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Under Turkey's implementing regulation, you report a new address to the governorship within 20 working days. If you move within the same province, that is enough and your permit stays valid. If you move to another province, you apply there for a new permit within 20 working days; for the same permit type, already-paid time is not charged again.
Key facts
| What | The law says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New address, marital status, name change | Report to the governorship within 20 working days | Regulation, art. 23(2) |
| Moving within the same province | Report the new address to the provincial migration directorate within 20 working days; no new permit card, your current permit stays valid | Migration FAQ |
| Moving to another province | Apply for a new permit in the new province within 20 working days | Regulation, art. 23(3) |
| Fees when moving province | If the permit type doesn’t change, the period already paid is not charged again | Regulation, art. 23(3) |
| First address registration | Within 20 working days of receiving the permit in Turkey, or of entering Turkey with a permit from a consulate | Regulation, art. 22(12); Law 6458, art. 26(2) |
| New passport | Report to the provincial migration directorate within 20 working days | Migration FAQ |
Moving within the same province
The regulation requires you to report a change of address to the governorship within 20 working days (art. 23(2)). The Presidency of Migration Management’s FAQ says that if you stay within the same province, reporting the new address to the provincial migration directorate is enough: no new card is issued and you keep living in Turkey on your current permit. The Presidency’s general information page says that both the provincial migration directorate and the provincial population and citizenship directorate must receive the documents.
Moving to another province
The Presidency’s general information page describes a residence permit as giving the right to live in Turkey for a set period and in a set place. If you move to an address in another province, the regulation requires you to apply there for a new permit within 20 working days (art. 23(3)). If you keep the same permit type, you receive a new permit document but don’t pay the residence fee again for the period you already paid.
Registering your address in the first place
The regulation says people who receive a permit inside Turkey must register in the address registration system within 20 working days of receiving the permit document; people who got the permit from a consulate must do so within 20 working days of entering Turkey (art. 22(12); the law sets the same for consulate permits in art. 26(2)).
Sources
- Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 6458, arts. 22(12) and 23(2)–(3) (consolidated text, mevzuat.gov.tr) checked 2026-10-25
- Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection, art. 26(2) (consolidated text, mevzuat.gov.tr) checked 2026-10-25
- Presidency of Migration Management: residence FAQ (İkamet Sıkça Sorulan Sorular), address and passport change questions checked 2026-10-25
- Presidency of Migration Management: residence general information (İkamet Genel Bilgiler), 'Türkiye'de Kalınacak Adres' checked 2026-10-25
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