Legislation
Current parameters, rates, fees, fines and permits that businesses need every day, each linked to its official source.
Current parameters and their official sources
Minimum wage, social security floor and ceiling, premium rates, income tax tariff, exemptions, withholding and stamp duty rates, severance cap, trade registry fees and fines; each row linked to its official source.
Details →Law No. 5510Social security premium rates and insurable earnings
Employee and employer shares item by item, retired employees (SGDP), incentives, and which payments are subject to premiums.
Details →SGK · Labour Law · Tax Procedure Law2026 administrative fines: SGK, Labour Law and tax
Fines applied in 2026 under Law No. 5510, Labour Law No. 4857 and the Tax Procedure Law; reductions, objection routes and deadlines.
Details →SGK leaving notificationSGK exit codes and entitlements
Which exit code gives severance pay, notice pay and unemployment benefit? Code-by-code tables and why choosing the right code matters.
Details →VAT General Communiqué I/C-2.1.3VAT withholding rates and how they work
Partial withholding table, designated buyers, the TRY 12,000 threshold, and who declares what on a withholding invoice; with examples.
Details →ITL 94 · CTL 15 · Stamp dutyWithholding tax rates and who withholds
Income tax withholding on wages, professional fees, rent, multi-year construction, dividends and other payments; who withholds, who pays over and how it is credited.
Details →Law No. 6735 · Ministry criteriaWork permits for foreigners: criteria, salaries, application
Turkish employee requirement, capital and sales criteria, minimum salary multiples by job, foreign shareholders, exemptions and e-Permit application steps.
Details →Municipality · Ministries · ChambersBusiness licence and sector permits
Which permits are needed to start operating after forming a company? Workplace opening licence, health, food, tourism, real estate, e-commerce and other sector documents.
Details →ITO 2026 tariffTrade registry fees, gazette notice charges and ITO service charges
Formation, amendment, branch, head office move and deregistration fees; Trade Registry Gazette notice charges; Istanbul Chamber of Commerce service charges, capacity report fees and online services.
Details →Legislation indexKey laws and regulations
The laws most often used in tax, social security, labour and company law; each linked directly to its official consolidated text.
Details →Based on ISCO-08SGK occupation codes
What the occupation code reported to SGK is, how to choose it, consequences of a wrong code and how to correct it; major occupation groups.
Details →Updated every morningDaily legislation digest: Official Gazette tracker
Laws, Presidential Decisions, regulations and communiqués published in today's Official Gazette that concern tax, social security, employment, trade, customs and finance; tagged by topic and linked to the official text.
Details →Official sources
- GİBRevenue Administration
- SGKSocial Security Institution
- TÜRMOBUnion of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Türkiye
- İSMMMOIstanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants
- MevzuatLegislation Information System
- Resmî GazeteOfficial Gazette
- ÇSGBMinistry of Labour and Social Security
- İŞKURTurkish Employment Agency
- Ticaret BakanlığıMinistry of Trade
- İTOIstanbul Chamber of Commerce
- KGKPublic Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority
- TCMBCentral Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
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