Pillar guide
Visa & Residence in Turkey
Explore visa and residence options for a longer stay in Turkey. Tax treatment is a separate question: use the tax guide alongside your residence planning.
Which path is yours?
→ You earn $3000+/mo from non-Turkish clients · age 21–55 · eligible passport
Digital Nomad Visa. 1-year, renewable. Foreign salary may be exempt from Turkish income tax under Art. 23(14).
→ You don't qualify for the DNV (income, age, passport) but want to live here
Short-Term Tourist Residence Permit (Kısa Dönem İkamet İzni). 1-year, renewable. Works for ~80% of nationalities. Doesn't grant work rights.
→ You're a high-earning founder thinking about restructuring
The 20-year tax holiday is in force as Law 7582 (Resmi Gazete issue 33270, June 4, 2026). Status: official. Foreign-source income is exempt from Turkish tax for 20 years. The implementing communiqué (tebliğ, Seri No: 333, July 4, 2026) confirmed eligibility rests on tax residency, not permit type, and that claiming it requires an İstisna Belgesi (exemption certificate).
In this pillar
6 articles
Visa
Turkey Digital Nomad Visa, Eligibility, Requirements, Process · 2026
Turkey Digital Nomad Visa: 36 eligible countries, age 21–55, $3K+/mo income from non-Turkish clients. Document checklist, timeline, common rejection reasons.
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Visa
Turkey Citizenship by Investment for Founders (2026): The Honest Math
For online founders earning $300K–$2M+ from offshore: when does Turkey's $400K citizenship-by-investment beat the DNV path? Honest math, 4 reasons it works, 4 reasons it doesn't.
Updated
Visa
Turkey Citizenship by Investment vs Caribbean: 2026 Math for Founders
For founders comparing Turkey's $400K Citizenship by Investment against Caribbean programs (St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, Grenada): honest 2026 math. 4 dimensions Turkey wins, 4 Caribbean wins.
Updated
Visa
Turkey Residence Permit Health Insurance · What Göç İdaresi Accepts (2026)
What Göç İdaresi actually accepts for a Turkish residence permit: Circular 2024/34 minimums, the compliance sentence your policy must carry, 2026 prices, and why foreign policies get bounced.
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Tax update
Turkey 20-Year 0% Foreign-Income Tax · Communiqué 333 + İstisna Belgesi
Turkey's 20-year 0% foreign-income tax exemption (Law 7582). Communiqué 333 published 4 July 2026: permit type is irrelevant, but you must obtain an İstisna Belgesi to claim it.
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Article
Turkey DNV vs Portugal D8 vs Spain DNV (2026)
Turkey DNV vs Portugal D8 (Digital Nomad Visa) vs Spain DNV: income requirements, setup cost, time, banking access, tax treatment, citizenship paths. Honest tradeoffs.
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Coming next
- → Tourist Residence Permit walkthrough (with screenshots of the e-İkamet portal)
- → What happens at the Migration Office appointment
- → Renewing your residence permit at year 1, year 2, year 5
- → Path to Turkish citizenship by naturalization
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