Ahıska Ukraine Donbas Emergency Relocation (BKK 2015/7668)
Citizenship in Turkey
- Eligibility
- Ahıska Ukraine Donbas Emergency Relocation (BKK 2015/7668)
- Timeline
- Timeline determined per route documentation;
- Renunciation
- Not required
Who qualifies
Eligibility Summary
Ahıska Ukraine Donbas Emergency Relocation (BKK 2015/7668).
Eligibility framework: Law 5901 Art 11 general naturalization (5 years residence + Turkish-language sufficiency + good character + economic capacity + intent to settle). Art 12 exceptional naturalization (Council of Ministers discretion + Cumhurbaşkanı authorization). Art 13-14 restoration. Art 17 streamlined adoption-based. Art 28 Law 6304/2012 Mavi Kart (post-renunciation rights status — NOT citizenship per se). CIP arc (2017-2018-2022 amendments) introduced USD-investment + property-purchase + bank-deposit pathways. Ahıska Türkleri Admission (Law 3835/1992) operates as expedited statutory route for Meskheti Turks. Mass-denat KHK 680/2017 Art 75 + Yalçınkaya remedy posture shapes restorative-eligibility analysis post-2023.
Legal basis
Operative Framework
Primary Statute: Law 5901 of 29 May 2009 (Türk Vatandaşlığı Kanunu) — Resmî Gazete No. 27256 of 12 Jun 2009; EIF 12 Jun 2009 per Art 47 Implementing Regulation: Yönetmelik 2010/139 of 6 Apr 2010 (RG 27544) Constitutional Basis: 1982 Anayasa Madde 66 (as amended by Law 4709/2001 Art 23 — gender-equality amendment) Authority: Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü (NVİ) — under İçişleri Bakanlığı
Operative Period: 2009-06-12 → present
Sources
- [T2]: Bakanlar Kurulu Karar 2015/7668 — Ukrayna'dan Ahıska Türkleri Türkiye'ye Getirilmesi — RG 17/5/2015 No. 29358
Primary authorities: Türk Vatandaşlığı Kanunu 5901/2009 (operative); KHK 680/2017 (mass denat — TR Lessons_Learned); Türk Vatandaşlığı Kanununun Uygulanmasına İlişkin Yönetmelik (implementing); Law 6304/2012 Art 28 (Mavi Kart); Law 3835/1992 (Ahıska Türkleri Admission); Treaty of Lausanne 1923 (population-exchange + minority-protection legacy). Anayasa Mahkemesi (AYM) jurisprudence: A.S. başvurusu 2018/31431 (Art 20 private-life Vatandaşlık refusal). ECtHR Yalçınkaya GC App 15669/20 (2023-09-26) Art 46 pilot. Council of Europe Resolution + Committee of Ministers oversight on KHK 680/2017 mass-denat compliance.
Example scenarios
BKK 2015/7668 emergency relocation framework (Ukraine Donbas conflict)
Eligible
Eligible for Ahıska Ukraine Donbas Emergency Relocation (BKK 2015/7668) per Law 5901 framework specifics. BKK (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı) 2015/7668 created an emergency ad-hoc legal basis for Ahıska Türkleri displaced from Donetsk/Luhansk oblasts during the 2014-2015 conflict — distinct from the standard Law 3835/1992 admission framework. Eligibility tied to documented Ahıska heritage AND documented residence in conflict-affected oblasts. Processing routed through İçişleri Bakanlığı + Göç İdaresi Başkanlığı (Presidency of Migration Management) coordination. Distinct from TR-AHI-01 (Law 3835) and TR-AHI-02 (Law 5838/2009 Geçici Madde 1 fast-track).
Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-05-18.
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