How to apply for Turkish work permit by registering a limited liability company in Turkey?

International entrepreneurs can apply to Turkish work permit by registering their company in Turkey if they meet capital Turkish employee number criteria. You cannot get work permit directly after registering a company in Turkey. You need to meet some criteria to apply to Turkish work permit as a company owner.

If the foreigner invests 100,000 USD as paid-in capital, he can directly apply for Turkish work permit without employing any Turkish employees. This is the fastest rote of getting a work permit in Turkey as a foreigner company owner.

Another alternative is investing 500,000 TL (apprx $12,000) as paid-in capital and employing 5 Turkish employees for each foreigner employee. In the first-time work permit application, Ministry of Labor gives 6 months of work permit without employing any Turkish employees. However, in the renewal, they ask for the employee condition.

In conclusion, paid-in-capital and employment of Turkish citizens are to important criteria of getting a Turkish work permit as a foreigner business owner in Turkey.

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