Losing Turkish Citizenship

Dropping Turkish Citizenship
Persons who wants to drop their Turkish citizenship, should have permission from the Ministry. They must carry conditions below;
a) Must be adult, and must have power of judgement with free-will,
b) To earn a foreign citizenship or to submit documents proving he/she is going to earn,
c) Should not be wanted because of a guilt or military obligation,
d) Should not have any restraint due to the tax and fine.

Documents to Drop Turkish Citizenship
The persons who is demanding permission to dismiss their Turkish citizenship because they are granted a citizenship by another country, are given citizenship dismissal document by the ministry. After this permission, upon the proving that they earn the foreign citizenship, they are given document that they dropped their Turkish Citizenship.
Dismission permission document is valid for 2 years after the decision date. Persons who have this document should prove that they are granted citizenship by another country during this 2-year period. After end of this term, this permission document become invalid.

Rights of Persons Who Dropped Their Turkish Citizenship Upon Permission
With a proper permission, if you (and your children)drop your Turkish citizenship which you gained by your birth, you may continue to use the same rights which is granted to any regualr Turkish Citizen (except for national security, peace of community conditionals, mandatory military oligation, joining elections and vote right, right to work for government, rights of import with no duty).

Dismissed From Turkish Citizenship
Person who is detected that they commit the actions listed below by the official departments, can only obtain Turkish citizenship with authorization of board of ministers.
a) Person who is serving a foreign country's interest with the conflict of Turkey's benefit. Those persons get notice so as to leave Turkey maximum in three months from the Turkish Represent Office, Consulate, City Governorship, Security Departments.
b) Person who is serving for a country which is at war with Turkey, with no approval of Board of Ministers.
c) Servin voluntarily in a army of a foreign country.

Losing Turkish Citizenship With Freewill
Persons mentioned below, are able to drop their Turkish Citizenship before they become adult:
a) Persons, even they are Turkish Citizen because of the breed relation of parents, earns a citizenship of a foreign country based on birth or any other reason after birth.

b) Persons, even they are Turkish Citizen because of the breed relation of parents, earns a citizenship of a foreign country based on birth place.
c) Persons earning Turkish Citizenship by the adopting process.
d) Persons earning their parent's citizenship. Even they are already Turkish Citizenship based on birth place.
e) Persons anyhow earns Turkish Citizenship due to the mother or father who earned Turkish Citizenship.
According to the conditions above, if the person will be stateless, person can not use right of chose.