{"id":1936,"date":"2025-09-24T10:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workon.com.tr\/en\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:42:30","slug":"what-is-damga-vergisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workon.com.tr\/en\/what-is-damga-vergisi\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Damga Vergisi? Turkey Stamp Tax Guide 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damga vergisi<\/strong> means stamp tax<\/strong> (also called stamp duty) in English. In Turkey, it is a tax on specific signed papers and electronically signed documents listed in Schedule 1 to Stamp Tax Law No. 488. It is not a general tax on every agreement, invoice or transaction, and paying it does not create the document\u2019s legal validity.<\/p>\n

The practical question is therefore not simply \u201cIs there a contract?\u201d It is: What does this document legally do, is it within Schedule 1, what monetary amount does it contain, and does an exemption or zero rate apply?<\/strong> For 2026, a general agreement containing a monetary amount is commonly subject to 9.48 per thousand (0.948%)<\/strong>, while a lease agreement is commonly subject to 1.89 per thousand (0.189%)<\/strong> on the rent for the stated term. Those rates cannot be applied safely until the document and all of its clauses have been classified.<\/p>\n

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