Mukimlik belgesi · issued by the Turkish Revenue Administration
The certificate that unlocks double-tax-treaty rates with 80+ countries — and the document your bank or broker keeps asking for.
The tax residency certificate — mukimlik belgesi — is issued by the Turkish Revenue Administration and certifies that Turkey treats you as a tax resident for a specific year. You typically need it to:
A residence permit alone doesn't prove tax residency. The office wants to see a life in Turkey: address registration, presence, economic ties.
Treaty certificates are country-specific. A generic letter may be rejected by the foreign payer's tax authority.
Applying for a year in which you haven't yet crossed the residency threshold produces an automatic rejection — and a paper trail you don't want.
We prepare the file, the CPA files it, you get the certificate.
Start With a Free CheckIt certifies residency for a given tax year. Foreign institutions usually expect a fresh certificate each year.
No. A Turkish tax number is a free identifier anyone can obtain, resident or not. The residency certificate is a determination about your tax status — much harder to get, much more valuable.
Parts of the process can be handled with a power of attorney, but the underlying residency must be real. We'll tell you honestly in the eligibility check whether your facts support an application.
