Why should Turkey be attractive for you ?
- A booming country with a very dynamic economy
- A young population
- A very strong growing domestic market
- Motivated work force
- A very good location between Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East
- Member of the EU Customs Union
Establishing a business in Turkey is quite easy for foreign investors you can establish a business in Turkey no matter of nationality or place of residence. The registration for a company can be completed in one day.
For an international Company there are for examples of starting their activities in Turkey:
- Limited liability company (Ltd. Sti.)
- Joint-stock company (A.S.)
- Branch office
- Liaison office
FREE ZONES in Turkey The Free zones in Turkey are special sites considered outside the customs area. These zones are designed to increase the number of export-focused investments There are 20 free zones in Turkey operating close to the EU and Middle East markets adjacent to major Turkish ports on the Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Seas, with easy access to international trade routes.
- Adana-Yumurtalik, Ceyhan/Adana
- Antalya, Yeniliman/Antalya
- Europe, Corlu/Tekirdag
- Bursa, Gemlik/Bursa
- Denizli, Cardak/Denizli
- Eastern Anatolia, Erzurum
- Aegea, Gaziemir/Izmir
- Gaziantep, Cakmak/Gaziantep
- IstanbulAtaturk Airport, Havalimani/Istanbul
- Istanbul Deri ve Endustri, Tuzla/Istanbul
- IstanbulThrace, Catalca/Istanbul
- İzmir Menemen Deri, Menemen/Izmir
- Kayseri, Kayseri
- Kocaeli, Golcuk/Kocaeli
- Mardin, Istasyon/Mardin
- Mersin, Mersin
- Rize, Rize
- Samsun, Limanici/Samsun
- Trabzon, Limanici/Trabzon
- Tubitak Mam, Gebze/Kocaeli
Advantages of free zones:
- 100% exemption from customs duties and other assorted duties.
- 100% exemption from corporate income tax for production companies.
- 100% exemption from value added tax (VAT) and special consumption taxes.
- Goods can remain in free zones for an unlimited period; earnings and revenues generated in free zones can be freely transferred to any country, including Turkey, without any prior permission.
- Goods in free circulation can be sent to Turkey or to EU countries from the free zones without any customs duty. Moreover, no customs duty is applied to goods of a third country origin at the entrance to the free zones or exit to third countries.
- Companies are free to transfer profits from free zones abroad as well as to Turkey without restrictions.