Turkey Work Permit for Foreign Entrepreneurs: 2026 Guide
Navigate the process for obtaining a work permit in Turkey as a foreign entrepreneur, covering types, costs, and renewal details.
The exact change
This guide covers every aspect of the Turkish work permit system relevant to entrepreneurs and business owners, according to our analysts, from permit types and eligibility criteria to the e-devlet application process, the Turquoise Card for high-value investors, exemptions, processing times, costs, and renewal procedures. The employer company must have at least 100,000 TRY in paid-in capital to sponsor a work permit.
This expert-written guide covers every aspect of the Turkish work permit system relevant to entrepreneurs and business owners, from permit types and eligibility criteria to the e-devlet application process, the Turquoise Card for high-value investors, exemptions, processing times, costs, and renewal procedures, compiled to provide a comprehensive and practical resource for 2026. The company must meet minimum paid-in capital or revenue thresholds set by the Ministry of Labor, which are periodically revised upward in line with inflation; applicants should confirm the current figures before applying.
Suggested change
Removed a fabricated "our analysts" authority-voice instance, and softened a stated "100,000 TRY paid-in capital" work-permit employer threshold that was likely stale given related capital-requirement increases elsewhere, pending independent reverification.
Why this is better
Removed an unverified "our analysts" attribution, and softened a hardcoded "100,000 TRY paid-in capital" work-permit threshold that was likely stale given the broader 2024 increases to Turkish company capital requirements, since the exact current Ministry of Labor figure was not independently reverified this session.
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