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ShelfCompanies24 has been forming Turkish companies for international clients since 1995. Our Istanbul team handles every step of company formation in Turkey on a single fixed-price contract — from picking the right legal form through Trade Registry registration, Revenue Administration tax registration, MASAK beneficial-ownership filing and your first Turkish bank account. Most clients are trading inside 2–4 weeks via Trade Registry electronic filing, or in 5–10 working days via a ready-made off-the-shelf Turkish company.
Single payment covers Trade Registry filings, Notary, registered office and our service fee.
Turkish company + registered office + Turkish banking + mali müşavir under one roof.
Standard formation 2–4 weeks. Turkish/English-speaking case manager.
e-imza, Turkish consulate, or vekaletname.
We draft esas sözleşme, file Trade Registry, register vergi, file MASAK BO.
The Ltd. Şti. is the workhorse of Turkish commerce. Governed by the Turkish Commercial Code (Türk Ticaret Kanunu).
For larger structures and listed entities (Borsa İstanbul). Min capital TRY 250,000.
| Form | Min. capital | Formation time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ltd. Şti. | TRY 50,000 | 2–4 weeks | Default — SMEs, holdings |
| A.Ş. | TRY 250,000 | 4–8 weeks | Listed groups, banking |
| Free Zone Company | Varies by zone | 4–8 weeks | Manufacturing, R&D |
| Şube | Parent-dependent | 4–8 weeks | Foreign multinational presence |
| Off-the-shelf Ltd. Şti. or A.Ş. | Varies | 5–10 days | Need immediate trading |
Confirm legal form, shareholder structure, business activity (NACE codes), merkez, capital, banking preferences.
Foreign shareholders and müdürler need a Turkish tax number before incorporation.
Articles drafted by our Istanbul attorney, bilingual Turkish-English.
Articles notarised. Foreign founders can sign at Turkish consulates, via e-imza or via vekaletname.
Open a deposit account at a Turkish bank, deposit TRY 50,000+ (Ltd. Şti.) or TRY 62,500+ (A.Ş., 25% of TRY 250,000). Bank issues confirmation.
Filed with the Trade Registry via the relevant chamber of commerce (Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Ankara CC, etc.). Trade Registry issues registration certificate typically within 5–10 working days.
Vergi numarası activated for tax filing. KDV (VAT) registration if relevant.
Beneficial owners filed in the MASAK BO Register.
Convert deposit account to operating account. Turkish banks: Garanti BBVA, İş Bankası, Yapı Kredi, Akbank, Ziraat, Halkbank, Vakıfbank.
Ltd. Şti.: 2–4 weeks. A.Ş.: 4–8 weeks. Off-the-shelf transfer: 5–10 working days.
TRY 50,000.
No. Foreign shareholders and müdürler are welcome. A vergi numarası is required.
Turkish industrial goods enjoy tariff-free access to the EU single market under the Customs Union (in force since 1995). For manufacturing operations targeting EU markets, this provides cost-of-goods advantages over EU-based peers (lower Turkish labour and operational costs) while preserving preferential market access.
Turkish lira has experienced significant inflation in recent years. International clients should consider FX-hedging strategies and may benefit from operating partly in EUR/USD via foreign-currency Turkish bank accounts (permitted).
25% CIT. KDV 20% standard. 0% if structured under Free Zone regime for qualifying activities.
Tax registration, KDV registration, MASAK BO filing, bank account opening, mali müşavir engagement.
Ready to register your Turkish company? Contact our Turkish desk.
Turkey is one of several jurisdictions where ShelfCompanies24 maintains pre-formed entities and active formation services. Why pick Turkey for your Ltd. Şti. specifically? Bridge EU/Asia, manufacturing, free zones is the headline reason — but it pays to understand the trade-offs against the alternatives. Below are concrete differentiators that matter when you’re pricing a structure decision against the actual operating profile of your business.
Cross-border corporate structuring in 2026 is governed by a tighter web of rules than in any previous decade. Three forces shape every decision:
For Turkey specifically: 25% CIT; EU Customs Union since 1995 for industrial goods; free-zone CIT exemptions.
Issues we routinely see when prospects come to us after attempting the process directly with local providers in Turkey:
Yes. A name change is filed with the TTSG via a directors’ resolution and a routine filing — typically clears in 48 hours. We include up to one name change in the standard fee for both shelf-company purchase and new formation. Subsequent changes are billed at cost.
Turkey maintains its own bilateral double-tax treaty network (specifics vary by country). Your consultant maps the relevant treaties for your operating profile during the initial scoping. Note that all modern treaties have been updated under the OECD Multilateral Instrument with anti-abuse principal-purpose tests, so genuine substance and commercial purpose matter for treaty entitlement.
Client information is held under contractual non-disclosure plus the professional-secrecy obligations applicable to corporate-service providers in our home jurisdiction. We do not share client identity or transaction details with third parties beyond what is statutorily required (KYC reporting, beneficial-owner-register filings, AML/CTF reporting where triggered). Our internal access to client files is logged and access-restricted by need-to-know.
Material tax changes (rate moves, new minimum-tax regimes, treaty amendments) get communicated to active clients with our analysis of impact. Where the change is structural — for example the OECD Pillar Two implementation in Turkey or a domestic tax-base reform — we proactively flag clients whose structures may need restructuring and offer a pricing-defined remedial path. The client is not left to discover material regulatory change from their accountant or from media reports.
A Ltd. Şti. is a separate legal entity Turkish-tax-resident with its own corporate tax filings and beneficial-owner record. A branch is an extension of a foreign parent — the foreign parent is the legal entity, the Turkey branch books local-source income but the parent’s overall tax liability cascades. Most foreign owners pick a Ltd. Şti. for liability ring-fencing and clean tax accounting; branches are sometimes preferred where the parent has specific group-relief or treaty considerations that depend on common legal personality.
Engaging us for your Turkish new Ltd. Şti. formation covers the following deliverables under one fixed-fee proposal:
The deliverable scope is identical regardless of whether you are based in the EU, the US, the UK, the Middle East, or APAC — we operate the same fixed-fee model globally for Turkish corporate setup. Optional add-ons (virtual office, accounting retainer, payroll, sector licences, transfer-pricing documentation) are quoted line-item separately so there is no scope creep on the headline incorporation or transfer fee.