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Company formation cost (Istanbul Chamber of Commerce)

Adds up registry fees, ITO service charges, Competition Authority share, gazette notice and chamber registration by company type, using ITO's 2026 tariff.

How it is calculated

ITO 2026 tariff:

ParameterValueSource
Formation fee · limited, joint stock, cooperativeExempt[1]
Amendment registration fee · capital company (incl. representatives)TRY 8,598.80[1]
Branch opening / head office move to Istanbul · capital companyTRY 35,354.50[1]
Deregistration fee · capital companyTRY 2,707.50[1]
Formation / branch fee · sole trader and cooperative branchTRY 5,466.10[1]
Amendment fee · sole trader and cooperativeTRY 2,707.50[1]
Deregistration fee · sole trader and cooperativeTRY 1,053[1]
Formation / branch fee · general and limited partnershipTRY 15,688.40[1]
Amendment fee · general and limited partnershipTRY 3,881.60[1]
Deregistration fee · general and limited partnershipTRY 1,526.20[1]
Trade Registry Gazette · company notices (per word)TRY 5.53[1]
Trade Registry Gazette · company formation notice (per word)TRY 2.48[1]
Trade Registry Gazette · cooperative notices (per word)TRY 2.85[1]
Trade Registry Gazette · cooperative formation notice (per word)TRY 1.78[1]
Trade Registry Gazette · sole trader start of business (flat)TRY 708[1]
Document copy feeTRY 266.30[1]
Status, authority and head office move certificate feeTRY 895.80[1]
ITO service charge · formationTRY 2,160[1]
ITO service charge · certification of formation booksTRY 2,760[1]
ITO service charge · capital increase, share transfer, conversion, merger, demergerTRY 3,440[1]
ITO service charge · internal representation directiveTRY 3,010[1]
ITO service charge · general meeting directive / unregistered resolutionTRY 2,160[1]
ITO service charge · signature declaration in person (per person)TRY 1,720[1]
ITO service charge · notice expensesTRY 250[1]
ITO chamber registration fee (TRY 50,000 limited company example)TRY 3,305[2]
Competition Authority share (on capital at formation and increase)0.04%[3]
Limited company minimum capitalTRY 50,000[4]
Joint-stock company minimum capitalTRY 250,000[4]
Joint-stock company · initial capital under registered capital systemTRY 500,000[4]
Capacity report · ITO application feeTRY 6,925[5]
Capacity report · TOBB fee (from 07.01.2026)TRY 8,500[5]
  1. İstanbul Ticaret Odası · 2026 ticaret sicili harçları, TTSG ilan ücretleri ve hizmet bedelleri
  2. İTO · Tek Noktada limited şirket kuruluş süreci ve maliyeti (2026)
  3. 4054 sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun m.39 (Rekabet Kurumu payı, on binde 4)
  4. 6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu (m.332, 580) ve 7887 sayılı Cumhurbaşkanı Kararı (asgari sermaye)
  5. İTO · Kapasite raporu ve sureti (başvuru ve TOBB ücretleri)

ITO's one-stop limited company example (TRY 50,000 capital, about 700-word notice) totals TRY 9,981: fee 0, service 2,160, books 2,760, Competition share 20, chamber registration 3,305, notice 1,736.

See Limited company formation.