{"id":46807,"date":"2026-08-30T06:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/taxes-in-turkey-for-foreigners\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:22:15","slug":"taxes-in-turkey-for-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/ru\/taxes-in-turkey-for-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes in Turkey for Foreigners: Residency, Income and What You Actually Owe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46807\" class=\"elementor elementor-46807 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-txr1a2b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"txr1a2b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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&amp; Residency &middot; Foreign Owner Guide &middot; Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Taxes in Turkey for Foreigners: Residency, Income and What You Actually Owe<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"txr-hero-sub\">Almost every tax question a foreign owner asks about Turkey collapses into one prior question: are you a Turkish tax resident? Answer that correctly and the rest of the system becomes readable. Answer it by accident, and you either pay twice or file in the wrong country.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"txr-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"txr-hm\">&#128197; <strong>The six-month rule decides your status<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-hm\">&#128220; <strong>Annual return due 31 March<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-hm\">&#127482;&#127479; <strong>Written for non-resident and resident owners<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DATA STRIP -->\n<div class=\"txr-strip\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"txr-si\"><span class=\"txr-sv\">6 months<\/span><span class=\"txr-sl\">Residency Threshold Per Calendar Year<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-si\"><span class=\"txr-sv\">31 March<\/span><span class=\"txr-sl\">Annual Return Filing Deadline<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-si\"><span class=\"txr-sv\">71<\/span><span class=\"txr-sl\">Double Taxation Treaties In Force<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-si\"><span class=\"txr-sv\">15&ndash;40%<\/span><span class=\"txr-sl\">Personal Income Tax Rate Bands<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- INTRO + QUICK FACTS -->\n<section class=\"txrs\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-2col\">\n      <div class=\"txr-body\">\n        <span class=\"txrt\">Start Here<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"txr-title\">One line decides almost everything: full taxpayer or limited taxpayer<\/h2>\n        <p>Turkish tax law does not sort people by nationality. It sorts them by liability, and there are only two categories. A <strong>full taxpayer<\/strong> (<em>tam m&uuml;kellef<\/em>) is taxed in Turkey on worldwide income. A <strong>limited taxpayer<\/strong> (<em>dar m&uuml;kellef<\/em>) is taxed in Turkey only on income arising in Turkey. Nothing else about your situation &mdash; your passport, whether you hold a residence permit, whether you own an apartment in Antalya &mdash; changes which of those two boxes you sit in.<\/p>\n        <p>This is the point most guides skip, and it is the point that costs people money. A British owner who lets a flat in Fethiye and spends eight weeks a year there is a limited taxpayer: Turkey taxes the rent and nothing else. The same owner who retires, moves over and spends most of the year in Turkey becomes a full taxpayer, and a pension paid from London, a dividend paid in Frankfurt and a rent paid in Dubai all enter the Turkish net at once. The property did not change. The person did.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"txr-hbox\">\n          <strong>The habit worth building:<\/strong> decide your residence status for each calendar year first, in writing, before you look at a single rate or allowance. Every other answer &mdash; what to declare, where to declare it, which treaty applies &mdash; hangs off that one determination.<\/div>\n        <p>What follows sets out how the status test actually works, what each status pulls into scope, and the mechanics of filing. For the taxes that attach to the property itself rather than to you, see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/property-taxes-in-turkey\/\">property taxes in Turkey<\/a>; for the letting side, <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/renting-out-property-in-turkey\/\">renting out property in Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"txr-ov\">\n          <div class=\"txr-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Turkish Tax Status &mdash; At A Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The framework a foreign owner is assessed against<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Tax year<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">Calendar year<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Residency test<\/span><span class=\"txr-or burg\">More than six months<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Resident status<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">Full taxpayer<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Non-resident status<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">Limited taxpayer<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Resident scope<\/span><span class=\"txr-or burg\">Worldwide income<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Non-resident scope<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">Turkish-source income<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Rate bands<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">15% to 40%<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Annual return due<\/span><span class=\"txr-or burg\">31 March<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Treaties in force<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">71 countries<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"txr-ov-row\"><span class=\"txr-ol\">Foreign tax credit<\/span><span class=\"txr-or\">Capped at Turkish tax<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-warn\" style=\"margin-top:16px;\">\n          <strong>On the numbers in this article.<\/strong> The structural rules, the 71 treaties, the 31 March deadline, the rate bands and the residential rent exemption are taken from PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries for Turkey, last reviewed 27 March 2026. Turkish thresholds are re-indexed every year and the bands differ between employment and non-employment income, so we have deliberately not reproduced individual bracket figures here. Confirm current figures with a licensed Turkish tax adviser or accountant before relying on them.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- COMPARISON -->\n<section class=\"txrs txrg\">\n  <div class=\"txrc txrct\">\n    <span class=\"txrt\">The Two Statuses<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"txr-title\">What each status actually pulls into the Turkish net<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"txr-sub\">The same person, the same income, two very different outcomes depending on which side of the six-month line the year falls. This is the table to read before anything else.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-compare-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"txr-compare\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Income or obligation<\/th>\n            <th>Limited taxpayer (non-resident)<\/th>\n            <th>Full taxpayer (resident)<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td><strong>Rent from a Turkish property<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Rent from property outside Turkey<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Outside Turkish scope<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Salary for work performed in Turkey<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Salary for work performed abroad<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Outside Turkish scope<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Foreign pension or annuity<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Outside Turkish scope<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey, treaty permitting<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Foreign dividends and interest<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Outside Turkish scope<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Taxable in Turkey<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Gain on selling a Turkish property<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Turkish-source; holding period matters<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Turkish-source; holding period matters<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Credit for foreign tax already paid<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Not generally applicable<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Available, capped at Turkish tax<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Annual Turkish return required<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Where Turkish income is not fully withheld<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes, by 31 March<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- SIX MONTH RULE -->\n<section class=\"txrs\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span class=\"txrt\">The Test<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"txr-title\">The six-month rule, and the two exceptions that undo it<\/h2>\n      <p>There are two independent routes into Turkish tax residence, and satisfying either one is enough. The first is legal residence: PwC&rsquo;s summary of the Turkish rules describes residents as persons whose legal residences are in Turkey or who intend to settle in the country. The second is presence: foreigners who reside in Turkey for more than six months in one calendar year are also considered tax resident.<\/p>\n      <p>The word <em>calendar<\/em> is doing real work in that sentence. Unlike the rolling twelve-month windows used by some other jurisdictions, the Turkish count resets on 1 January. A stay that runs from October to May may be eight months long and still not make you resident in either year, because it splits across two counts. Conversely, a pattern of long summers that looks harmless can tip a single year over the line. If you are anywhere near the threshold, the useful discipline is a dated record of entries and exits rather than a recollection at filing time.<\/p>\n      <p>Two exceptions sit alongside the rule, and both are worth knowing because they are frequently missed. The first covers people who exceed six months <strong>exclusively for the fulfilment of specific and temporary projects<\/strong>: an engineer seconded to a construction contract, a consultant on a defined assignment. That person can remain a limited taxpayer despite passing the day count. The second is a force majeure protection: time spent in Turkey because of circumstances outside your control, illness and arrest being the examples given, does not automatically convert you into a resident.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"txr-hbox\">\n        <strong>Neither exception is self-executing.<\/strong> Both are positions you may need to evidence &mdash; a contract with a defined end date, medical documentation, travel records. Assemble the evidence while it still exists rather than when the question is asked.<\/div>\n      <p>One further point that surprises people: a residence permit and tax residence are different things, decided by different authorities under different rules. Holding a permit does not automatically make you a full taxpayer, and not holding one does not protect you from becoming one if you are physically present long enough. For the permit side of the picture, see <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/residence-permit-turkey-cost\/\">what a Turkish residence permit actually costs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/buy-property-in-turkey-and-get-residency\/\">whether buying property gets you residency<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- WORLDWIDE INCOME -->\n<section class=\"txrs txrg\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span class=\"txrt\">Full Liability<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"txr-title\">Worldwide income, and the relief that stops it hurting twice<\/h2>\n      <p>Becoming a Turkish full taxpayer does not mean your foreign income is taxed again from scratch. It means Turkey now has a claim on it, and that claim is then moderated by two mechanisms: the treaty network and the foreign tax credit.<\/p>\n      <p>Turkey has double taxation treaties in force with <strong>71 countries<\/strong>, a list that includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Australia and Japan. A treaty does two things. It allocates the primary right to tax a given class of income &mdash; employment, pensions, dividends, income from immovable property &mdash; between the two states, and it sets out how the other state must relieve the resulting double charge. Which article applies to your pension is not a detail; it is frequently the whole answer.<\/p>\n      <p>Where Turkey does tax foreign income, a resident may deduct foreign taxes assessed on that income from the Turkish liability, provided documentation from the relevant foreign tax authority is filed. The critical limit is that the deduction may not exceed the amount of tax assessed on that income in Turkey. In plain terms, the credit levels you up to the Turkish rate but never refunds you down to a lower one: if the foreign state charged more than Turkey would have, the excess is simply lost as far as Turkey is concerned.<\/p>\n      <p>Social security follows its own track. Turkey has social security agreements with 24 jurisdictions, and a foreign national who remains covered by their home country&rsquo;s system is not required to pay Turkish social security premiums for up to three months, provided proof of that foreign coverage is filed with the local social security office. Beyond that window the position depends on the agreement in play and on reciprocity between the two countries.<\/p>\n      <p>Turkey has also moved in recent years to make full liability less forbidding for incoming foreign investors, including a long-run exemption for certain foreign-sourced income announced in 2026. We covered the announcement and its conditions separately in <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkeys-20-year-tax-free-for-foreign-investors\/\">Turkey&rsquo;s 20-year tax exemption for foreign investors<\/a>. Because implementing detail on measures of that kind continues to develop, treat eligibility as something to confirm rather than assume.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CARDS -->\n<section class=\"txrs\">\n  <div class=\"txrc txrct\">\n    <span class=\"txrt\">In Practice<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"txr-title\">Six tax touchpoints a foreign owner actually meets<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"txr-sub\">Not every one of these applies to every owner, but between them they account for almost all of the Turkish tax correspondence a foreign property owner will ever receive.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-protect\">\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#127974;<\/span>\n        <h3>Rental income<\/h3>\n        <p>Rent from Turkish property is Turkish-source and taxable regardless of where you live. Residential letting carries an exemption &mdash; TRY 58,000 for 2026 &mdash; below which the income is exempt and need not be reported.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#128200;<\/span>\n        <h3>Gains on disposal<\/h3>\n        <p>A gain on selling can be taxable, and the answer turns on how long the property was held and how the disposal is characterised. The holding period and the indexed allowance both need checking against the current year.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#127968;<\/span>\n        <h3>Annual property tax<\/h3>\n        <p>Emlak vergisi attaches to the property rather than to you, and foreign owners pay exactly what Turkish owners pay. It is billed by the municipality in two instalments.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#128179;<\/span>\n        <h3>Transaction charges<\/h3>\n        <p>Title deed fees and, on some new-build purchases, VAT arise at the point of transfer rather than annually. They belong in the acquisition budget, not the holding budget.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#127760;<\/span>\n        <h3>Foreign income, once resident<\/h3>\n        <p>Cross the six-month line and pensions, dividends, interest and foreign rent all become reportable in Turkey, subject to the applicable treaty and to the capped foreign tax credit.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-pc\">\n        <span class=\"txr-pc-icon\">&#129534;<\/span>\n        <h3>Estate and succession<\/h3>\n        <p>Turkish immovable property is dealt with under Turkish succession rules, which can override expectations formed by a will made at home.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- STEPS -->\n<section class=\"txrs txrg\">\n  <div class=\"txrc txrct\">\n    <span class=\"txrt\">The Sequence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"txr-title\">How to get your Turkish tax position straight<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"txr-sub\">Run these in order. Most of the expensive mistakes we see come from doing step four before step one.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-steps\">\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>Get a Turkish tax number<\/h3>\n          <p>The tax number is the identifier every Turkish institution will ask for, and it is needed before a bank account, a utility contract or a title transfer is possible. It is available to non-residents and does not create liability by itself.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>Determine your status for the calendar year<\/h3>\n          <p>Legal residence or more than six months of presence makes you a full taxpayer. Decide this for each year separately, and check whether either exception applies to you before concluding.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>Keep a dated record of entries and exits<\/h3>\n          <p>If you are within a few weeks of the threshold in either direction, the day count is the single most valuable document you can hold. Reconstructing it later from memory is neither reliable nor persuasive.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>Identify which treaty applies, and to which income<\/h3>\n          <p>Treaties allocate taxing rights class by class. Pensions, employment income and income from immovable property are frequently treated differently from one another within the same treaty.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>File the annual return by 31 March<\/h3>\n          <p>The Turkish tax year is the calendar year and the return is due by 31 March of the following year. Where the tax is not withheld at source it is generally paid in two equal instalments, at the end of March and the end of July.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-step\">\n        <div class=\"txr-step-num\">6<\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-step-body\">\n          <h3>Settle before you leave, if you are leaving for good<\/h3>\n          <p>A non-resident departing Turkey permanently is expected to settle the liability within 15 days before departure rather than in the ordinary filing season. Plan this into the exit, not after it.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"txr-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Not sure which side of the six-month line you fall on?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us how you use your Turkish property and where your income comes from, and we will point you to the right adviser before a filing deadline does it for you.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/contact\/\" class=\"txrbtn\">Speak to Our Team &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"txrs\">\n  <div class=\"txrc txrct\">\n    <span class=\"txrt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"txr-title\">Taxes in Turkey for foreigners &mdash; frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"txr-sub\">The questions foreign owners and new residents ask most often about status, scope and deadlines.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">Am I tax resident in Turkey just because I own property there?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">No. Owning a Turkish property does not by itself make you a Turkish tax resident. Residence is decided by where your legal residence is and by how long you are physically in the country: under the rules summarised by PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (Turkey, last reviewed 27 March 2026), foreigners who reside in Turkey for more than six months in one calendar year are treated as tax resident. A non-resident owner is still taxable in Turkey on Turkish-source income, so rent from the apartment is within scope even if you never cross the six-month line.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">How many days can I spend in Turkey before I become a tax resident?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">The threshold is more than six months within a single calendar year, and the clock resets on 1 January rather than running across a rolling twelve months. Two exceptions matter. Someone who stays longer than six months exclusively to carry out a specific and temporary assignment can remain a limited taxpayer, and time spent in Turkey because of circumstances outside your control, such as illness or arrest, is not automatically counted against you. Both are documented positions rather than informal concessions, so keep the evidence.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">Do non-residents pay tax on rental income from a Turkish property?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">Yes. Rental income arising from Turkish property is Turkish-source income and is taxable in Turkey whether or not you live there. There is an exemption for residential letting: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (Turkey, last reviewed 27 March 2026) records that rental income from property used as a residence below TRY 58,000 for 2026 is exempt and does not need to be reported. That figure is revised annually, and letting a property commercially is treated differently, so confirm your own position before you rely on it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">Will I be taxed twice on the same income?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">Usually not, but relief is not automatic. Turkey has double taxation treaties in force with 71 countries and social security agreements with 24 jurisdictions. For a Turkish tax resident, foreign tax already paid on foreign income can be deducted from the Turkish liability, but the deduction cannot exceed the Turkish tax assessed on that same income, and you must produce documentation from the foreign tax authority. If the other country taxes at a higher rate than Turkey, the excess is not refunded to you by Turkey.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">When is the Turkish income tax return due, and when is the tax paid?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">The Turkish tax year is the calendar year, and the annual return has to be filed by 31 March of the following year. Where tax is not collected through payroll withholding, it is generally settled in two equal instalments, at the end of March and the end of July. There is a separate timing trap for non-residents: someone leaving Turkey permanently is expected to settle the liability within 15 days before departure rather than waiting for the ordinary filing season.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"txr-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-q\" onclick=\"txrFaq(this)\">Do I need a Turkish tax number if I do not live in Turkey?<span class=\"txr-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"txr-faq-a\">Yes, and you will need it early. The tax number is the identifier that Turkish institutions use for a foreign national, and it is required before you can open a bank account, register utilities, complete a title deed transfer or file a return. It is issued to non-residents as well as residents and does not by itself create any tax liability or change your residence status. Getting it is an administrative step, not a declaration that you intend to become a Turkish taxpayer.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FURTHER READING -->\n<section class=\"txrs txrg\">\n  <div class=\"txrc txrct\">\n    <span class=\"txrt\">Keep Reading<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"txr-title\">Where to go next<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"txr-sub\">The rest of our library for foreign owners, from the taxes on the property itself through to letting, selling and succession.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/property-taxes-in-turkey\/\">Property taxes in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; emlak vergisi, assessed values and what owners actually pay each year.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/renting-out-property-in-turkey\/\">Renting out property in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; the rules landlords keep missing, including registration and declaration.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/selling-property-in-turkey\/\">Selling property in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; the process, the paperwork and what the buyer&rsquo;s side will ask for.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/residence-permit-turkey-cost\/\">Residence permit in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; what the permit costs and how it differs from tax residence.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/inheritance-law-in-turkey\/\">Inheritance law in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; what happens to Turkish property on death.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/opening-a-bank-account-in-turkey\/\">Opening a bank account in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; the tax number, the documents and the order to do it in.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/cost-of-living-in-turkey\/\">Cost of living in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; what a month actually costs once you are resident.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkey-property-guides\/\">Turkey property guides<\/a> &mdash; the full index of our guides for international buyers and owners.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CONTACT -->\n<section class=\"txr-contact\" id=\"txr-contact\">\n  <div class=\"txrc\">\n    <div class=\"txr-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Own With Confidence<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Get your Turkish tax position checked properly<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">Tell us how you use your Turkish property, how long you spend in the country and where your other income arises. 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