Tech Visa was linked to the digital company plan, what does a 3-year work permit offer?

The Talent track is open to individual professionals with critical technology expertise. The site publishes no measurable condition such as a salary threshold.

The Start-up track is open to technology-based startups with an innovative business model. According to the brochure, a startup approved on this track is expected to set up its company within 3 months. The brochure text could only be read partly, so confirm this through official channels.

The site lists easier residence permit procedures for family, income and corporate tax exemptions in technology development zones, and office space in technoparks and incubators. Venture capital, project financing support and mentoring are also on the list. The site gives no amounts or rates for these benefits.

Three years lets an employer plan payroll and hiring costs over a defined period. The site does not spell out what happens after the 3 years.

According to the minister, more than 5,000 digital professionals came to Türkiye in the programme’s first year. The period covered and the split between founders and employees were not given. The figure shows demand exists, but it cannot measure how tough hiring competition is.

No. The two-week permit is the minister’s statement. The brochure appears to say work permit applications are concluded within 30 days at most, but its text could only be read partly, so that figure is not certain either. Do not build your schedule on the shortest time.

According to a Sigorta Gündem summary, the minister said digital company setup had been simplified and bureaucratic obstacles removed under Tech Visa. How that simplification works was not explained. The report contains no direct quote from the minister.

That is unknown. The digital company definition had not been published as of 14 October 2026, and no text says how it will treat Tech Visa. No condition linking the two statuses exists today.

They look at a similar ecosystem. Law 7582 gives a 3-year chamber and exchange dues exemption to companies that fit the definition and are founded by people with incubator entrepreneur status. Tech Visa also mentions technoparks and incubators, but neither text refers to the other.

A software company in a technopark that cannot find certain expertise at home gains most. When a role stays empty for months, the project sits on the shelf. The programme opens a route to fill that gap.

Without published measurable criteria, it is hard to know in advance whether you qualify. Uncertainty pushes hiring schedules back. The benefits listed on the site are framed around technoparks and incubators, so firms outside that setting have fewer of them in view.

Technopark managers, incubators and HR consultants become part of the application process. According to the brochure, applications go through an assessment by the Ministry and the technology development zone. Advisers who handle residence procedures may also get involved because of the family residence benefit.

A candidate abroad wants to find your company in search, in their own language. The role description, working model and office details belong on an English page.

A working product page, technical documentation and a clear value proposition support the assessment of your business model. An application that cannot back up its story stays on paper.

Other parts of the digital company plan also affect hiring decisions. KOSGEB, Türkiye’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, has linked a platform fee support to the definition; see our article on KOSGEB platform fee support. Terminal Istanbul is covered in our article on Terminal Istanbul perks.

If the person will be an employee, look at the Talent track; if you will found the company together, look at the Start-up track. Write the role description and the person’s expertise on a single page.

Ask about the assessment process, the application fee and office space. The brochure mentions a fee paid to the technology development zone, but the amount is not clear. Get the fee and timing in writing.

Work permits, company setup and tax steps move together. We provide foreign-partner structuring and foreign trade consultancy; see the scope on our foreign trade consultancy page.

No. The Tech Visa official site sets no digital company condition, and the digital company definition has not been published yet.

Two weeks is the figure from Minister Kacır’s 27 April 2026 statement. The official site gives no written time limit; plan for a longer period.

The official site lists easier residence permit procedures for family. Confirm the details through the programme’s official channel before applying.