Free tool · Law No. 7582 · GVK repeated art. 20/D

Would Turkey's 20-year tax exemption actually work for you?

It is being marketed to everyone. It does not work for everyone, and for some nationalities it does nothing at all. Six questions, income type by income type.

Question 1 of 5

What is your citizenship?

This is the single most important input. A few countries tax their citizens wherever they live, which overrides any Turkish exemption.

Question 2 of 5

Have you had a residence or tax liability in Turkey in the last three calendar years?

The exemption is only open to people newly arriving in the Turkish tax system. Prior Turkish tax registration in the preceding three calendar years closes it.

Question 3 of 5

Where does your income come from?

Select everything that applies. The exemption treats each type completely differently — this is where most advice goes wrong.

Question 4 of 5

Would you actually become Turkish tax resident?

The exemption is a residence regime. Buying property and flying home does not qualify you. Note that days spent in Turkey purely as a tourist are specifically carved out of the day count.

Question 5 of 5

Roughly how much foreign income a year?

Used only to indicate whether the exercise is worth the compliance effort. No figure is stored unless you ask us to contact you.

Result

Income type by income type

Want the detail for your specific countries?

This runs an analysis against your citizenship, your current tax residence and the relevant treaty positions. It takes about fifteen seconds.

Working through the treaty positions…

This tool applies general rules and cannot see your full picture. Treaty outcomes turn on facts it has not asked about — where a company is managed, how a gain is characterised, whether a permanent establishment exists. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.