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You Can Receive a Tax Refind for the Goods You Purchased In Turkey!

– Refunds will be made to travellers who do not reside in Turkey.
– All goods (including food and drinks) are included in the refunds with the exclusion of services rendered.
– The minimum amount of purchase that qualifies for refund is 5.000 TL.
– Retailers that qualify for tax refunds must be “authorised for refund.” These retailers must display a permit received from their respective tax office.
– The retailer will make four copies of the receipt for your refund, three of which will be received by the purchaser. If photocopies of the receipt are received the retailer must sign and stamp the copies to validate them. If you prefer the refund to be made by check, a Tax-free Shopping Check for the amount to be refunded to the customer must be given along with the receipt.
– For the purchaser to benefit from this exemption he must leave the country within three months with the goods purchased showing them to Turkish customs officials along with the appropriate receipts and! or check.

– There are four ways to receive your refund:
– If the retailer gives you a check it can he cashed at a bank in the customs area at the airport. If it is not possible to cash the check upon departure or if you do not wish to cash it then, .e customer must, within one month, send a copy of the receipt showing that the goods have left the country to the retailer who will, within ten days upon receiving the receipt, send a bank transfer to the purchaser’s hank or address.
– If the certified receipt and check are brought back to the retailer on a subsequent visit thin one-month of the date of customs certification, the refund can be made directly to the purchaser.
– Retailers may directly refund the amount to trustworthy customers upon purchase
– The refund may be made by the organisation of those companies that are authorised to make tax refunds.

Additional information: Ministry of Finance and Tax Dept. General Directorate, (Maliye Bakanligi, Gelirler Genel Mudurlugu) KDV Subesi 06100, Ulus – Ankara
Tel: (312) 3103880/725 – 728 – 735, Fax: (312) 311 45 10

The Turks are racially diverse. Many are the descendants of refugees, often from the Balkans, but a strong sense of national identity is rooted in a shared language and religion. Most are Sunni Moslems, although a Shia community including the Alawite sect. The largest community are the Kurds, making up about 20% of the population and the rest are Turks. There are some 500,000 Arabic speakers.