THE RELOCATION HANDBOOK · OCTOBER 2026
One move. Every next step.
Fourteen detailed chapters, from your first eligibility questions to your ongoing obligations. Read in sequence or go straight to the decision in front of you.
Establish your starting position
Separate citizenship, residence, work rights and tax residence before choosing a route.
Map your income before you move
Classify earnings, investments, pensions and transfers without confusing payment location with income source.
Prepare before leaving your current country
Collect evidence, deal with departure-country tax and prepare documents while they are easy to obtain.
Secure your right to live and work
Choose the correct route for foreign nationals, citizens and Mavi Kart holders.
Register your address and settle in
Connect identity, address, tax access, utilities and communications in the right order.
Apply for the 20-year foreign-income exemption
Understand the conditions, obtain the certificate and keep the scope of relief clear.
Choose whether and how to set up a business
Compare personal investing, self-employment and a limited company before spending on incorporation.
Register as an individual business or professional
Set up the appropriate taxpayer registration, records, invoicing and social-security position.
Establish and operate a Turkish company
Follow incorporation through to bank activation and the first compliance cycle.
Open accounts and receive money properly
Prepare bank onboarding, document transfers and separate personal and business funds.
Build your tax and reporting routine
Separate exempt personal income from domestic returns, business filings and international obligations.
Settle healthcare, family and daily life
Plan coverage, schools and practical services alongside residence and tax registration.
Your first-year action plan
Turn the handbook into a practical sequence with clear dependencies and completion evidence.
Handle changes, setbacks and a later departure
Keep the plan valid when your work, income, family, address or country changes.
Your nationality, history, activities and income matter. Use the linked official rules and get written professional advice for your own position. The complete edition is readable during this launch preview; paid access has not opened.