To date, the Turkish authorities define several types of residence permit:
- short-term;
- family;
- student;
- long-term;
- for real estate transactions.
Citizens of the Russian Federation do not need a visa to enter Turkey, but there are restrictions on staying in the country - a Russian tourist can live there for up to 60 consecutive days and up to 90 days in six months. For a longer stay, you need to get a residence permit, or “ikamet” in Turkish. You can buy property or rent property for a year.
There is a minimum amount of real estate that must be purchased in order to qualify for a two-year residence permit. The object should cost more than $50,000 if it is located in small cities or towns, and more than $75,000 in the largest cities of the country.
Since February 2022, the rules for obtaining a "tourist" residence permit have been tightened. Now it is issued for a maximum of six months, and not for a year, as it was before. To obtain it, you need a long-term lease of residential real estate in the country.
To obtain a document, you will need not only a lease agreement, but also a bank statement confirming the financial solvency of a foreigner. He must have an amount in his account that allows him to spend $420 monthly.
Turkish residence permit is also issued to spouses of Turkish citizens, investors, students, refugees.