Guides
Guides, topic by topic
Practical guides I've organised into topic clusters, built from the questions I get asked most. Each guide pulls together every article on that subject.
- Foreign Investor Onboarding Guide
A roadmap for foreign investors entering Türkiye: incorporation, bank account, liaison office and sector incentives — from first email to first dividend.
- Technopark, R&D Centre & QSC — Incentives Guide
Technopark, R&D Centre or QSC? A 2026 guide to the 100% tax exemption, payroll incentives and the revenue-type traps for software and game studios.
- Qualified Service Centre — Payroll Exemption Guide
The Qualified Service Centre payroll exemption: tax-free salary up to TRY 99,090/month (165,150 in the IFC) under Communiqué No. 334, explained.
- Istanbul Financial Centre — Guide
A practical Istanbul Financial Centre guide: core participant status, the QSC regime, substance, tax advantages and Pillar Two — for HNWIs and RHQs.
- SME Tax Guide
An SME tax guide for Turkey: annual tax calendar, e-commerce regime, reverse-charge VAT and provisional tax periods — a practical yearly roadmap.
- Startup & ESOP Advisory Guide
Tax and structuring for early-stage companies: the 2026 ESOP exemption cap and how founders build equity plans without avoidable payroll tax.
- Changing Your Accountant in Turkey — Guide
Changing your accountant in Turkey without pain: file transfer, e-Ledger continuity, digital authority reassignment and the right timing.