List of areas of Istanbul prohibited from granting a residence permit

The Department of Immigrants in Turkey announced, through its official website, an increase in the number of prohibited areas for residence in the city of Istanbul, to reach 54 neighborhoods distributed in different neighborhoods of Istanbul. The acceptance of residence permit applications in these areas will be suspended for foreigners of all nationalities and Syrians registered temporarily in Turkey, as areas include :

Avcılar - Bahçelievler - Başakşehir - Beşiktaş - Beylikdüzü - Beyoğlu - Esenyurt - Fatih - Küçükçekmece - Sarıyer - Şile - Şişli - Tuzla - Ümraniye - Zeytinburnu

According to the sources of the official website of the Directorate of Immigration in Turkey, the neighborhoods prohibited from granting real estate or tourist residence permits to foreigners in these areas within the scope of Istanbul, according to the latest update of the list of prohibited areas for people in Istanbul, where the number reached 54 neighborhoods distributed as follows :

Avcılar area :

• MERKEZ MAHALLESİ, GÜMÜŞPALA MAHALLESİ
• DENİZKÖŞKLER MAHALLESİ

Bahçelievler area :

• ŞİRİNEVLER MAHALLESİ

Başakşehir area :

• İKİTELLİ OSB MAHALLESİ , ZİYA GÖKALP MAHALLESİ

Beşiktaş area :

• YILDIZ MAHALLESİ

Beylikdüzü area :

• BEYLİKDÜZÜOSB MAHALLESİ

Beyoğlu area :

• KOCATEPE MAHALLESİ , ŞEHİT MUHTAR MAHALLESİ
• BÜLBÜL MAHALLESİ , ÇUKUR MAHALLESİ
• KAMER HATUN MAHALLESİ , KALYONCU KULLUĞU MAHALLESİ
• YENİŞEHİR  MAHALLESİ , KATİPMUSTAFA ÇELEBİ MAHALLESİ
• BOSTAN MAHALLESİ , ASMALI MESCİT MAHALLESİ

Esenyurt area :

• KOZA MAHALLESİ , YEŞİLKENT MAHALLESİ
• ZAFER MAHALLESİ , PİRİ REİS MAHALLESİ
• GÖKEVLER MAHALLESİ , AKEVLER MAHALLESİ
• SULTANİYE MAHALLESİ , BAĞLARÇEŞME MAHALLESİ

Fatih area :

• MİMAR KEMALETTİN MAHALLESİ , MESİHPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• SARAÇ İSHAK MAHALLESİ , MUHSİNE HATUN MAHALLESİ
• BALABANAĞA MAHALLESİ , MİMAR HAYRETTİN MAHALLESİ
• NİŞANCA MAHALLESİ , KEMALPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• KATİP KASIM MAHALLESİ , İSKENDERPAŞA MAHALLESİ
• MOLLA GÜRANİ MAHALLESİ , MOLLA HÜSREV MAHALLESİ
• AKŞEMSETTİN MAHALLESİ

Küçükçekmece area :

• BEŞYOL MAHALLESİ , KÜÇÜKÇEKMECE İKİTELLİOSB MAHALLESİ
• MEHMET AKİF MAHALLESİ

Sarıyer area :

• MASLAK MAHALLESİ

Şile area :

• MEŞRUTİYET MAHALLESİ

Şişli area :

• İNÖNÜ MAHALLESİ , ERGENEKON MAHALLESİ
• MECİDİYEKÖY MAHALLESİ , CUMHURİYET MAHALLESİ

Tuzla area :

• AYDINLI-KOSB MAHALLESİ

Ümraniye area :

• DUDULLU OSB MAHALLESİ

Zeytinburnu area :

• MALTEPE MAHALLESİ , YENİDOĞAN MAHALLESİ
• NURİPAŞA MAHALLESİ , YEŞİLTEPE MAHALLESİ

At the present time : a lot is being heard about the policies pursued by the Turkish government to reduce the number of foreigners living in Turkey's neighborhoods, and do these policies mean that Turkey has begun to close its doors to foreigners, including investors ?

To answer this question : The Turkish government did not prevent foreigners from accessing it. On the contrary, it offers many facilities to foreign investors in Turkey, such as renewing residence permits, health insurance, and others. The percentage of prohibited areas in Istanbul is very small, and you have a lot of Options if you want to buy a property in Istanbul, whether for housing or real estate investment in Turkey, or to obtain Turkish citizenship.

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