How to register a Ltd. Şti. in Türkiye (2026)

The Turkish company checklist separates the national 50,000 TL capital and MERSİS facts from local chamber, announcement and first-hire costs.

Company facts

Fact	Published value
Legal form	limited liability company
Local form	Ltd. Şti.
Minimum capital	50000 TRY (Ticaret Bakanlığı — Company information; effective 2026)
State fee	2.48 TRY per establishment-announcement word (TOBB/TTSG — 2026 announcement tariff; effective 2026-01-01)
Registration time	not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026
Registry	Türkiye Ticaret Sicili / MERSİS
Portal	https://mersis.gtb.gov.tr/
Notary required	False notary required for company agreement/signature declarations (Ticaret Bakanlığı — MERSİS; effective 2026)
Foreign sole owner	not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026
Corporate tax	25 % (GİB — Provisional tax rates; effective 2026)
VAT threshold	not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026

Step by step

Choose the limited-company form and record the intended activity, partners and manager structure in MERSİS.
Prepare the articles, partner and manager identity documents, signatures and any activity-specific permissions.
Set the verified 50,000 TL minimum capital and confirm how the capital declaration is handled in the current registry process.
File at the relevant trade registry directorate through MERSİS and retain the registry and tax-registration evidence.
Check the current local chamber and TTSG announcement charges because they are not one universal all-in fee.
Register tax and VAT where required, then select the correct SGK incentive only after workplace and payroll conditions are confirmed.

Taxes the new company will meet

The record publishes 25% corporate tax, 20%, 10% and 1% VAT schedules by activity, and 15% dividend withholding for the recorded individual cases.

Employing your first person

Before the first hire, confirm the 297,270 TL contribution ceiling, the worker and workplace conditions, and whether the general or manufacturing SGK incentive is actually available.

Editor's note

The registration evidence states that A Turkish Ltd. Şti. uses the national 50,000 TL capital rule, MERSİS and the trade registry, while the company-information, TTSG and local chamber sources describe different parts of the formation cost and process.

A founder should confirm the current local chamber and announcement charges, partner and manager documents, workplace registration and SGK incentive conditions because there is no single national all-in registration fee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can one foreign person own a Turkish Ltd. Şti.?

The Trade Ministry material supports a limited company with one or more real or legal-person partners and separately supports foreign-person MERSİS processes, but the record labels sole foreign ownership as an inference rather than a blanket permit waiver. Confirm identity, activity, licensing and manager requirements before filing.

Is there one national registration fee?

No. The 50,000 TL capital is national, but the TTSG announcement tariff, local chamber charges, documents and other formation costs are separate. The current trade registry and local chamber should be checked for the relevant city and filing route, because one national number would understate or misstate the all-in cost.

Is a notary always required?

The recorded MERSİS and registry process does not require a notary in every case because signature declarations can be issued through the trade registry context. That does not remove document-specific, foreign-document, translation or activity formalities, so the current registry should confirm the exact partner and manager package before submission.