Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Value Added Tax Law

Article 15

Part One: Tax Liability › Chapter Four: Diplomatic Exemptions

1. The following deliveries and services shall be exempt from the tax:

a) Deliveries and services made, subject to reciprocity, to the diplomatic missions and consulates of foreign states in Türkiye and to their members having diplomatic privileges,

b) Deliveries and services made to international organisations granted tax exemption under international agreements and to their members,

2. The Ministry of Finance and Customs is authorised to determine the procedures and principles relating to the application of these exemptions and the minimum amounts to which the exemption shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 15

1. Aşağıdaki teslim ve hizmetler vergiden müstesnadır:

a) Karşılıklı olmak kaydıyla, yabancı devletlerin Türkiye'deki diplomatik temsilciliklerine, konsolosluklarına ve bunların diplomatik haklara sahip mensuplarına yapılan teslim ve hizmetler,

b) Uluslararası anlaşmalar gereğince vergi muafiyeti tanınan uluslararası kuruluşlara ve bunların mensuplarına yapılan teslim ve hizmetler,

2. Bu istisnaların uygulamasına ilişkin usul ve esaslar ile istisnanın uygulanacağı asgari miktarları tespite Maliye ve Gümrük Bakanlığı yetkilidir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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