Inaccessible areas of Turkey for a residence permit. Official

On June 30, 2022, the Turkish Migration Service (GEC) increased the list of areas inaccessible to foreigners in which a primary residence permit (ikamet) will not be issued, adding to the list published earlier on May 16, 2022. In total, the list includes 1169 closed areas of Turkey, such as Liman, Persimmon, Sarysu (Antalya), Muratpasha, Avsallar, Kestel, Mahmutlar (Alanya), Kargicak, Akdeniz (Mersin), Burzha (Izmir), Fatih (Istanbul), Esenyurt, Shile, Umranie, Tuzla, Zeitinburnu, Osmangazi (Bursa), Ortakhisar (Trabzon).

Since October 16, 2023, in Turkey, in order to obtain a primary residence permit for tap, the requirements for the minimum threshold of the cadastral value of real estate have been raised from 50/75 thousand to 200 thousand dollars. For details, the mechanism and cases of application of these requirements, please contact the specific migration service (Göç Idaresi Başkanlığı).

This definitely applies to obtaining new primary tourist residence permits in these areas and does not apply to obtaining a residence permit when buying and extending an existing one. Until October 16, 2023, a residence permit could be obtained if the purchased property was valued at more than $75,000 in large cities and $50,000 in small ones.

They can get a residence permit in “closed” areas after July 1, 2022:

1. Property owners.
2. Persons who extend a residence permit if they previously lived in the same apartment.
3. Persons who extend a residence permit, who change their residence address within the same area.
4. Persons who managed to conclude a notarized lease agreement in a “closed” area before 1. 07.2022.

Interactive map of closed areas

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List of “closed” areas:
Istanbul

• Beylikdüzü:  BEYLİKDÜZÜOSB MAHALLESİ
• Avcılar:  DENİZKÖŞKLER MAHALLESİ
• Başakşehir:  İKİTELLİ OSB MAHALLESİ
• Başakşehir:  ZİYA GÖKALP MAHALLESİ
• Beşiktaş:  YILDIZ MAHALLESİ
• Beyoğlu:  KOCATEPE  MAHALLESİ
• Beyoğlu:  ŞEHİT MUHTAR  MAHALLESİ
• Beyoğlu:  BÜLBÜL  MAHALLESİ
• Beyoğlu:  ÇUKUR  MAHALLESİ
• Beyoğlu:  KAMER HATUN  MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  KOZA MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  YEŞİLKENT MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  ZAFER MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  PİRİ REİS MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  GÖKEVLER MAHALLESİ
• Esenyurt:  AKEVLER MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  MİMAR KEMALETTİN MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  MESİHPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  SARAÇ İSHAK MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  MUHSİNE HATUN MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  BALABANAĞA MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  MİMAR HAYRETTİN MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  NİŞANCA MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  KEMALPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  KATİP KASIM MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  İSKENDERPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• Fatih:  MOLLA GÜRANİ MAHALLESİ
• Küçükçekmece:  BEŞYOL MAHALLESİ
• Sarıyer:  MASLAK MAHALLESİ
• Şile:  MEŞRUTİYET MAHALLESİ
• Şişli:  İNÖNÜ MAHALLESİ
• Şişli:  ERGENEKON MAHALLESİ
• Şişli:  MECİDİYEKÖY MAHALLESİ
• Tuzla:  AYDINLI-KOSB MAHALLESİ
• Ümraniye:  DUDULLU OSB MAHALLESİ
• Zeytinburnu: MALTEPE MAHALLESİ

Antalya

• Muratpaşa TOPÇULAR MAHALLESİ
• Döşemealtı  AOSB2KISIM MAHALLESİ
• Döşemealtı  AOSB3KISIM MAHALLESİ
• Konyaaltı LİMAN MAHALLESİ
• Konyaaltı HURMA MAHALLESİ
• Konyaaltı SARISU MAHALLESİ

Alanya

• KARGICAK MAHALLESİ
• MAHMUTLAR MAHALLESİ
• KESTEL MAHALLESİ
• AVSALLAR MAHALLESİ

Bursa

• Osmangazi (DEMİRTAŞ DUMLUPINAROSB MAHALLESİ,
• SELİMİYE MAHALLESİ, HOCAHASAN MAHALLESİ, ÇIRPAN MAHALLESİ, İNTİZAM MAHALLESİ
• ALTIPARMAK MAHALLESİ, ALACAMESCİT MAHALLESİ, AHMETPAŞA MAHALLESİ, KİREMİTÇİ MAHALLESİ)

Trabzon

• Ortahisar  PAZARKAPI MAHALLESİ

Mersin

• Gülnar  YANIŞLI MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  ÇATALCA MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  YUNUS EMRE MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  EGEMEN MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  ADANALIOĞLU LİMONLU MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  KULAK MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  SİTELER MAHALLESİ
• Silifke  ARKUM MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  KÜLTÜR MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  CAMİ ŞERİF MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  BAHŞİŞ MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  CUMHURİYET MAHALLESİ
• Silifke  SAY MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  ÇANKAYA MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  YEŞİLTEPE MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  MESUDİYE MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  ABDULLAH ŞAHUTOĞLU MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  HAMİDİYE MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  KİREMİTHANE MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  ÜÇOCAK MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  ATALAR MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  HÜRRİYET MAHALLESİ
• Silifke  SÖKÜN MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  ÇÖPLÜ MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  MAHMUDİYE MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  82EVLER MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  BARIŞ MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  KAZANLI MAHALLESİ
• Mezitli  İSTİKLAL MAHALLESİ
• Yenişehir / Mersin  DUMLUPINAR MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  HAL MAHALLESİ
• Toroslar  TURUNÇLU MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  KELAHMET MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  AKDENİZ MAHALLESİ
• Toroslar  ALSANCAK MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  TURGUTREİS MAHALLESİ
• Tarsus  BARBAROS MAHALLESİ
• Mezitli  FATİH MAHALLESİ
• Akdeniz  YENİ MAHALLESİ

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