Forget Dubai – Turkey Is Becoming a Tax Haven

Jun 4, 2026 | Residency & Citizenship by Investment

Dubai is going to lose a lot of “Tax Haven” market share.

Already established places like Panama are seeing an explosion in residency applications.

But new competitors are entering the scene.

Turkey is pushing a bill through parliament that would result in a 20 year break on overseas income for people who move to Turkey. Many corporate tax cuts are in the works as well, some of which would result in an effective tax rate of 0%.

If it moves ahead, Turkey will become a major player in the space, as it offers a very high quality of life in a real, substantial country:

History
Culture
Food
Beaches
Mountains
An even better airport than Dubai
Medical tourism destination
International schools
etc..

No other country with a territorial or 0% tax system will be able to beat Turkey in terms of the breadth of lifestyle and services.

I elaborate on the proposed legislation in detail in this video.

https://youtu.be/5j3R1E_oXwo?si=yM4fsi69Y5Wi4jiR

Forget Dubai – Turkey Is Becoming a Tax Haven (https://youtu.be/5j3R1E_oXwo?si=yM4fsi69Y5Wi4jiR)

How to move to Turkey?

Either invest $200,000 in real estate for residency, or even better invest $400,000 in real estate to get actual citizenship for you and your family. A $500,000 term deposit qualifies as well.

This program will not last forever. The Turkish passport is a very decent travel document and Turkey is a regional power with a large economy.

So with such an investment, you will get citizenship for your whole family, probably make a decent investment (if you choose the real estate option) and get a 20 year tax break.

Dubai is hurting and other countries are going for the kill.

We can help

Turkey is one of our specialties. We’ve helped dozens of clients invest in Turkey as well as obtain citizenship/residency there.

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Transcript of “Forget Dubai – Turkey Is Becoming a Tax Haven”

LADISLAS MAURICE: Forget Dubai, Panama, Paraguay, Cyprus, Singapore, Hong Kong. Turkey is going to be the next destination for high net worth individuals looking to dramatically reduce their taxes. President Erdogan has announced exceptional measures and incentives for people moving to Turkey. We’re talking about a 20-year tax break on foreign-earned income. So effectively, Turkey would become a territorial-based tax system for people who relocate to Turkey. Anyone qualifies, whether Turkish citizens or not. You just need to not have been a tax resident of Turkey in the past three years.

Tax incentives in Turkey

Under the scheme, gift and inheritance taxes will also be reduced to mere 1%. And there’s also a whole bunch of corporate incentives, manufacturing, exporters will see their tax rate reduced to 9%. Other exporters will see their taxes reduced to 14%, transit trade will be taxed at nearly 0%, and companies that move their regional headquarters to Turkey will get a 95% tax break.

This is huge. The stated goal by the government is to turn Turkey into a global hub for talent, capital, and trade. Effectively, they want to take all that business away from the Gulf.

Turkey will be the only real country acting as a tax haven

This is still tentative. These measures are going to be sent to Parliament. If this passes, it will be absolutely huge because it will be the only real country to offer such attractive taxation. We’re talking of a country with nearly 90 million people, a commercial capital city of over 15 million people, one of the world’s best airports, both in terms of infrastructure and flight connections, actual culture unlike a lot of these other tax havens, food, sea, beaches, skiing in winter, mountains, Turkey has everything.

People will also be able to tap into a large talent pool. Turkey offers amazing services, and you can expect top-notch healthcare. I mean, the place is literally a healthcare tourism destination as well as a ton of international schools.

When you look at the competition and people want to pay very little taxes, they end up in little countries like Panama or some islands like Cyprus, Malta, or the Guernsey Islands or smaller countries like Hong Kong, Singapore. This is the first large country to offer such taxation. It’s an absolute game changer. And how do you get residency in Turkey? This is where it gets even better. You just need to make a $200,000 investment in real estate in Turkey. And if these measures pass, you can expect the real estate market to boom because of the influx of people.

How to get Citizenship by Investment in Turkey

Or even better, you can get citizenship for you, your spouse, and your underage children within one year of purchasing $400,000 of real estate. So, for a $400,000 investment in real estate, which will probably see capital appreciation if you invest correctly, you’ll get citizenship for you, for your family, and get a 20-year tax break on overseas income.

It’s an absolutely mind-boggling deal and it will be the most competitive program out there in the world. Or you can also make a term deposit of $500,000. And after three years, you can sell your real estate, your term deposit, and you’re still good, you’re still a citizen. You can live full-time in Turkey as a citizen.

So, when you combine a citizenship by investment that is fundamentally affordable because there’s so little fees, and it’s actually a good real estate investment, combined with 20-year tax breaks on foreign-earned income and a large country with amazing infrastructure and services and a lifestyle and actual culture, it’s unbeatable.

What are the risks? One, Turkey is doing this because it has a large current account deficit. It’s a problem. It’s trying to attract foreign capital, so there will be volatility with the Turkish lira, but then again, when you live in Turkey and you depend on overseas income, it doesn’t really matter, and the real estate market, especially in the core areas, is very much dollarized.

Two, geopolitical risk, I mean, just look at the region. There’s always geopolitical risk in Turkey and three, earthquakes, though this can be mitigated by choosing the right neighborhoods and developments.

We are specialized in providing solutions in Turkey. We have team members in Turkey. I myself have bought multiple apartments in Turkey. We’ve helped dozens and dozens of clients obtain residency, citizenship in Turkey, as well as invest in real estate in multiple cities in Turkey.

If you want to find out more about the citizenship by investment program, there’s a link below. If you want to get the free Istanbul Real Estate Investor Guide, there’s also a link below, and we’ll be following all these developments very closely. We’re very passionate about this, so make sure to sign up to the free newsletter, Notes from the Road. There’s a link below, and we’ll keep you posted as things move forward.

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