Selling from Turkey

Can you sell online from Turkey and get paid?

Yes. From Turkey you can sell digital products, courses, SaaS and services to buyers in 190+ countries, as an individual or a company, and get paid to your own bank in Turkey in EUR or USD, twice a month. Stripe does not accept sellers based in Turkey. To sell without your own Stripe account, you use a merchant of record: it is the seller on each sale and handles VAT and sales tax abroad. Which ones work from Turkey.

Also work from Turkey: Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Creem, Dodo Payments, Gumroad. Do not: Stripe, PayPal. See the table.

Reviewed by Panche Isajeski, founder of AgentaOS, 19+ years in payments, featured on Indie Hackers. Checked against our supported countries and each provider’s own page. General information, not financial, tax or legal advice.

Asked locally

Money from abroad in Turkey

What sellers here ask about money from abroad.

Is there a tax break for selling services abroad from Turkey?

Yes. Under Income Tax Law article 89/13, part of the profit from qualifying services sold to customers abroad, such as software, design, engineering and data analysis, is deductible. The deduction was 80% and rises to 100% for tax periods starting 1 January 2026. KPMG Turkey

Do I need to bring the money to Turkey to get the service export deduction?

Yes. The full income must be transferred to Turkey by the tax return deadline for the period it was earned. Partial or late transfers lose the deduction for that period. The customer must be abroad, use the service abroad, and be invoiced as a non-resident. KPMG Turkey

General information, not tax or legal advice. Check with a local accountant.

Turkey at a glance

Selling from Turkey, in facts

Who can sell
Individuals and companies verification docs
How you get paid
To your own bank account in Turkey, by local bank transfer. supported countries
Payout currency
EUR or USD, to a EUR or USD account at your bank (a foreign currency account) payout docs
Payout days
The 1st and the 15th of each month payout docs
First payout
14 days after each sale, from €50 or $50 payout docs
Fee per card sale
4.5% + €0.50; international cards +1.5% pricing docs
Payout fee
1% of the payout, at least €1 pricing docs
Local transfer cost
Very low: a local or SEPA transfer, passed through at cost and shown before you request a payout. supported countries
Tax on your sales
Charged, filed and paid by us as the seller tax docs
Your income tax
Yours to declare in Turkey. You get a statement and a self-billed invoice per payout. payout docs
What you receive

From a sale to your account

Example: one month, ten sales of €100.

Ten sales of €100€1,000.00
AgentaOS fee: 4.5% + €0.50 per sale−€50.00
Payout fee: 1%−€9.50
Local or SEPA transfervery low
Lands in your bankabout €940.50

Try your own numbers in the payout calculator →

International cards +1.5%. On Pro (€49 a month) every card sale is 4.0% + €0.40. EU buyers pay VAT on top, which we file.

Doing it yourself instead? Stripe with a company abroad costs about €6,000 in the first year at €2,000 a month, once you add the company, an accountant, tax filing and about 50 extra hours of your time. See the full comparison.

Your options

Who accepts sellers from Turkey

The usual names, checked one by one.

ProviderSellers in Turkey?What their own page says
AgentaOSMerchant of RecordYesIndividuals and companies. Paid out twice a month. Supported countries
StripeCard payments, you are the sellerNoNot on the Stripe supported countries list. Stripe’s page
PayPalWallet and card paymentsNoNot on the PayPal worldwide country list. PayPal stopped operating in Turkey in 2016. PayPal’s page
PaddleMerchant of RecordYesNot on the Paddle unsupported countries list. Paddle’s page
Lemon SqueezyMerchant of RecordYesOn the bank payout list. Lemon Squeezy’s page
PolarMerchant of RecordYesOn the Stripe Connect Express payout list. Polar’s page
CreemMerchant of RecordYesSupported with local bank payouts. Creem’s page
Dodo PaymentsMerchant of RecordYesOn the accepted countries list. Dodo Payments’s page
GumroadMerchant of RecordYesBank payouts in TRY. Gumroad’s page
WiseReceive money from clientsLimitedCan register and send, but cannot hold money. Wise’s page

Checked on 6 October 2026 against each provider’s own country page. Providers change their lists; follow the source link before you decide.

Questions

Selling from Turkey: answers

Which merchant of record works in Turkey?

By their own country lists, checked 6 October 2026, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Creem, Dodo Payments, Gumroad and AgentaOS accept sellers in Turkey. They differ in how you get paid: compare the payout notes in the table above, where each row links to the provider’s own page.

Can I sell online from Turkey as an individual?

Yes. You can open an account as an individual or as a company. AgentaOS is the official seller of your product, so you do not need a company abroad.

How do I get paid in Turkey?

To your own bank account in Turkey, by local bank transfer. Payouts run on the 1st and the 15th of each month, in EUR or USD.

Do I need a EUR or USD account?

Yes. Payouts are paid in the same currency as your balance, EUR or USD, so you need a EUR or USD account at your bank (a foreign currency account). No currency conversion happens inside a payout.

Is Stripe available in Turkey?

No. Stripe does not open accounts for businesses based in Turkey, so sellers there use a Merchant of Record like AgentaOS, or open a company abroad. Stripe’s country list.

Does PayPal work in Turkey?

No. Not on the PayPal worldwide country list. PayPal stopped operating in Turkey in 2016. PayPal.

Is there a tax break for selling services abroad from Turkey?

Yes. Under Income Tax Law article 89/13, part of the profit from qualifying services sold to customers abroad, such as software, design, engineering and data analysis, is deductible. The deduction was 80% and rises to 100% for tax periods starting 1 January 2026.

Do I need to bring the money to Turkey to get the service export deduction?

Yes. The full income must be transferred to Turkey by the tax return deadline for the period it was earned. Partial or late transfers lose the deduction for that period. The customer must be abroad, use the service abroad, and be invoiced as a non-resident.

General questions: when is my first payout? · what does it cost? · who handles VAT? · do I need a company?

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