13.12.2017

DO FOREIGN NATIONAL SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO OBTAIN WORK PERMITS?
In accordance with the Turkish Trade Law numbered 6102:
1- The manager of limited companies who are shareholders,
2- Board member who is a shareholder of a joint-stock company,
3- Limited partnership in which the capital is divided into shares, the active partners who are managers can work with a work permit.

In accordance with the Turkish Trade Law numbered 6102:
1- Board members of joint-stock companies who don’t reside in Turkey,
2- The partners of other companies who are not managers are evaluated in the scope of work permit excemption.

Source: Ministry of Labor and Social Security

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