About Us

MEY INVESTMENT is a newly established firm. We have no long history to recount, and we do not invent one. Instead, we explain why we exist. The core problem faced by entrepreneurs moving from Türkiye to Dubai is not a lack of information but information that is fragmented and one-sided. The free zone sales team explains the license, the real estate office explains the property, the intermediary explains the visa. No one explains how these three accounts connect to one another and to the individual's tax liability in Türkiye.

The second problem is that costs surface piece by piece. The first quotation usually shows only the license fee. As the setup progresses, the Establishment Card, e-Channel registration, visa quota, medical testing and Emirates ID, notary and sworn translation items are added one after another. The total ends up markedly above the figure first discussed. In most cases this is not bad faith but the result of a scope that was never put in writing at the outset. The only thing that changes the outcome is a line-by-line written scope.

The third and most expensive problem is that the Turkish side is never discussed at all. Setting up a company in Dubai does not automatically end tax liability in Türkiye. Under the Income Tax Law (Gelir Vergisi Kanunu) art. 3-4, a person whose domicile is in Türkiye, or who resides continuously in Türkiye for more than six months within a calendar year, has full tax liability; their worldwide income must be declared in Türkiye. That sentence never comes up in most sales conversations. Because it does not, the surprise arrives months after the structure has been set up.

The fourth problem is the absence of coordination. One firm for the license, another intermediary for the visa, a third person for the bank, a separate real estate office for the property. There is no continuity of file between them. A document produced by one is not in the format required by another, the same work is done twice, and timelines stretch. MEY INVESTMENT was founded precisely to close this gap: one file, one point of contact, a written scope, and the Turkish side on the table from day one.

Our working method has four stages. First comes the preliminary assessment: what is your activity, where does your income arise, who are the shareholders, how much time will you physically spend in Türkiye, and where will management decisions be made. These questions are not cosmetic; your answers directly determine the choice of free zone, the ownership structure, and what the bank will expect. At the end of the preliminary assessment, our answer is sometimes not to proceed with a setup but to wait.

The second stage is the written scope. A single document sets out which work belongs to us, which to you, and which to a licensed professional. Deliverables, required documents, estimated timelines, and excluded items are listed explicitly. We do not start work on a verbal understanding. If the scope changes, a written addendum is issued; out-of-scope work is never quietly added to the invoice.

The third stage is execution. The free zone or mainland application, Establishment Card, visa quota, medical and Emirates ID, preparation for the bank interview, and, where relevant, the real estate side are all tracked through a single file. At every stage you see in writing where you stand and whose discretion the next step rests with. A single document set is maintained to avoid duplication.

The fourth stage is handover. The license, registration documents, shareholding structure, signature authorities, visa and identity documents, and bank correspondence are transferred to you as an organized file. We also provide a calendar: license renewal, visa expiry, corporate tax registration and filing timing, and proximity to the VAT threshold. We note from the outset that VAT registration is measured not on profit but on total taxable supplies and imports, that is, on turnover. Formation is not an end point; it is the start of a compliance calendar.

We never quote a single lump-sum figure. In every proposal, government and authority charges and the MEY INVESTMENT service fee are shown on separate lines. That way you see how much of your money goes to an official body and how much goes to us. Third-party items are also separate: notary, sworn translation, medical, courier, and, where applicable, the licensed professional's own fee. This breakdown exists not for negotiation but so that you can compare.

Every figure we publish is indicative. Free zones may change package content and pricing; the exchange rate, the activity code, and the number of visas all affect the total directly. For this reason we do not give a final price on any page. Before a tailored proposal is prepared, the current amount is confirmed with the relevant authority and the confirmation date is stated in the proposal.

AED is used as the base currency; the USD equivalent is given in parentheses for information only, at an indicative exchange rate. Annually recurring items and one-off items are grouped separately. License renewal, visa renewal, office or flexi-desk costs, and accounting and audit items are not absorbed into the first-year total; the second-year budget is shown separately.

This is what sets us apart. Most conversations cover only the UAE side. Yet what determines whether a structure is sustainable is tax liability on the Turkish side. For a person who remains a tax resident of Türkiye, art. 23 of the Türkiye-UAE Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement provides for the credit method, not the exemption method. Because the UAE levies no income tax on individuals, the amount available for credit at the individual level is, as a rule, zero; UAE corporate tax paid at company level is a separate matter. In other words, the treaty does not automatically eliminate Turkish tax on Dubai-source income.

The second topic is the company itself. Under the Corporate Tax Law (Kurumlar Vergisi Kanunu) art. 3, entities whose legal seat or place of effective management is in Türkiye have full tax liability. Even if the company is in Dubai on paper, if it is in fact managed from Türkiye, it may be treated as having full tax liability in Türkiye by reason of its place of effective management, and its worldwide income may become declarable in Türkiye. This is why where management decisions are taken, who holds signature authority, and the number of days physically spent in each country are discussed on day one.

The third topic is CFC income, that is, Controlled Foreign Company income. If the four conditions in the Corporate Tax Law (Kurumlar Vergisi Kanunu) art. 7 are met together, undistributed profit may be taxed in Türkiye: holding directly or indirectly at least 50 percent of the capital, dividend rights, or voting rights; at least 25 percent of total gross revenue consisting of passive income; a total tax burden on commercial balance sheet profit below 10 percent; and the participation's total gross revenue exceeding the foreign currency equivalent of TRY 100,000. Tax paid abroad may be credited under the Corporate Tax Law (Kurumlar Vergisi Kanunu) art. 33/2.

The fourth topic is notification and transparency. Under Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency (Türk Parası Kıymetini Koruma Hakkında 32 sayılı Karar) and the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Capital Movements Circular, capital exported by Türkiye residents to establish a company abroad or to acquire a shareholding in an existing one must be reported to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance through the intermediary bank within three months following the transfer. In addition, the UAE participates in the automatic exchange of financial account information (CRS); account information may reach Türkiye. The claim that Dubai offers secrecy is not accurate.

On none of these topics do we produce tax or legal opinions. Our work is to show where the risk lies, to ask the right question at the right time, and to prepare the file in a form complete enough for licensed professionals to assess. The final assessment belongs to a competent professional such as a certified public accountant (SMMM), a sworn-in certified public accountant (YMM), or an attorney; where needed, we make the introduction and hand over a ready file. The regulatory information in this section is current as of the last update date shown on this page; both UAE and Turkish legislation may change, and the current text should be confirmed before any transaction.

We do not give guarantees. Visa approval is at the discretion of the competent authority; bank account opening is at the discretion of the bank's compliance department. Rental yield and capital appreciation are likewise not things anyone can commit to. If a firm gives you an approval guarantee, what it is guaranteeing is a decision outside its own control. What we do is improve the odds of approval: complete documentation, a consistent description of activity, realistic preparation.

We do not build structures designed to evade tax. When asked for shell structures with no genuine activity, arrangements aimed at obscuring the source of income, or fake addresses or fabricated substance, we decline the engagement. Such arrangements leave you exposed on both the UAE and the Turkish side. Any structure we build must be explainable when questioned.

If it is not right for you, we say so. Not everyone needs a company in Dubai. If your income is entirely Türkiye-sourced, your clients are in Türkiye, and you will in fact continue living in Türkiye, the structure may bring you nothing beyond cost and compliance burden. In that case our recommendation is not to proceed. Losing business in the short term is better than building the wrong structure and leaving you in a difficult position.

We do not give personalized investment advice. We do not offer return-driven guidance on which area to buy in or how to allocate a portfolio; under capital markets legislation, this field requires a license. Our work is corporate structuring, process management, and intermediation. We provide comparative data, official thresholds, and procedural information; the decision is yours.

We do not perform work we are not licensed to perform. Producing opinions in tax and law is reserved to licensed professionals under Law No. 3568 and the Attorneys' Act (Avukatlık Kanunu) No. 1136 art. 35. Our role is process coordination, file preparation, and establishing a working model with licensed professionals. We state this boundary in the written engagement agreement as well.

We cite the basis for every numerical threshold and procedural point we write. For corporate tax, Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 and its effective date; for residency, Cabinet Decision No. 85 of 2022; for the Turkish side, the relevant articles of the Income Tax Law and the Corporate Tax Law; for ESR, Decision No. 98 of 2024. Citing sources is not decoration; it is so that you can verify what you read. We do not expect you to trust us, we expect you to check.

Every content page carries a last update date, and the regulatory sections are valid as of that date. UAE legislation changes quickly; a sentence that was correct in 2023 may be incomplete today. For example, the ESR notification and reporting obligation was abolished for financial years ending after December 31, 2022, by Cabinet Decision No. 98 of 2024. Even so, there are still many pages online stating that the annual ESR notification is mandatory.

We correct incorrect information. If we identify an error on one of our pages, we correct it and note the correction visibly; we do not delete quietly. If you spot an error, you can report it to us. Every correction we can verify goes live.

We do not use unverifiable social proof. You will not find client counts, satisfaction percentages, star ratings, or award claims on our pages. The firm is newly established; those figures do not yet exist. When they do, we will publish them in verifiable form. In the meantime, we try to build trust in a single way: accurate information and a written scope.

In the UAE, corporate service provision and real estate brokerage fall within the DNFBP (Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions) regime. This entails goAML registration, a written AML/KYC program, customer due diligence and identification of the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), record keeping, and suspicious transaction reporting. For us these obligations are not a formality; they are part of the working model.

This is why we ask you for identity, address, source of funds, and beneficial ownership information. Some clients find these requests excessive. They are not; the bank's compliance department will ask for the same information in any case. A file assembled correctly from the start is what saves the most time at the banking stage. If information is missing or inconsistent, we do not advance the file.

To carry out property brokerage in Dubai, a RERA broker card and DLD registration are mandatory. Unless we hold these permissions, we do not act as a property broker; we only make introductions and referrals to a licensed broker and take on file coordination. We state in writing which role we are acting in on every engagement.

The fields below will be completed before publication. We believe you should verify a service provider's authorization by looking at documents rather than claims; we apply the same standard to ourselves. Once the numbers are published, they will be verifiable through the relevant authority's own registry.

The first meeting is not an introduction; it is a preliminary assessment. We discuss your activity, the geographic source of your income, your ownership structure, the time you will actually spend in Türkiye, and your objective. That meeting ends either with a clear roadmap or with a recommendation not to proceed. Both are valid outcomes.

After the meeting you receive a written summary and an indicative budget. In the budget, government charges, our service fee, and third-party items appear on separate lines; excluded items are stated explicitly. If you accept, we begin with the scope document and the document checklist. If you decline, the summary is still yours; you are free to use it.

Correspondence is conducted in writing. Every significant decision discussed by phone is confirmed in writing the same day. That way both you and we are looking at the same text. Throughout the process you have a single file manager, and at every stage you know who is waiting on what.

Contact details, office address, and working hours will be added to this section before publication. Once the corporate email address and direct line are live, they will be published here; we do not conduct business through personal numbers. Only corporate channels are used for document exchange.