PREVIEW EDITION · 2 OCTOBER 2026
Start with the certificate, not the headline.
The 20-year foreign-income exemption is a reason to investigate a move carefully. Your first useful step is to establish your own dates, history and income categories.
The rule to put in your calendar
Communiqué 333 requires an application by the end of the settlement year, with the end of the following February available for people settling in November or December. This is separate from the ordinary annual tax-return timetable.
Read the official communiqué · Work through the application guide
One misconception to avoid
Receiving a payment from overseas is not enough to establish that the underlying income is foreign-source. Work performed from Türkiye, business management and Turkish assets need their own analysis.
Your practical task this week
Create a single-page income map: payer, activity or asset, ownership, country, work location, earning date, payment date and supporting evidence. Take it to a qualified accountant before choosing a structure.
Open the preparation worksheets
For Mavi Kart holders
Your Article 28 work and residence rights can simplify the move, but they do not replace the tax-eligibility test. Review your history and your family’s status separately.
Labour Ministry: Mavi Kart work rights
This is an introductory editorial edition, not a report of new changes this week. No email has been sent. At launch, issues will show publication dates, effective dates, sources and any action needed.