Incentives and supports
State support in Türkiye does not come through a single door. Social security supports employment, the Ministry of Trade supports exports, the Ministry of Industry and Technology supports investment and R&D, and KOSGEB supports SMEs. Most companies know of only one of these programmes and miss the rest.
It is usually possible for a company to benefit from several support programmes at once: social security premium incentives on staff, an investment incentive certificate on machinery, export support for foreign trade fair participation and R&D incentives for a software team can all be used within the same year.
Some incentives, on the other hand, exclude one another. Only one premium incentive may be applied to the same insured person in the same month, and the technopark exemption and R&D centre incentive cannot be used together for the same employee. Building the right combination is worth more than applying for each one individually.
Employment
Social Security Premium Incentives
More than fifteen programmes reducing the premium burden on employment. Correct coding produces a lasting cut in staff costs.
Legal basis: 5510 / 4447 / 4857 / 5746 / 3294
Trade and foreign trade
Ministry of Trade Supports
Four distinct families of support, from exports and e-commerce to health tourism and cooperatives. Exports are only one of them.
Legal basis: 5973 / 5986 sayılı Kararlar · hizmet ihracatı ve kooperatifçilik mevzuatı
Investment
Investment Incentive Certificate
Customs exemption, VAT exemption, tax reduction, employer's social security contribution support and interest support under Decision No. 9903.
Legal basis: 9903 sayılı Karar
R&D and design
R&D and Design Centre
R&D deduction, income tax withholding incentive, employer's social security contribution support and stamp duty exemption under Law No. 5746.
Legal basis: 5746 sayılı Kanun
R&D and design
Technopark and Technology Development Zone
Corporate tax exemption on software and R&D income and withholding incentive on staff salaries under Law No. 4691.
Legal basis: 4691 sayılı Kanun
SME
KOSGEB Supports
Entrepreneurship, business development, R&D and foreign market supports for SMEs, plus interest-free loan programmes.
Legal basis: 3624 sayılı Kanun
Foreign investor
Rights and Incentives for Foreign Investors
Equal treatment, free profit transfer, property acquisition rights, work permits and citizenship by investment under Law No. 4875.
Legal basis: 4875 sayılı Kanun
See which incentives you qualify for in two minutes
Seven short questions. No registration. We show you the list of programmes that fit you and the next step immediately.
The four points most often lost on incentives
The certificate is obtained after the investment
An investment incentive certificate must be obtained before spending begins. Machinery and construction expenditure incurred before the certificate date generally falls outside the scope of support — this is the most expensive mistake.
The wrong incentive code is used
The same employee may qualify for several incentives, but only one applies per month. When the first code that comes to mind is chosen instead of the most advantageous one, the difference is lost every month.
The application deadline is missed
Most export supports require an application within a set period after the expenditure. Once the deadline passes the entitlement is lost entirely; there is no remedy.
Retrospective entitlement is never investigated
For social security incentives you qualified for but did not use, retrospective correction is often possible. Unless payroll records are reviewed, that amount goes unnoticed.
What we do in incentive advisory
Eligibility analysis
We work out which programmes you fall under, based on your activity code, workforce structure, investment plan and export data.
Retrospective review
We examine your payroll and social security records and report missed incentives and the recoverable amount.
Application and file management
We prepare the application files, handle correspondence with institutions and track deadlines.
Commitment tracking
Incentives create commitments. We monitor your employment, export and investment undertakings and warn you of sanction risk in advance.
Let's start with a conversation
In a free 30-minute call, let's clarify which company structure and which incentives fit you. Non-binding, but useful.