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Start your company in Turkey

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 33-35 days
  1. 1
    Notarization & Capital Day 1-3
    • Draft articles, notarize signatures
    • Deposit minimum capital with Turkish bank
    • Obtain potential tax number for founders
  2. 2
    Trade Registry Filing Day 4-9
    • Submit MERSIS application to Trade Registry
    • Register company at local Ticaret Sicili
    • Publish formation in Trade Registry Gazette
  3. 3
    Tax & Operational Setup Day 10-14
    • Activate tax office and e-fatura
    • Notify SGK for social security
    • CMB or BDDK licensing if regulated
Starts from
TRY 150,000 first year, all-in
≈ $3,305 ≈ €2,808
What's included
  • Company formation TRY 67,000
  • Registered office TRY 29,000 /year
  • Bookkeeping TRY 4,500 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ TRY2M revenue TRY 4,500 /month
    • TRY2M–8M TRY 7,500 /month
    • TRY8M–20M TRY 12,600 /month
    • TRY20M–40M TRY 25,200 /month
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Why Turkey?

Founders serving the 85M Turkish domestic market

Local incorporation gives direct billing in TRY, access to Türkiye's e fatura system and standing with corporate clients who refuse cross border invoices. Manufacturing, retail and B2B services ship best from a resident entity.

85M consumersTRY billinge fatura access

Tech founders qualifying for Tech Zone status

Technology Development Zones (Teknopark) cut CIT by up to 100% on qualifying R&D revenue and exempt staff income tax until 2028. Istanbul Finance Centre adds further incentives for financial services. Capital Markets Board oversees listed activity.

TeknoparkIstanbul Finance CentreR&D incentives

Industrial operators bridging EU and MENA

EU-Türkiye Customs Union covers industrial goods. Duty free movement to the single market. Proximity to MENA, Caucasus and Central Asia makes Istanbul a credible regional HQ. 85 DTAs in force, including Germany, France, UK, Saudi Arabia.

EU Customs Union85 DTAsMENA proximity

Considerations

If currency stability and Stripe matter more

TRY volatility forces dollarisation in contracts and pushes accounting overhead. Stripe and Mercury do not support Turkish entities. Türkiye remains on the FATF grey list, lengthening correspondent bank onboarding under BDDK supervision.

TRY volatilityFATF grey listNo Stripe support
→ United Kingdom GBP stable, Stripe + Wise live→ Estonia EUR, e-Residency, Stripe→ Dubai (UAE) AED pegged to USD, no FATF flag

If you are raising a US VC round

Turkish A.Ş. Shares do not fit Delaware preferred stock terms. US funds will require a Delaware C-Corp flip. Capital Markets Board approvals on cross border share transfers add timing risk to closing windows.

Delaware flip requiredA.S. share mismatchCMB approvals
→ Delaware (USA) Default C-Corp for US VC→ Singapore VC ready, MAS regulated→ United Kingdom Ltd accepted by US/EU VCs
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