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Support for Foreign Company Acquisition

🏢 Overseas Company Acquisition Support (2025 Guide)

The Overseas Company Acquisition Support is a support program that encourages Turkish companies to grow on a global scale by acquiring existing businesses or brands abroad. This allows firms to operate directly in foreign markets and quickly gain new production and sales channels, instead of starting from scratch.

Who Can Benefit and Which Expenses Are Covered?

Who Can Benefit?

  • Manufacturer-exporter companies based in Turkey

  • Firms whose field of activity is compatible with that of the company to be acquired

  • Medium and large-scale enterprises with a strategic growth plan

Which Expenses are Covered?

This support does not finance the acquisition transaction itself, but the professional consultancy services needed during this process:

Supported Service Expense Scope and Examples
💰Financial ConsultancyFinancial due diligence of the company to be acquired, company valuation services.
⚖️Legal ConsultancyLegal and consultancy services on international law and acquisition agreements.
📊Audit and ReportingAudit and due diligence reports prepared by independent audit firms.
🤝Technical ConsultancyStrategic and technical consultancy received during merger and acquisition negotiations.
📈Feasibility and Market AssessmentFeasibility and analysis studies that measure the strategic suitability and market potential of the acquisition.

2025 Support Rates and Limit

  • Support Rate: 75% of consultancy expenses

  • Maximum Support Amount per Company: 30,520,842 TRY

  • Support Duration: 2 years (valid throughout the acquisition process)

Application Process and Strategic Notes

Application Steps

  1. 1. Preliminary Notification to the Ministry

    Before starting the acquisition process, you must notify the Ministry of Trade of your intention and your project.


  2. 2. Submission of a Strategic Plan

    A strategic investment plan and a target country analysis report detailing the contributions of this acquisition to your company and the country's exports must be submitted.


  3. 3. Application via DYS

    After the expenditures for consultancy services are made, an application is submitted via DYS (Support Management System) with the invoice, contract, and payment documents.


⚠️ Special Notes and Points to Consider

  • The Acquisition Price is Not Supported: This support covers only the consultancy services in this process, not the money paid to buy the company.

  • Strategic Priority: Priority is given in the evaluation process to company acquisitions that are in line with the target country list and Turkey's sectoral strategies.

  • Actual Realization Condition: To receive the support, the acquisition transaction must have been actually and successfully completed.