Exit tax · Turkey

Leaving Turkey.

No exit tax. Turkey treats you as resident while your legal domicile is there or you stay more than 6 months in a calendar year. After residence ends it taxes only Turkish source income, including Turkish property sold within 5 years of purchase and dividends from Turkish companies.

Rate on unrealized gainsNone at departureno deemed disposal on departure
DeferralNot applicable.
Addresses with no capital gains tax36of the 100 on the board
TriggerLoss of tax residencethe departure date is tested under local rules

What the charge looks like on your number.

Turkey charges nothing on departure. A sale after the move is taxed under the rules of the new residence. 36 of the addresses on the board levy no personal capital gains tax on a resident disposal.

Addresses with no capital gains tax.

🇦🇪 Abu DhabiUAE · effective tax 0% on $1M🇦🇮 AnguillaAnguilla · effective tax 0% on $1M🇵🇫 Bora BoraFrench Polynesia · effective tax 0% on $1M🇰🇳 Christophe HarbourSt Kitts and Nevis · effective tax 0% on $1M🇦🇪 DubaiUAE · effective tax 0% on $1M🇨🇭 GenevaSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1M🇰🇾 George TownCayman Islands · effective tax 0% on $1M🇬🇮 GibraltarGibraltar · effective tax 21% on $1M🇲🇺 Grand BaieMauritius · effective tax 20% on $1M🇨🇭 GstaadSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1M🇫🇷 GustaviaSt Barths · effective tax 0% on $1M🇭🇰 Hong KongHong Kong SAR · effective tax 16% on $1M🇯🇪 JerseyJersey · effective tax 20% on $1M🇨🇾 LimassolCyprus · effective tax 34% on $1M🇨🇭 LucerneSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M🇨🇭 LuganoSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M🇲🇨 MonacoMonaco · effective tax 0% on $1M🇨🇭 MontreuxSwitzerland · effective tax 36% on $1M🇧🇸 NassauBahamas · effective tax 0% on $1M🇵🇦 Panama CityPanama · effective tax 0% on $1M🇧🇧 Platinum CoastBarbados · effective tax 28% on $1M🇨🇿 PragueCzech Republic · effective tax 22% on $1M🇹🇨 ProvidencialesTurks and Caicos · effective tax 0% on $1M🇺🇾 Punta del EsteUruguay · effective tax 0% on $1M🇳🇿 QueenstownNew Zealand · effective tax 38% on $1M🇵🇷 San JuanPuerto Rico · effective tax 4% on $1M🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore · effective tax 21% on $1M🇦🇬 St John'sAntigua and Barbuda · effective tax 0% on $1M🇨🇭 St. MoritzSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M🇧🇲 Tucker's TownBermuda · effective tax 9% on $1M🇱🇮 VaduzLiechtenstein · effective tax 17% on $1M🇨🇭 VerbierSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M🇻🇬 Virgin GordaBritish Virgin Islands · effective tax 0% on $1M🇨🇭 ZermattSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M🇨🇭 ZugSwitzerland · effective tax 20% on $1M🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerland · effective tax 32% on $1M
Questions

Is there an exit tax when you leave Turkey?

No exit tax.

Turkey treats you as resident while your legal domicile is there or you stay more than 6 months in a calendar year. After residence ends it taxes only Turkish source income, including Turkish property sold within 5 years of purchase and dividends from Turkish companies.

Which addresses on the board levy no capital gains tax?

36 of the 100 addresses on the board levy no personal capital gains tax on listed securities, among them Abu Dhabi, Anguilla, Bora Bora, Christophe Harbour, Dubai, Geneva.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Turkey exit tax 2026: leaving Turkey, and what still applies, patrician.ch/exit-tax/turkey/, September 2026.

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