Turkey: Update to Response to Information Request TUR29003.E of 26 March 1998 on the criteria for acquisition of Turkish citizenship by Iranian males married to Turkish nationals (1996 to present)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TUR29910.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Turkey: Update to Response to Information Request TUR29003.E of 26 March 1998 on the criteria for acquisition of Turkish citizenship by Iranian males married to Turkish nationals (1996 to present), 1 July 1998, TUR29910.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5380.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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The following information on the acquisition of Turkish citizenship for foreign nationals was provided in a 31 March 1998 letter sent to the Research Directorate by the Attaché for Consular Affairs at the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa.
Foreign nationals who are married to Turkish citizens are eligible for Turkish citizenship. Their applications for citizenship would be processed and evaluated by the Ministry of Interior in Turkey. If the application is approved by the ministry, the foreign national is granted Turkish citizenship. The fact that the foreign national, in this case an Iranian, has two children from the marriage, one of which was born in Turkey, does not influence the decision to grant Turkish citizenship. The children have an automatic right to Turkish citizenship by the virtue of being born to a Turkish mother.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Turkish Embassy, Ottawa. 31 March 1998. Letter sent to the Research Directorate by the Attaché for Consular Affairs by fax.
