Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship in Exceptional Circumstances

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Turkish citizenship is acquired in two ways: birth or later. The subject of this article is the acquisition of Turkish Citizenship by exceptional circumstances.  Exceptional circumstances for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship are regulated in Article 12 of the Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901. According to this; the foreigners specified below can acquire Turkish citizenship by the President’s decision, provided …