{"id":8833,"date":"2025-09-14T03:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbtqytp2s.onrocket.site\/makaleler\/foreign-direct-investment-and-work-permit-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T05:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T02:11:46","slug":"foreign-direct-investment-and-work-permit-2025","status":"publish","type":"makaleler","link":"https:\/\/www.mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/foreign-direct-investment-and-work-permit-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Direct Investment and Work Permit (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The employment of foreign national personnel within the scope of foreign direct investments in Turkey is regulated by the <strong>&#8220;Regulation on the Employment of Foreign National Personnel in Foreign Direct Investments&#8221;<\/strong> published in the <strong>Official Gazette dated 29.08.2003 and numbered 25214<\/strong>. These regulations are implemented in order to encourage strategic investments and to facilitate the managerial personnel needs of foreign investors. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special Foreign Direct Investments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>As of 2025, a company or branch must meet at least one of the following criteria in order to be considered a <strong>&#8220;qualifying foreign direct investment&#8221;<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capital and Turnover:<\/strong> The total capital share of foreign shareholders must be at least <strong>TL 17,488,252<\/strong> and the company&#8217;s turnover in the last year must be at least <strong>TL 1.314 billion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exports:<\/strong> The total capital share of foreign partners must be at least <strong>17.488.252 TL<\/strong> and the company&#8217;s annual exports must be at least <strong>1 Million USD<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employment<\/strong>: The total capital share of foreign partners must be at least <strong>TRY 17,488,252<\/strong> and the company must have employed <strong>at least 250 personnel registered with the Social Security Institution<\/strong> in the last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Investment:<\/strong> There must be an investment plan with a fixed investment amount of at least <strong>436.1 million TL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Presence:<\/strong> The parent company must have <strong>investments in at least one other country<\/strong> outside its home country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>For general information: <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/foreign-work-permit-who-can-apply-required-documents-and-application-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign Work Permit Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Work Permit for Liaison Offices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>In liaison offices established in Turkey, a <strong>maximum of one foreign employee authorized by the parent company abroad<\/strong> may obtain a work permit limited to the duration of the activity.<\/p>\n\n<p>Detailed application steps: <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/work-permit-application-process-2025-step-by-step-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work Permit Application Process<\/a><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Personnel Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Key personnel<\/strong> who can work in FDI companies are defined as follows:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A) Those with Management and Organization Authority<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Managing all or part of the company,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervision, controlling administrative or technical staff,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making or proposing personnel hiring\/removal decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>In this context, employees working in senior positions such as <strong>company partners, chairman of the board of directors, members, general managers, deputy managers<\/strong> are considered key personnel.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B) Persons with Special Knowledge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Specialized staff with knowledge considered fundamental<\/strong> to the services, research techniques or management of the company.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C) Personnel of Liaison Offices<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>At most one person<\/strong> authorized by the parent company may work in the liaison office.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Considerations in the Employment of Foreign Personnel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Documents required for a work permit include <strong>the trade registry gazette, capital structure, SSI records and personnel list<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications are made through <strong>the e-Permit system<\/strong> with an electronic signature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SSI obligations<\/strong> for foreigners to be employed must be fulfilled in full and on time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Details <a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/articles\/ssi-notification-and-work-permit-for-foreign-employees-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSI Notification and Work Permit for Foreigners<\/a><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Professional Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Work permit files for foreign direct investments are subject to detailed examination due to the high capital and employment criteria. For fast and smooth progress of your applications <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mfylegal.av.tr\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MFY Legal | Law Office<\/a><\/strong> you can contact their lawyers. <\/p>\n\n<p>???? 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