CIP Türkiye co-founder Aran Hawker on the 20-year tax exemption bringing a new kind of client to his Istanbul office.
With 6,134 already canceled and 1,757 more in proceedings, Turkey’s cleanup of its citizenship program is becoming a rolling operation.
The DGFiP cut off the June intruder at the time, then disclosed nothing until the file went up for sale six weeks later.
Cancelled citizens revert to foreigner status with one year to sell their Turkish property, or the Treasury sells it for them.
Now gazetted, Law No. 7582 gives new tax residents a 20-year break on foreign income, a complement to Türkiye’s US$400,000 passport.
Aran Hawker flags Topkapı as the next Kağıthane; Güvenç Ketenci points to Ataşehir. Where does US$400K go furthest?
UAE crypto holders can no longer hide from tax authorities as the Emirates joins global data-sharing agreement by 2028.
“I’ve watched the lira tank for 30 years […] it can devalue 100% overnight,” Aran Hawker warns potential deposit-based CBI applicants as KKM ends.
“Some in the industry see [war] as an opportunity to push global mobility assets, ignoring the bigger picture,” says Aran Hawker.
Food-, energy-, and health-security – in addition to mobility – are quickly becoming crucial factors in alternative residence and citizenship decisions.
