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Turkish Citizenship Law

Article 40: Withdrawal of citizenship decisions

Chapter Four: Common Provisions

(1) Decisions relating to the acquisition or loss of Turkish citizenship shall be withdrawn if it is subsequently understood that they were issued without the legal conditions having been met or were issued repeatedly.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 40 · Vatandaşlık kararlarının geri alınması

(1) Türk vatandaşlığının kazanılması veya kaybına ilişkin kararlar, hukuki şartlar oluşmadan veya mükerrer olarak verildiği sonradan anlaşıldığı takdirde geri alınır.

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

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