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Turkey residency and tax, sourced and dated
11 guides on residency, tax, documents and daily life in Turkey. Every one cites the law or the authority it relies on and shows the date it was last checked against them.
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- Residence Permit Turkey Requirements: every routeEvery route to living in Turkey, who each one fits, and the rules that apply to all residence permits.
- Turkey's 20-year tax exemption on foreign incomeThe full guide to 0% Turkish income tax on foreign income for 20 years: conditions, what is covered, the certificate deadline and the limits.
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- Tax20 Years Tax Free in Turkey: the 1% inheritance rateThe flat 1% Turkish inheritance tax rate for 20/D holders, why gifts stay at 10% to 30%, and what the law does not yet say.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyDocuments for a Turkish residence permitThe core document set for every short-term permit, the extras by permit ground, and the separate tax certificate for the 20-year exemption.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyFamily residence permit in TurkeyWho can join a sponsor on a family permit, what the sponsor must show, and how tax residency and the 20/D certificate work for each family member.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyResidence permit through property in TurkeyThe USD 200,000 value rule, how the home must be used, the documents, and the closed neighbourhood check.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- TaxTurkey 20 Year Tax Break: where Turkish-source income sitsWhy salary and fees for work done in Turkey, Turkish rent and Turkish dividends stay taxed at 15% to 40% under the 20-year exemption.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- TaxTurkey Foreign Income Tax Exemption: what is coveredForeign dividends, rent, interest and gains are exempt; pay for work done while in Turkey is not. Plus the grey areas.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyTurkey Permanent Residency Requirements: the eight-year ruleThe eight-year route to a long-term permit, the rights it gives, the one-year absence rule, and how it fits with the 20-year tax exemption.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyTurkey Residence Permit Price: fees and extrasGovernment fees, route thresholds and outside costs for a Turkish residence permit in 2026, with what we could not confirm.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyTurkish Residence Permit Fee and the short-term routeGrounds, length, conditions, the tourism income test and documents for the permit most foreigners use.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- ResidencyVisa-free stay in Turkey: the 90 days in 180 ruleThe 90 days in 180 limit, passport validity, moving to a permit, and how visits relate to tax residency.Verified 21 Oct 2026
- TaxWho qualifies for Turkey's 20-year tax exemptionThe three-year look-back, which earlier Turkish income is harmless and which rules you out, former residents and returning citizens.Verified 21 Oct 2026