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Two people at a long meeting table facing a wall screen carrying a video call with several remote colleagues For your kind of company
· 4 min read

Claiming when your team is spread across several countries

A distributed team does not disqualify you. The Decision supports staff in Türkiye and staff in overseas offices, but the 0% tax deduction asks where the service is provided from.

For your kind of company
A woman and a man with wheeled cabin cases standing in a bright office reception, one holding a folder, rooftops through tall windows Living and working here
· 4 min read

Work permits for the team you bring with you

The founder's residence permit is the easy part. Employing foreign staff runs into a five to one local hiring ratio, a capital test and salary floors set as multiples of the minimum wage.

Living and working here
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· 4 min read

What a developer costs you as an employer in Türkiye

Gross salary is not the number. Employer contributions add 23.75%, they stop at a ceiling of 297,270 TL a month, and severance accrues from the first year of service.

Living and working here
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· 5 min read

What a salary actually buys in Istanbul

Rent, transport, utilities and a night out, measured against Berlin and London from the same source. What it means for what you pay a team, and for what you personally spend.

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· 6 min read

Teknopark tax breaks and where the Turkish tech industry sits

Your office is one of the few costs the export programme does not reimburse. Teknoparks are the reason that matters less than it sounds, and they change the maths on hiring engineers.

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· 6 min read

Does a Turkish company need real people in it?

Yes, and the requirement is lighter than founders expect. What the rules actually ask for, and why Türkiye pays half the salary of the people you put there.

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