- On December 25, 2025, Turkey’s Presidential Decision No. 10767 was published, reducing the Digital Services Tax (DST) rate from 7.5% to 5% effective January 1, 2026, and further to 2.5% starting January 1, 2027.
- The DST applies to service providers whose revenues from covered digital services in Turkey exceed 20 million Turkish lira and whose global revenues exceed €750 million, regardless of residency status or permanent establishment in Turkey.
- The revised rates will apply to revenues generated from January 1, 2026, with the decision entering into force upon publication and not retroactively affecting prior periods.
Source EY
- The Digital Services Tax (DST) will be reduced from 7.5% to 5% in January 2026, and then to 2.5% in January 2027.
- The phased reduction is in response to pressure from the US, which views the tax as targeting US media companies.
- The DST applies to digital service providers with global revenues over EUR 750 million and local revenues over TRY 20 million.
- The tax mainly affects revenue from online advertising, digital content, and platform services.
Source: vatcalc.com
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