– You don’t need to get a tax identification number in case you have a foreign national identification number received from the civil registry office (CRO).

– You can apply to any tax office with a petition including your address and the copy of your passport approved by notary or the copy and original of your passport to be approved by tax officials.

– Your bank can apply on behalf of you with “Tax Identification Number Request Form for Foreigners” if you need a tax identification number for your bank transactions.

If you are a legal person you may get your tax identification number from the tax office,

– After submitting the Turkish version of your corporate establishment document admissible in your country which is approved by the delegation of Turkey in your country or the Turkish version of corporate establishment document approved in foreign language which is translated by a translation agency to any tax office.

– Your bank can apply on behalf of you with “Tax Identification Number Request Form for Foreigners” if you need a tax identification number for your bank transactions.

Getting Tax ID Number in case there is need to register at a tax office,

If you are a foreign national individual;

– Foreign national individual can register to tax office and get Tax ID number by applying to tax office in which they form the tax liability with the copy of their passport approved by notary or the copy and the original of their passport to be approved by the related tax office.

If you are a legal person,

– To establish a branch, you have to apply to tax office with the following documents:

a) Turkish version of the legally effective certificate of organization of the limited taxpayer’s foreign country. The Turkish version of the certificate of organization has to be approved by the representation of Turkey in that country or the approved foreign language certificate has to be translated by a translation agency or consulate,

b) The original and the Turkish version, translated by a translation agency or consulates, of the corporate resolution related to establishing a branch.

c) The receipt of notice on the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette showing the Trade Registry Number and Registry Date (In case submitting the original of the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, the receipt of notice is not required.)

d) The original or the notarized copy of the authorized signatures list and ID cards of person authorized to represent the corporate

e) If the person authorized to represent the corporate is a foreigner, the original of the passport or the copy and the original of his/her passport to be approved by tax office.

To establish a liaison office, you have to apply to tax office with the following documents:

a) The activity certificate obtained from Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury,

b) The Turkish version of the legally effective certificate of organization in that country. The Turkish version of the certificate of organization has to be approved by the representation of Turkey in that country or the approved foreign language certificate has to be translated by a translation agency or consulates.

c) The original or the notarized copy of the certificate of authority given to the person who is authorized to conduct the liaison office’s activities by the corporate domiciled abroad and its Turkish version translated by a translation agency.

d) The original or the notarized copy of the authorized signatures list and ID cards of person authorized in the liaison office or deputy of the liaison office. If he/she is a foreigner, the notarized copy of passport or the copy and the original of his/her passport to be approved by tax office.