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Eligible Production Types

Animation

Commercials

Documentaries

Feature Films

Game Shows

Pilots

Post Only

Reality Television

Scripted Television

Talk Shows

Video Games

Location Production Needs

Beaches Ocean

City

Deserts

Forests

Lakes Rivers

Mountains

Rural

Snow

Suburban

Tropical

Legislation/
Guidance

Incentive30% Rebate
Labor
Resident ATL30%
Resident BTL30%
Qualified Spend
Spend30%

Cash rebates of up to 30% on all eligible expenses incurred in Turkey. To be eligible for a rebate, all expenditures must be made after the date of the submission of the application documents. Expenditures made before that date are not eligible.

Spend Uplifts

Minimum/Caps
Minimum Spend6M TL (film); 1M TL (TV per episode); 1M TL (documentaries)
Application

  • Applications are open throughout the year.
  • Foreign producers must partner with a Turkish co-producer or production-service provider (Applicant).
  • The applicant must then submit the Application Form and supporting documents along with the Qualification Test to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
  • The application documents must be in Turkish.

Additional Requirements
Cultural TestYes
Local Production CompanyYes
Income Tax Withholding

Additional Information

  • The Incentive Commission, comprising representatives from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Turkish Authors, Performers, and Producers Associations, meets at least once every three months.
  • The Commission evaluates the applications and notifies qualified applicants, who will then be asked to sign a contract with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Filming in Turkey

+90 (312) 470 80 00

bilgi.sinema@ktb.gov.tr

www.filminginturkey.com.tr/en//incentives/

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