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Turkish Citizenship Law

Article 45: Service fee for citizenship procedures

Chapter Five: Miscellaneous Provisions

(1) The service fee to be charged for services provided in relation to the subsequent acquisition of Turkish citizenship shall be determined jointly by the Ministry and the Ministry of Finance. The amounts of service fees collected shall be recorded as revenue in the budget.

(2) The service fee determined pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not be charged to persons who have no income within the meaning of Income Tax Law No. 193 or to their minor children whose procedures are carried out together with them.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 45 · Vatandaşlık işlemleri hizmet bedeli

(1) Türk vatandaşlığının sonradan kazanılmasına ilişkin verilen hizmet bedeli karşılığı, Bakanlık ve Maliye Bakanlığınca birlikte belirlenir. Tahsil edilen hizmet bedeli tutarları bütçeye gelir kaydedilir.

(2) 193 sayılı Gelir Vergisi Kanununa göre geliri olmayanlar ve kendileri ile birlikte işlem gören ergin olmayan çocukları için birinci fıkra uyarınca belirlenen hizmet bedeli alınmaz.

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

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