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tional organizations in Turkey whose status has been determined by

virtue of agreements; who are exempt from a residence permit by vir-

tue of international agreements to which Turkey is a signatory, are list-

ed as exempt from the residence permit requirement.

Type of Residence Permit

There are several types of residence permits, depending on the pur-

pose of the visit of the foreign person. The types of residence permit

are listed as short-term residence permit, family residence permit, stu-

dent residence permit, long-term residence permit, humanitarian resi-

dence permit and victim of human trafficking residence permit under

Article 30 of Law No. 6458. It should be mentioned that each type of

residence of permit requires detailed documentation

depending on the

status and legal purpose of applicant.

A short-term residence permit

is regulated under Articles 31 to 33

of the Law No. 6458. As per these articles, a short-term residence per-

mit may be granted to foreigners who arrive to conduct scientific

research in Turkey; own immovable property in Turkey; establish busi-

ness or commercial connections; participate in job training programs;

who arrive to attend educational or similar programs as part of student

exchange programs or agreements to which Turkey is a party; who

wish to stay for tourism purposes; who intend to receive medical treat-

ment, provided that they do not have a disease posing a public health

threat; who are required to stay in Turkey pursuant to a request or a

decision of judicial or administrative authorities; who attend a Turkish

language course; who attend an education program, research, in-tern-

ship or, a course by way of a public agency; who apply to a higher edu-

cation program in Turkey within six months upon their graduation.

Short-term residence permits shall be issued with maximum one year

duration at a time.

A family residence permit

is regulated under Articles 34 to 37 of

Law No. 6458. Within this framework, a family residence permit may

be granted to a foreign spouse; foreign children or foreign minor chil-

dren of their spouse; dependent foreign children or dependent foreign

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