Turkey

Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties

Last reviewed - 11 September 2025

Foreign tax relief

Residents may deduct from their income tax liability foreign taxes assessed on foreign income as long as proof documentation received from the tax authority of the relevant country is provided. However, the deductions may not exceed the amount of the tax assessed on such income in Turkey.

Tax treaties

Double tax treaties (DTTs)

Countries with which Turkey has DTTs:

Albania Iran Pakistan
Algeria Ireland Poland
Australia Israel Portugal
Austria Italy Qatar
Azerbaijan Japan Romania
Bahrain Jordan Russia
Bangladesh Kazakhstan Saudi Arabia
Belarus Korea, Republic of Serbia-Montenegro
Belgium Kosovo Singapore
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kuwait Slovakia
Brazil Kyrgyzstan Slovenia
Bulgaria Latvia South Africa
Canada Lebanon Spain
China (People's Republic of) Lithuania Sudan
Croatia Luxembourg Sweden
Czech Republic Macedonia Switzerland
Denmark Malaysia Syria
Egypt Malta Tajikistan
Estonia Mexico Thailand
Ethiopia Moldova Tunisia
Finland Mongolia Turkmenistan
France Morocco Ukraine
Georgia Netherlands, The United Arab Emirates
Germany New Zealand United Kingdom
Greece Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of United States
Hungary Norway Uzbekistan
Indonesia Oman Yemen

Social security agreements

Social security agreements have been concluded with the following countries:

Albania Germany Netherlands, The
Austria Hungary Norway
Azerbaijan Iran Poland
Belgium Italy Quebec
Bosnia and Herzegovina Korea, Republic of Romania
Bulgaria (only a cooperation agreement regarding the payment of pension benefits) Kyrgyzstan Serbia
Canada Libya Slovakia
Croatia Luxembourg Sweden
Czech Republic Macedonia Switzerland
Denmark Moldova Tunisia
France Mongolia Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Georgia Montenegro United Kingdom

In addition to the above agreements, Turkey is a signatory party of the European Convention on Social Security.