October 11, 2021
The request number should be obtained by making an application in the Central Registry System and an application should be made to the regional representative without an appointment.
1-) Petition
- It should be signed by the authorized person with the company stamp, if signed by proxy, the original or certified copy of the power of attorney should be attached and the accompanying document should be included.
2-) Decision of the Board of Directors (1 notarized copy)
3-) In case the legal person is elected to the board of directors, notarized copy of the authorized body decision (In case the legal entity is a foreign person, this decision must be approved by the Turkish Consulate in the country where the company is subject or in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Removal of the Obligation of Certification of Foreign Official Documents and their notarized Turkish translations must be made) of the legal person board member, taken together with the legal person and on behalf of the legal person, including the real person’s name, surname, address, nationality and TR identity number (tax number for foreign persons or identification number for foreign persons), and if a foreign natural person is determined on behalf of the legal person and this foreign natural person is also residing in Turkey, the residence permit and a notarized copy of the passport with Turkish translation.
4-) If the member of the board of directors of the legal person is a foreign person, the document containing the current registry records of the legal person (This document must be approved by the Turkish Consulate in the country the company is subject to or in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Removal of the Obligation of Certification of Foreign Official Documents, and their notarized Turkish translations must also be made.)
5-) The tax number should be stated in the board of directors decision of the foreign legal member of the board of directors.
6-) If the member of the Legal Board/signatory is of Turkish nationality but the commercial residence is outside of Istanbul, the Trade Registry Office where the legal partner is registered, the Trade Registry number/tax identification number and the Central Registry Registration System number must be stated in the decision/amendment agreement.
7-) A document stating that the member appointed to the Board of Directors accepts the duty must be submitted. In this document, the place of residence, nationality, identity number if it is a Turkish citizen. If it is a foreign person, the tax number or the identification number for foreign person must be specified, if it is a foreign person, a certified copy of the passport and a certified residence permit for the foreign person residing in Turkey must be attached.
Please contact us for your questions regarding the resignation of a joint stock company board member and the appointment of a new member in Turkey.
Source: Karen Audit – Translated by Karen Audit – The rights of this translation belong to KarenAudit and unauthorized use is prohibited.
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