{"id":1066,"date":"2024-11-02T01:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T22:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workon.com.tr\/en\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:28:40","slug":"establishing-a-company-in-turkey-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workon.com.tr\/en\/establishing-a-company-in-turkey-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing a Company in Turkey: Who Does What at Each Stage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Establishing a company in Turkey is a coordinated workflow, not a single consultant task.<\/strong> The founder makes the commercial and ownership decisions; MERS\u0130S and the Trade Registry handle the corporate registration layer; notaries and sworn translators are used where a specific document or signing route requires them; licensed SMMM\/CPA professionals handle regulated tax and statutory-compliance work; banks make their own KYC decisions; and SGK, the Ministry of Labour or sector regulators become relevant when the business hires, employs foreign nationals or enters a regulated activity.<\/p>\n

This guide covers roles-and-responsibilities<\/strong>: it answers who owns each decision, regulated task and approval. For the broad end-to-end formation overview, use Company Formation in Turkey: Complete 2026 Guide<\/a>. For the detailed sequence and dependencies, use Process of Establishing a Company in Turkey<\/a>. For the institution-by-institution public-authority handoffs, use Company Formation Procedures in Turkey: Institution Guide<\/a>. For the pre-filing document\/readiness checklist, use What You Need to Start a Company in Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stage<\/th>\nPrimary owner<\/th>\nWhat that party controls<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Structure and commercial brief<\/strong><\/td>\nFounder \/ shareholders<\/td>\nActivity, ownership, managers\/directors, capital plan, funding, premises needs and future investor\/exit assumptions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preparation and coordination<\/strong><\/td>\nFounder + coordinator<\/td>\nDocument map, foreign-document sequencing, address\/workspace planning, appointment\/file coordination and handoffs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corporate registration<\/strong><\/td>\nMERS\u0130S + Trade Registry<\/td>\nElectronic registry workflow, articles, registration examination, legal registration and registry record.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notarial \/ translation layer<\/strong><\/td>\nNotary \/ sworn translator, where required<\/td>\nDocument-specific notarisation, signature formalities and Turkish translations where the receiving authority requires them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tax and statutory compliance<\/strong><\/td>\nLicensed SMMM\/CPA + tax authority<\/td>\nRegulated tax-compliance onboarding, statutory books\/records, filings and professional-signature obligations where applicable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corporate banking<\/strong><\/td>\nBank<\/td>\nKYC, UBO\/signatory review, source-of-funds\/business-model assessment and account approval.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First employee \/ payroll activation<\/strong><\/td>\nEmployer + SGK + licensed payroll\/tax professional<\/td>\nWorkplace\/employee social-security controls, payroll data and recurring declarations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foreign work authorisation<\/strong><\/td>\nEmployer\/foreign worker + Ministry of Labour<\/td>\nWork-permit route, eligibility, application and approval.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sector licence \/ operating permit<\/strong><\/td>\nRelevant regulator \/ municipality \/ competent authority<\/td>\nActivity-specific licence, premises, personnel or technical approvals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Company registration works best when each decision and regulated task has a clearly assigned owner.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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