What a Turkish limited company really costs
Blog posts quote wildly different totals, and several current ones still carry a wrong minimum capital. This calculator builds the bill from the verified pieces: registry and notary ranges, the tariff-floored accounting fee, the levy on capital, and the lock-up that is not actually an expense.
Inputs
Legal minimum is ₺50,000, payable within 24 months of registration.
Verified 22 Aug 20262026 TURMOB tariff and Trade Ministry figures
Result
Methodology and sources
One-time costs combine notary, trade registry and chamber registration with formation-service and small administrative items; monthly costs are the accountant plus per-employee payroll administration. The Competition Authority levy is 0.04% of capital. Ranges reflect genuine market spread; Istanbul runs above them.
- Minimum capital TRY 50,000 (some 2026 blogs wrongly say 100,000) · Trade Ministry, Decree 7887
- 2026 accounting tariff floor TRY 7,985/month; formation service TRY 9,090 · TURMOB 2026 minimum tariff, Official Gazette 33110 (17 Dec 2025)
- Competition Authority levy 0.04% of capital · Rekabet Kurumu
The minimum capital does not have to be blocked at formation; it is payable within 24 months of registration.
Accounting fees below the TURMOB tariff floor carry disciplinary sanctions, so quotes under TRY 8,000/month are not sustainable.
Istanbul pricing runs above these bands; small towns below.