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Which Company Structure Fits You? — 8-Question Decision Quiz

Sole Proprietorship · Limited · Joint-Stock (A.Ş.) · Foreign Branch · Liaison Office — find the right Turkish structure in 8 questions. Considers Young Entrepreneur Exemption (ITA repeated Art. 20), software-export 80% deduction (CIT Art. 10/1-ğ), Technopark fit and funding-round alignment.

1. Under whose name will the company be formed?
Mine (individual, Turkish resident) Two or more Turkish individual partners A foreign company as shareholder
2. Your age? (Young Entrepreneur Exemption — ITA repeated Art. 20 check)
Under 29 (first-time taxpayer = exemption candidate) 29+ or legal entity
3. Expected revenue in the first 12 months?
Under TRY 500,000 (side income, freelance) TRY 500,000 – 5,000,000 (mid-size SME) Above TRY 5,000,000 (high-revenue / corporate)
4. Funding round planned?
Yes — angel or VC round targeted Possibly within 2-3 years No, growing with own capital
5. Type of product/service?
Software / gaming / SaaS / digital design R&D / techno-entrepreneurship / patent dev Trade / e-commerce / manufacturing Consulting / professional services
6. Customer geography?
Mostly abroad (export, software 80% deduction candidate — CIT Art. 10/1-ğ) Mixed (domestic + abroad) Domestic only (TRY revenue)
7. R&D-intensive operation? (Technopark fit)
Yes — continuous development, R&D headcount planned Partial (mixed product dev + sales) No — operations-heavy business
8. Exit / growth strategy?
Raise → grow → sell (3-7 years) Gradual organic growth, IPO distant goal Lifestyle business — not planning to sell

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