What changed in Turkey

Short business visits to customers are covered by the visa exemption for commerce

Right to work

Licensed platforms carry withdrawal delays, transfer limits and a payment ban

Crypto tax and legal status

A crypto tax bill was withdrawn but may return

Crypto tax and legal status

Systematic crypto trading is taxed as commercial income

Crypto tax and legal status

No crypto-specific tax applies to individual holders as of August 2026

Crypto tax and legal status

No minimum duration applies before a company triggers Turkish PE

Moving your company

Running your company from a Turkish desk can make it Turkish-resident

Moving your company

Sequencing citizenship investment wrong can cost you the 20-year tax exemption

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Turkiye has no exit tax and no net wealth tax

Leaving home: exit tax and ties

Dual citizenship is allowed

Permanent residency and citizenship

Citizenship by investment starts at USD 400,000

Permanent residency and citizenship

Naturalisation after 5 years is faster than permanent residence

Permanent residency and citizenship

Long-term residence is available after 8 years of continuous legal residence

Residency routes

Tourism-ground permit renewals are effectively closed in 2026

Residency routes

The short-term residence permit is the default self-funded route

Residency routes

Get a Turkish tax number before anything else

Local registrations

No personal registration duties on a visa-free or e-visa stay

Local registrations

Contract authority or management from Turkiye creates real PE exposure

Permanent establishment risk

Turkiye sets no minimum duration before a permanent establishment arises

Permanent establishment risk

Health insurance is a legal precondition for any residence permit

Insurance

Visitors have no public healthcare cover in Turkiye

Healthcare coverage

Without an agreement, only a 3-month domestic grace period applies

Social security

A bilateral agreement keeps your home social security coverage

Social security

New residents can get 20 years of zero tax on foreign income

Personal income tax

A double tax treaty protects you if Turkiye and home both claim tax

Personal income tax

Non-residents pay no Turkish tax on foreign-source income

Personal income tax

A temporary, purpose-bound stay may escape tax residency past six months

Tax residency

Past six months you become a Turkish tax resident on worldwide income

Tax residency

Unlikely to become a Turkish tax resident on this stay

Tax residency

Turkish clients or a Turkish employer entity require a work permit

Right to work

The Digital Nomad Visa authorises work for non-Turkish employers only

Right to work

Remote work on a tourist stay is unregulated, not authorised

Right to work

Your nationality cannot use the Digital Nomad Visa

Immigration and visa

The Digital Nomad Visa is the compliant route past 90 days

Immigration and visa

Past the visa-free cap without a permit, overstay penalties apply

Immigration and visa

Indonesian nationals get 30 days per entry, not the full 90

Immigration and visa

Visa-free entry to Turkiye for up to 90 days in any 180

Immigration and visa