Residency & Work Permits in Turkey

Work & Residence Permit Coordination in Turkey

Workon coordinates work and residence permit workflows for eligible foreign founders, directors, employees and family members in Turkey. The first step is to identify the correct route, because company ownership, residence status and the right to work are separate legal questions.

Which Route Are You Actually Dealing With?

How Workon Supports the Process

• initial route and case-fact review;
• document-checklist coordination;
• company-side information and evidence coordination where relevant;
• application, appointment and follow-up workflow support within scope;
• handoff to the appropriate licensed professional where legal representation or other regulated work is required.

Work Permit and Residence Permit Are Not Interchangeable

A residence permit does not automatically authorise employment. Likewise, owning shares in or managing a Turkish company does not by itself create a right to work. The applicable route must be checked before productive work begins.

What Can Change the Application?

• nationality and current immigration status;
• whether the application is domestic or overseas;
• employer/company financial and staffing criteria;
• the applicant’s role and salary level where relevant;
• profession-specific restrictions or exemptions;
• document validity and authority requests.

Who Decides?

Workon coordinates the agreed process but does not decide eligibility or approval. The competent public authorities control the statutory assessment and may request additional evidence. No fixed processing time or approval outcome is guaranteed.

What to Send Workon

• applicant nationality and current Turkey status;
• intended role and employer/company;
• whether the applicant is a shareholder, director or employee;
• planned start date;
• existing residence/work authorisations, if any;
• whether the Turkish company is already established.

For detailed employee rules, see Work Permit in Turkey: 2026 Requirements & Process. Company owners should review Turkey Work Permit for Company Owners.

Contact Workon with the applicant’s role and current status so the appropriate route can be mapped before filing.