How to Check Investment Incentive Eligibility in Turkey: 12 Steps Before Using Support in a Feasibility Study

Eligibility is not one yes/no question. The activity may qualify while the location does not; the company may qualify while a specific expense does not; or the call may fit but the deadline may have passed. Use a verification chain before putting any support amount into cash flow.

The 12 steps

1. Define the activity and product precisely.
2. Identify the legal entity and company size.
3. Fix the location, province and investment zone.
4. Identify project start date and prior commitments.
5. Separate CapEx and OpEx.
6. Classify every potentially eligible expense.
7. Identify support type: grant, exemption, loan or contribution.
8. Read the current official program guide and call text.
9. Check rates, limits, own contribution and collateral.
10. Verify technical requirements and permits.
11. Stress-test the project without support.
12. Record source, review date and person responsible for verification.

Traffic-light system

Green: eligibility is supported by official text and project documents. Amber: a plausible route still needs an opinion or document. Red: an unverified assumption that should not enter the base case.

Separate the project decision from the application decision

A strong project may not match today’s call, while an attractive call may fit a weak project. Investment analysis measures project economics; incentive analysis measures eligibility and compliance.

Evidence register

Keep the official link, version/date of the guide, relevant conditions, quotations, correspondence, legal/accounting opinion where needed, and the financial-model version that uses the incentive.

Decision checklist

• Tier-A official source.
• Clear review date.
• Correct call/guide.
• Eligible expenditure evidenced.
• Entity and location eligible.
• No prior expenditure that breaks eligibility.
• Viable no-support scenario.

Official source

• Invest in Türkiye — Incentives Guide