Blockchain & Crypto Startup Consulting

Scoped planning support for a blockchain or crypto venture, not licensing or development

Launching a blockchain or crypto-asset venture connected to Turkey raises company structuring, regulatory awareness and technical questions that are best mapped out before building or applying for anything. FTurkey is a consulting and coordination company, not a law firm, a licensed capital markets adviser, or a software development house; FTurkey does not obtain licenses on your behalf, does not write smart contracts or platform code, and does not raise or manage funds. Within an agreed written scope, FTurkey helps founders understand the Turkish company-formation options and regulatory landscape relevant to crypto-asset activity, and coordinates introductions to the licensed lawyers, auditors and technical teams needed to move the project forward.

Understanding the 2024 crypto-asset licensing regime

Since amendments to the Capital Markets Law in 2024, providing crypto-asset services in or targeting Turkey — including operating an exchange, custody or similar platform — generally requires authorization as a licensed crypto-asset service provider (kripto varlık hizmet sağlayıcısı, KVHS) under the Capital Markets Board (SPK). Licensing criteria, capital requirements and the scope of activities that trigger the requirement are set by SPK regulation and can change; whether a specific business model requires a license is a determination for SPK and a licensed capital markets lawyer, not FTurkey. FTurkey can help you understand, at a general level, that this licensing regime exists and identify which questions about your model need a qualified legal opinion before proceeding.

Anti-money-laundering and reporting obligations

Businesses handling crypto-assets in Turkey are generally subject to obligations under anti-money-laundering law, including customer due diligence and reporting to the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (Mali Suçları Araştırma Kurulu, MASAK). FTurkey can help you understand that these obligations exist and coordinate an introduction to a compliance specialist who can design the actual program for your business; FTurkey does not design or implement AML/KYC procedures itself and does not represent that any procedure you adopt will satisfy MASAK.

Company structure and tokenomics: planning questions, not deliverables

Decisions such as where to incorporate a holding entity, whether a Turkish operating company is needed alongside it, and how a token model, treasury and vesting schedule are designed carry legal and tax consequences that benefit from early, coordinated advice. FTurkey can help you organise these questions for a licensed corporate lawyer, mali müşavir and, where relevant, an independent tokenomics or smart-contract specialist, and can coordinate the working relationship between them. FTurkey does not design your tokenomics, audit or write smart contract code, or provide investment or securities advice on any token.

Coordinating your advisory and technical team

Where useful, FTurkey can help identify and brief independent lawyers, auditors, smart-contract developers and compliance consultants suited to your project's stage and jurisdictioanl needs, translate documentation, and keep a shared timeline across these workstreams. Software development, smart-contract audits, fundraising and investor relations are separately scoped engagements — either with FTurkey under a distinct agreement or directly with the specialists involved — and are not included by default.

What this service does not include

FTurkey does not obtain an SPK license or any other regulatory authorization on your behalf, does not guarantee that a project will be approved, funded or technically successful, and does not provide legal, tax or investment advice. Ongoing compliance monitoring, exchange listing support and token marketing are outside this service unless separately agreed in writing.

Request a proposal

Request a quote describing your project concept, target jurisdiction and activities (custody, exchange, token issuance, or other), and what you would like clarified before engaging licensed specialists. FTurkey can then propose a written scope for the orientation and coordination support available for your case.