structured at $440,000 to absorb any appraisal gap. The passport was approved for the whole family.
Came to us after another firm proposed a cash-back arrangement. We declined to touch it and placed them in a clean Istanbul unit instead. File clean, citizenship granted.
Plan for roughly 4 to 8% above the purchase price in transaction costs, a realistic first-year all-in of about $430,000 to $460,000. We give you the exact, complete figure for your property and family before you commit. No surprise line items on signing day.
It is permanent and hereditary once granted. You can sell the property after three years and keep it. It can be revoked only if the file was fraudulent, which is exactly why we will not touch a cash-back or an inflated valuation.
Rumi Property is a real estate brokerage, not a law firm or government agency. Turkish citizenship-by-investment rules are set by Turkish authorities and change. Figures reflect official sources as of mid-2026 and have to be confirmed for your case. We do not arrange cash-back, side-letter, or inflated-valuation structures.
