A short-term residence permit may be granted to those foreigners listed below who:

a) arrives to conduct scientific research;

b) owns immovable property in Turkey;

c) establishes business or commercial connections;

ç) participates in on-the-job training programmes;

d) arrives to attend educational or similar programmes as part of student exchange programmes or agreements to which the Republic of Turkey is a party to;

e) wishes to stay for tourism purposes;

f) intends to receive medical treatment, provided that they do not have a disease posing a public health threat;

g) is required to stay in Turkey pursuant to a request or a decision of judicial or administrative authorities;

ğ) transfers from a family residence permit;

h) attends a Turkish language course;

ı) attends an education programme, research, internship or, a course by way of a public agency;

i) applies within six months upon graduation from a higher education programme in Turkey.

Short-term residence permits shall be issued with maximum one year duration at a time. Residence permits within the scope of subparagraph (h) of the first paragraph shall only be issued twice.

Residence permits within the scope of subparagraph (i) of the first paragraph shall only be issued once with maximum one year duration. Conditions for short-term residence permit

The following conditions shall apply when issuing short-term residence permits:

a) to apply, claiming one or more of the reasons stipulated in paragraph one of Article 31 and submit supporting information and documents regarding the application;

b) not to fall within the scope of Article 7;

c) to live in accommodation conditions that conform to general health and safety standards;

ç) upon request, to present criminal record certificate issued by the competent authorities in their country of citizenship or legal residence;

d) submit information on their address of stay in Turkey. Refusal, non-renewal or cancelation of short-term residence permits.

Under the following cases a short-term residence permit shall not be granted, shall be cancelled if has been issued, and shall not be renewed when:

a) one or more of the conditions provided for in Article 32 are not met or no longer apply;

b) it is established that the residence permit is used outside the purposes of those it is issued for;

c) [the foreigner] lived outside of Turkey for longer than one hundred and twenty days in total during the preceding year;

ç) there is a current removal decision or an entry ban to Turkey in respect to the foreigner.