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The USD 400,000 property threshold is the entry ticket, not the cost. On top of it sit a title deed fee of 4% of the declared value, a mandatory valuation report, notarial and translation work, residence permit applications for each family member, and legal fees. Investors are usually quoted the property price and then meet the rest one invoice at a time.
The largest single addition is the title deed fee, calculated on the value declared at the Land Registry. The valuation report is mandatory on the property route and must be prepared by a licensed firm from the approved list. Translation, notarial work, residence permits and insurance are charged per person, which is why family size changes the total more than most people expect.
Bank deposit and private pension routes carry no acquisition tax and no additional official charges, so the arithmetic there is simpler: the investment, the application costs and the legal fee.
Enter your numbers below and every cost appears at once, with the arithmetic shown.
Reviewed by Av. Arda Şardağ, Istanbul Bar Association no. 70004 · last updated 8 September 2026
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Investors are quoted the property price and then meet the rest of it one invoice at a time. Enter your numbers and every cost appears at once, with the arithmetic shown.
Legal fees are quoted per file, because the work is not the same in every case. Everything above is payable in Türkiye during the transaction. Not included: furnishing, building service charges, annual property tax, insurance, or the spread on converting your funds into lira.
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4% of the declared value of the property, paid at the Land Registry on transfer. On foreign purchases it is commonly borne in full by the buyer.
Yes. Title deed fee, valuation report, notarial and translation work, residence permit applications, insurance and legal fees all sit on top of the investment threshold.
Yes. Translation, notarisation, residence permits and insurance are charged per person. The investment itself does not increase — one qualifying investment covers the applicant, spouse and children under 18.
No. On every route the capital remains yours. The deposit and bond are returned with their return at the end of three years; the property remains your asset and can be sold once the annotation is lifted.
Yes. Turkish VAT applies to legal fees at the rate in force at the date of the invoice. It does not apply to the investment itself or to official charges.
General information about Turkish law, not advice on your own circumstances. Thresholds and processing times change; the review date above is when this page was last checked.
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