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Law on Foreigners and International Protection

Article 19: Residence permit

Part Two: Foreigners › Chapter Two: Residence

(1) Foreigners who will stay in Türkiye longer than the period granted by a visa or visa exemption, or longer than ninety days, shall be obliged to obtain a residence permit. A residence permit shall become invalid if it is not started to be used within six months.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 19 · İkamet izni

(1) Türkiye’de, vizenin veya vize muafiyetinin tanıdığı süreden ya da doksan günden fazla kalacak yabancıların ikamet izni almaları zorunludur. İkamet izni, altı ay içinde kullanılmaya başlanmadığında geçerliliğini kaybeder.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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