Step-by-step conveyancing and procedure stages

Scoping call

We learn what you want to do in Türkiye, then recommend the right structure — LLC, joint-stock, branch, liaison office, free-zone or technopark — with a fixed-fee quote.

Documents and power of attorney

We obtain your Turkish tax number, prepare an apostilled power of attorney and check your founder documents, so most steps can be completed without you travelling.

Drafting and registration

We draft the articles of association, file through MERSIS and submit the file to the trade registry, which gives your company legal personality and a Gazette announcement.

Tax, bank and books

We register the company for corporate tax and VAT, certify the statutory books, issue the signature circular, enrol KEP and coordinate opening the company bank account.

Permits and SGK

Where a foreign director will work here, we file the work permit, and we register the company with SGK so you can put local staff on payroll lawfully.

Compliance setup

We set up your monthly and annual filing calendar with our accounting partners — VAT, corporate tax, payroll and e-systems — so nothing is missed.

Ongoing support

We stay on hand for contracts, share transfers, capital changes, address changes and any later corporate work as your business grows.

Critical statutory deadlines and calendar windows

Key timings and deadlines

A few days – 2 weeks~~Legalisation of your documents abroad (apostille or Turkish consular legalisation) plus sworn translation — usually the longest variable in the whole process.~~

About 1–2 weeks~~Trade-registry registration itself, once the documents are ready and the MERSIS file is complete.~~

A few days – a few weeks~~Opening the company bank account; compliance checks on accounts with foreign shareholders have tightened.~~

Several weeks~~Work-permit application for a foreign director who will actively work here, filed after the company is live (Int'l Labour Force Law No. 6735).~~

24 months~~Payment of cash capital: an LLC may pay the full amount within 24 months of incorporation (TTK Art. 585); an A.Ş. blocks 25% up front and pays the balance within 24 months (TTK Art. 344).~~

31 December 2026~~Deadline for companies formed before 2024 to raise capital to 50,000 TL (LLC) / 250,000 TL (A.Ş.) under TTK Provisional Article 15, or be deemed dissolved.~~

What to get ready before incorporation

Most delays happen abroad, not at the Turkish registry. Working through the following before anything is filed keeps the file clean and the sequence moving.

Decide what the company will actually do in Türkiye — trade, hire, hold assets, relocate — and check whether your sector is one of the regulated areas (certain media, aviation, maritime, banking, insurance and defence activities) that carry foreign-ownership limits or special licensing.
Choose between an LLC and a joint-stock company with head-count, investors, exit plans and personal exposure for unpaid taxes and SGK premiums in mind, rather than on filing cost alone.
Prepare a notarised translation of your passport, passport-style photographs, and — for a corporate shareholder — a recent apostilled certificate of incorporation or activity certificate, a resolution approving the Turkish investment, and proof of signing authority.
Arrange a power of attorney, notarised and apostilled abroad, drawn widely enough to cover tax, bank and registry acts, so routine signatures do not require you to travel.
Check the legalisation route for your country: apostille if it is a party to the Hague Convention, Turkish consular legalisation if not, plus a sworn Turkish translation for anything not in Turkish — and allow a few days to a couple of weeks for it.
Line up a real, verifiable registered address, since a tax officer may visit to confirm the business operates there and an empty address can stall VAT enrolment.
If you already own a Turkish company formed before 2024, check whether its capital is still below 50,000 TL (LLC) or 250,000 TL (A.Ş.) and plan the increase ahead of 31 December 2026.

Governing statutory provisions under Turkish law

6102~~LAW NO.~~

Turkish Commercial Code (Türk Ticaret Kanunu) · Art. 344, Art. 585, Provisional Art. 15

The backbone: it defines the company types, minimum capital, management and share transfers, sets the capital-payment rules for joint-stock and limited companies, and carries the 31 December 2026 capital top-up rule for pre-2024 companies.

4875~~LAW NO.~~

Foreign Direct Investment Law

Gives foreign investors national treatment, guarantees the free transfer of profits and sale proceeds abroad, and imposes no minimum foreign-capital requirement.

6735~~LAW NO.~~

International Labour Force Law

Governs work permits for foreign directors and staff, including the assessment criteria such as company paid-in capital and the Turkish-to-foreign employee ratio.

Company Formation in Turkey: Registration Stages, MERSİS & Corporate Checklist