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Turkey Company Closure for Foreign Owners: Exit Checklist

A foreign shareholder does not make the Turkish closure sequence optional. The file still needs a corporate decision, registry handling, tax-period work, creditor and contract review, and a

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Berk Tüzel
August 7, 2026
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Turkey Company Closure for Foreign Owners: Exit Checklist

A foreign shareholder does not make the Turkish closure sequence optional. The file still needs a corporate decision, registry handling, tax-period work, creditor and contract review, and a clean record of who can sign during liquidation.

How should you make the decision?

The Turkish Revenue Administration’s published explanation of Corporate Tax Law No. 5520 states that liquidation begins when the general-assembly liquidation decision is registered and ends when the final decision is registered. MERSIS is the Ministry of Trade system for company registration, changes and deregistration records. Turkish Revenue Administration.

Put the activity, contracting party, employees and banking file into one working paper first. A structure chosen only on formation cost often creates authority, tax and exit work later.

A practical checklist

Put the activity, contracting party, employees and banking file into one working paper first. A structure chosen only on formation cost often creates authority, tax and exit work later.

  • Is this legal or tax advice?
  • Why does local execution support matter?

How should you make the decision?

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Frequently asked questions

Is this legal or tax advice?

No. The final choice needs a review of current registry, tax and contract documents.

Why does local execution support matter?

Consistency across registry filings, signatory powers, returns and the banking file affects execution.

If you want the formation, compliance and exit steps mapped to your file, speak with Corpenza. Corpenza.

General information only. Rules change and depend on the file.

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