Türkiye froze new foreign residence permits in any neighbourhood where the foreign-resident share runs too high. Buy in the wrong block and the permit is refused, after you have paid. Tap the map.
“Any property gets you residency.”
Not if it sits in one of about 1,169 closed neighbourhoods, in a military zone, or below the current value floor on an official appraisal. Location decides everything.
“Buy a property and you get a Turkish passport.”
No. İkamet is a renewable residence permit. Citizenship is a separate route: $400,000 in property, held three years, with documented bank transfers.
“Your permit renews automatically, forever.”
It does not. Renewals are discretionary and depend on the neighbourhood staying open and your file staying clean. We plan renewals from day one.
This is the difference between a broker who wants a commission and one who wants you to actually get the permit.
Verified against official Turkish sources, 2026
The buyers who get refused almost always did it in the wrong order. They paid, then found the block was closed. We reverse that.
Rumi was the only broker who checked the neighbourhood was still open before we paid a deposit.
Had a unit picked in a closed district elsewhere. Rumi caught it and found an open one that still cleared the appraisal.
No surprise line items on signing day. We give you the complete figure for your property and family before you commit.
No. İkamet is a renewable residence permit. Citizenship is a separate route, $400,000 in property held three years with documented bank transfers, and we will not blur the two.
Verified against official Turkish sources, mid-2026. İkamet is a renewable residence permit, not citizenship. Rumi Property is a real estate brokerage, not a law firm or government agency. Figures have to be confirmed for your case.
