The amendment to the Article 20 of the Regulation on the Enforcement of the Turkish Citizenship Law which sets forth the (exceptional) acquisition of Turkish citizenship was published in the Official Gazette dated 12 January 2017 and numbered 29946. The amendment sets out the acquisition of Turkish citizenship via specific methods such as acquisition of property, making capital investment or generating employment. With the amendment, which entered into force on 12 January 2017, foreign citizens may acquire Turkish citizenship by a proposal of the Ministry of Interior and the Decision of the Council of Ministers provided that at least one of