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Turkey VAT Rates 2026

Turkey (Türkiye) levies Value Added Tax as KDV (Katma Değer Vergisi). The standard rate is 20%, applied to most goods and services. Reduced rates of 10% and 1% apply to food, medicine, agricultural products, hotel accommodation, some professional services.

Registration and filing

Access rates via API

The TaxID API returns current VAT and GST rates for 200+ countries and territories. Use the /api/v1/rates/TR endpoint to get Turkey data programmatically. Responses are cached for 24 hours.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/TR
# No authentication required for rate lookups

# Response:
# { "country_code": "TR", "tax_type": "vat",
#   "standard_rate": 20, "reduced_rates": [10, 1],
#   "currency": "TRY", "last_updated": "2026-01-01" }

Applying the correct rate in code

For B2B sales to Turkey, validate the customer's VKN first — a verified registration is typically required for correct invoicing and zero-rated exports. For B2C, charge the Turkey VAT rate where registration rules require it.

// 1. Validate the customer's Turkey tax ID
const check = await fetch(
  'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/validate/TR/CUSTOMER_TAX_ID',
  { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' } }
).then(r => r.json());

// 2. Fetch current Turkey VAT rates (no auth required)
const rates = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/TR').then(r => r.json());
// → { standard_rate: 20, reduced_rates: [10, 1] }

// 3. Apply the correct treatment for your supply
applyRate(check.valid && isB2BExport ? 0 : rates.standard_rate);

About Turkey VAT

Türkiye raised its standard KDV rate from 18% to 20% in July 2023 as part of post-election fiscal tightening, with the middle rate moving to 10% and the 1% super-low band for staples like bread kept intact. There is no registration threshold — even the smallest trader must register before the first sale. Non-resident digital service providers have had to register and charge Turkish VAT on B2C sales since 2018 ('VAT No. 3' regime).

VAT in Turkey is administered by the Gelir İdaresi Başkanlığı (GİB). Before applying any zero-rate or exemption to a Turkey business customer, validate their registration first.

Sources: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · GİB (accessed Jun 2026)

Rate history

• 2023Standard rate raised from 18% to 20%; the 8% reduced rate became 10%

Frequently asked questions

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