Tax Advisory Services

Coordination with a licensed mali müşavir, not a substitute for one

Tax filing and compliance work in Turkey — preparing and submitting income tax returns, corporate tax returns, VAT declarations (KDV beyannamesi) and withholding declarations (muhtasar beyannamesi) — is legally reserved to licensed accountants and financial advisers (serbest muhasebeci mali müşavir, SMMM) and, for certain certification work, sworn-in financial advisers (yeminli mali müşavir, YMM), registered with their professional chamber and regulated under Turkish law. FTurkey is a consulting and coordination company, not a licensed mali müşavir or a tax office (vergi dairesi), and does not itself prepare or file tax returns, determine your tax liability, or represent you before the tax administration. Within an agreed written scope, FTurkey helps foreign individuals and businesses understand their general Turkish tax obligations and coordinates the practical relationship with a licensed mali müşavir who performs the actual compliance work.

Understanding your Turkish tax residency status

Whether you are taxed in Turkey as a resident (on worldwide income) or a non-resident (generally on Turkey-source income only) depends on facts such as days present in Turkey, the location of your habitual home and, in some cases, a double taxation treaty between Turkey and your home country. This is a factual and legal determination, not a preference — FTurkey can help you organise the information (travel dates, residence permit status, employment or business ties) that a mali müşavir or tax adviser needs to assess your status, but does not itself issue a residency determination.

Ongoing compliance for individuals and businesses

For individuals, this typically means the annual income tax return (gelir vergisi beyannamesi) covering employment, rental, investment or business income as applicable. For companies, it typically means monthly or quarterly VAT and withholding declarations, corporate tax returns, and statutory bookkeeping under Turkish accounting standards. FTurkey can help you understand which filings generally apply to a person or company in your situation, coordinate document collection (invoices, contracts, bank records) that your mali müşavir will need, and follow up on filing deadlines and required responses — the mali müşavir prepares, calculates and submits the actual declarations.

Coordinating your relationship with a licensed adviser

FTurkey can help you find and brief a licensed mali müşavir suited to your language needs, sector and city, translate correspondence, and keep a shared calendar of recurring filing obligations so nothing is missed. FTurkey does not audit the mali müşavir's calculations, does not guarantee a particular tax outcome or refund amount, and does not intervene in a tax audit or dispute with the tax administration — those matters are handled directly between you, your mali müşavir and, where needed, a licensed tax attorney.

What this service does not include

This service does not constitute tax advice, does not calculate your tax liability, and does not extend to tax litigation, penalty negotiation or representation before the Revenue Administration (Gelir İdaresi Başkanlığı). It also does not include payroll processing or company formation, which are handled under separate scopes where relevant.

Request a proposal

Request a quote describing your residency situation, whether you need individual or corporate compliance support, and your preferred language for an adviser. FTurkey can then propose a written scope covering the orientation and coordination support available for your case.