What actually changed on 4 June 2026
The law is short. What it does is not.
Last verified 2026-10-21Next review 2027-04-212 official sources
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Law No. 7582 was published in the Official Gazette on 4 June 2026. It added Article 20/D to the Income Tax Law, which exempts the foreign-source income of new Turkish tax residents from Turkish income tax for twenty years, and it set inheritance tax at 1% during that period.
The conditions, in one paragraph
You become a Turkish tax resident. You had no Turkish domicile and no Turkish tax liability in each of the three calendar years before. You apply for an exemption certificate by the end of the calendar year in which residence starts. Nationality is not mentioned.
Where sources disagree
On the start. Most commentary applies the regime to people becoming resident from 1 January 2026, which reads the law back to the start of its year. At least one source dates the effect from publication on 4 June. The difference decides whether a 2026 arrival qualifies at all, so it is not academic, and it is the first thing to settle with a Turkish adviser if you moved this year.
Dates for the law itself also vary, with one source giving enactment on 21 May and publication on 4 June. Publication is the date that normally matters.
What it did not do
It did not change residence permits, which live in a different law entirely. It did not make remote work tax free. And it did not make the exemption automatic, which is the point most often lost between the headline and the application.
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Sources
Every legal, fee and procedural statement on this page is taken from the sources below and was checked on 2026-10-21. Where they change, this page changes.
- Law No. 7582, Official Gazette No. 33270 of 4 June 2026 (resmigazete.gov.tr) — Adds Article 20/D to the Income Tax Law, the 1% inheritance rate and the asset peace window
- Income Tax Law No. 193, consolidated text (mevzuat.gov.tr) — Tax residency (Articles 4 and 5), source rules (Article 7) and the 20-year exemption (Article 20/D)
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