Bank Account Opening
Our attorneys are experienced in opening bank accounts for both foreign individuals and Turkish companies, even without a resident permit. We are able to
open a bank account in multiple currencies including TL, EUR, USD, Rubble, and Yuan, all with online and mobile banking capabilities. You don’t even need a local sim card, as you can use your foreign phone number to receive SMS messages for logging into internet banking or mobile banking.
In addition, our lawyers are equipped to open bank accounts for non-resident foreign companies in Turkey. We will be able to open a company account, after receiving information regarding your company and shareholders.
For foreign individuals, we require:
- The notarized translated passport
- Proof of address through a utility bill from their country,
- The Turkish tax ID number, which we will obtain for you.
For Turkish companies, we require the following documents:
- Company's articles of incorporation,
- Passport copies
- Proof of address for shareholders and directors
- Turkish tax ID number for each shareholder
- Signature circular for the shareholder
- The company stamp
For non-resident foreign companies, we require the following documents:
- Company articles of incorporation (notarized and apostilled).
- Shareholders and directors’ passport copies and their addresses proving documents such as a utility bill.
- Turkish tax id number for the company, which we will obtain for you
- Turkish tax id number for each shareholder and director, which we will obtain for you
- Signature circular for the company (notarized and apostilled).
- Power of Attorney from the company to open bank accounts (notarized and apostilled).
- Power of Attorney from each shareholder and director to obtain tax number (notarized and apostilled).