A clear guide for investors from Egypt and Egyptians living in the Gulf and Europe: how the USD 500,000 fund route works and what to check in Egypt before you apply.
Instead of buying an apartment, you subscribe to units of a real estate fund regulated by the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (CMB). The CMB issues a conformity letter, and your lawyer files the residence permit and citizenship applications.
One subscription at a price set by licensed appraisers, units held in your own account and fund disclosures published on KAP.
No tenant, building charges, property tax or repairs to follow from abroad.
After the holding period, units are redeemed under the fund rules. There is no need to find a buyer.
Your spouse and children under 18 apply with you on the same investment.
Türkiye allows dual citizenship. Egyptian nationality law allows an Egyptian to keep Egyptian nationality when acquiring another one, with government permission. Apply for that permission or take advice from an Egyptian lawyer before you start.
Many Egyptian investors use savings held in the Gulf or Europe. The transfer must come from an account in your name and the source of funds is documented.
If you live and work in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait or Qatar, you can invest and complete most steps from there through a lawyer with a power of attorney.
Passport, birth and marriage certificates and children's birth certificates, legalised and translated into Turkish by a sworn translator.
| Regulated fund | Buying property | |
|---|---|---|
| Price set by | Licensed appraisers, CMB oversight | Seller, developer or agent |
| Valuation rules | CMB fund rules, stable | TKGM valuation and TTB rules, changed several times since 2019 |
| What you own | Fund units in your own account | One title deed |
| Management | Licensed portfolio manager | You, from abroad |
| Exit after 3 years | Redemption under fund rules | Find a buyer |
Read more: Turkish citizenship through a fund · cost comparison 2026 · 2026 valuation rule change · timeline.
Yes. Egyptian nationals are eligible for the USD 500,000 fund route on the same terms as other foreign investors.
Egypt allows dual nationality with government permission. Check the procedure with the Ministry of Interior or an Egyptian lawyer before applying.
No. There is no minimum stay. You visit for biometrics and your lawyer handles most steps.
Yes. The transfer can come from your own account there, with documented source of funds.
Your spouse and children under 18.
Related guides: Turkish citizenship through a fund · Cost comparison 2026 · Turkish citizenship for GCC residents · Turkish passport benefits
This page is general information, not an investment offer or investment, tax, legal or immigration advice. Citizenship is granted only by the Turkish authorities. Fund units carry risk and their value may go up or down; past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Sources: Capital Markets Board of Türkiye · General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs · KAP. · Egyptian Nationality Law No. 26 of 1975.
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