Free Zones

In Turkey, the infrastructure of industrial operations has been considerably improved throughout the country. At the moment five Free Zones are operational and another six are under construction on the coasts surrounding Turkey.

The Free Zones Law which was enacted in 1985 produced its first results in 1987 with the establishment of the Mersin and Antalya Free Zones, both along the Eastern Mediterranean Coast.

They have been followed by two new zones in 1990, Aegean Free Zone and the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone. In June 1992, Trabzon Free Zone, on the Black Sea Coast, started commercial activities.

Activities that can be performed in Turkish Free Zones are: manufacturing, storing, packing, trading, and banking. Investors are free to construct their premises while the zones have available office spaces, workshops, or warehouses on a rental basis with attractive terms. In free zones users enjoy 100% exemption from all taxes, including corporate and income taxes, the possibility of selling merchandise manufactured in the free zones to Turkey, a developed infrastructure and superstructure, and a unique business opportunity protected against strikes for 10 years from the establishment of the Free Zones.

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