On 17 February 2026, the Turkish Tax Authority mandated that taxi operators install Taxi Financial Devices by 1 September 2026 to record fares in real time, capture trip data, issue electronic receipts and invoices, and support card payments. On February 17, 2026, the Turkish Tax Authority issued a new General Circular under Tax Procedure Law No. 591 requiring taxi operators to install electronic... Read more

Turkey has updated its 2026 invoice and cash register receipt limits under the Tax Procedure Law, setting the general threshold at 12,000 TL and a higher 36,000 TL limit for the jewellery sector, above which issuing an invoice is mandatory. The increase reflects inflation and the 2025 revaluation rate, with updates applied automatically to fiscal devices to support transparency and proper tax repo... Read more

Turkey has increased the PIN-free contactless payment limit from 1,500 TL to 2,500 TL as of 15 January 2026, following guidance from the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK). The change reflects inflation and growing digital payment usage, while transactions above the limit still require PIN or biometric verification for security. Turkey has increased the limit for contactless payments... Read more

A private ruling dated 27 June 2025 confirms that self-employed professionals in Turkey are not required to join the e-Invoice system, provided they issue e-Self-Employment Receipts, which fully satisfy legal documentation requirements under Tax Procedure Law No. 213 and Communiqué No. 509. Since freelancers do not issue invoices for professional services, e-Invoice obligations apply only to invoi... Read more

Turkey has issued updated technical packages for e-Fatura and e-Arşiv, including new validation rules, code lists and UBL-TR 1.2.1 schemas, which become mandatory from 2 February 2026. Read more

Turkey set a minimum VAT refund threshold of 164,000 TL for 2026, meaning only refundable VAT above this amount can be claimed back, under a circular published on 31 December 2025. Read more