Hand-curated structure profiles of 10 companies registered in Turkey, the entity type, the registration jurisdiction, ownership and the people on the filings. From Alphabet and Meta to Stripe, OpenAI and Anthropic.
Turkey offers one of the most cost-effective paths to a fully foreign-owned company in the Europe-MENA corridor. 100% foreign ownership is permitted in virtually every sector, the Trade Registry Gazette (Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi) handles official filings, and MERSIS has digitized most incorporation steps.
Publicly listed firms trade on Borsa Istanbul (BIST), while a number of private unicorns choose holding structures in the Netherlands or Luxembourg with Turkish operating subsidiaries.
The formation guide walks through LLC versus C-Corp, the EIN application, registered agents, franchise tax and BOI reporting.
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