Acquiring Turkish citizenship through marriage

It is observed that a large number of foreigners enter Turkey every year. When foreigners who enter Turkey experience its culture, historical texture, temperate geography, and the social interaction of the Turkish nation, they desire to travel to Turkey again and even obtain Turkish citizenship and settle there. Therefore, the number of foreigners requesting Turkish citizenship is increasing. One way to obtain Turkish citizenship is through marriage. In Turkish positive law, any foreigner who is in a valid marriage with a Turkish citizen, whose marriage has lasted for at least three years, who resides within the family unity, who does not engage in activities incompatible with the marriage, and who does not pose a threat to national security and public order can acquire Turkish citizenship by the decision of the competent authority. In Turkish law, the principle of equality is applied in the acquisition of citizenship through marriage, without regard to gender differences. However, marrying a Turkish citizen will not automatically grant Turkish citizenship to the foreigner.