Turkey emerges as a global leader in cryptocurrency adoption, boasting over 5 million crypto holders and a remarkable 52% ownership rate among Turkish adults aged 18-60. As of May 2023, the country witnessed an unprecedented surge in crypto enthusiasts. Despite lacking a legal safety net for investors, Turkey’s fintech sector, particularly cryptocurrency, experienced substantial growth, culminating in the imminent introduction of groundbreaking legislation to regulate the crypto domain.
In this report by Coinpedia, we are about to discuss the latest development in the Turkish framework related to cryptocurrency. Let us dive in!
The country exhibits a robust rate of crypto adoption and Turkey’s crypto regulation has a lot in sync with it, with two out of every five citizens holding crypto assets. It is mentioned that approximately 40% of Turkish people reported investing in crypto, making crypto one of Turkey’s most popular asset classes. The research by Binance disclosed that over the past three years, Turkey’s rate of crypto adoption has increased by 24%.
In 2020, Turkey ranked 14th among crypto investors around the world. The heightened increase in crypto interest in Turkey made many global crypto asset exchange platforms open local operations.
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are legal in Turkey. However, they maintain a complex status here! While not classified as illegal, their usage comes with certain boundaries established by the governing authorities like the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
Bitcoin | Legal |
NFTs | Legal |
Mining | Legal |
Trading | Legal |
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The Ministry of Treasury and Finance is responsible for regulating crypto taxation in Turkey. Tax depends on the nature of the transaction and profits. Here, VAT applies when cryptocurrency is used as payment. If it is held as a capital asset and sold profitably, the profit incurs income tax. Non-residents have to pay a withholding tax on cryptocurrency payments, with rates set by tax treaties. Profits from token sales are income-taxed based on sale profit. Cryptocurrency held over a year and sold profitably is taxed as a long-term capital gain, which has a lower rate. Transactions also stick to AML and KYC regulations, requiring investor identification.
It is evident that cryptocurrency and blockchain will become even more popular in future. It is estimated that 5.5% of Turkish own digital currency presently. Turkey’s inflation rate recently surpassed 83%. Moreover, salaries often do not keep up with inflation, which means earners have decreasing purchasing power. Many see digital currencies as a refuge from Turkey’s sky-high inflation and the steep devaluation of the lira.
They call crypto “saviour” in Turkey! Hence, we hope for a better future for cryptocurrencies in the region.
With an advancement in Turkey’s crypto sector every day, we hope for a better framework in terms of the crypto regulatory environment. 2024 could be a revolutionary year for the crypto scenario in Turkey and we see it getting better with days!
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