Guide for Turkish founders · around 4.5 hours from Istanbul from Ankara
From day one, setting up a company in DMCC Free Zone gives you 100% ownership, a UAE trade licence and the option to sponsor residence visas for yourself and your family. A DMCC Free Zone company can be owned entirely by foreign nationals, needs no local sponsor and can start trading internationally as soon as the licence is granted. The most common businesses Turkish nationals open through GoldenKey are in construction, textiles and garments, food and beverage and furniture, although DMCC Free Zone supports almost any activity. For Turkish founders, the UAE is around 4.5 hours from Istanbul from Ankara, the UAE is 1 hour ahead of Türkiye, and English is the working language; Turkish-speaking advisers are available.
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) is the world's most interconnected free zone and Dubai's leading hub for trade and commodities, headquartered in Almas Tower, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT). Over 20,000 member companies work across 87 towers in a freehold community where offices can be rented or bought from private landlords. Company setup is 100% digital — pre-approval, registration and licensing are completed online in around 2–3 weeks without visiting Dubai. Facilities start with a flexi desk (up to 3 visas), serviced offices (4–5 visas) and physical offices (1 visa per 9 sqm). GoldenKey manages the whole DMCC process for you: application, name reservation, activities, e-signing, office selection and visas.
One of the reasons our advice is to choose DMCC Free Zone is its world's #1 free zone (Fitch), which matters more than most business owners realise once the business is running. In practice, unlike some zones, DMCC Free Zone does not require a large paid-up capital to be blocked in a bank account before the licence is granted. GoldenKey has prepared DMCC Free Zone files for Turkish clients in construction, textiles and garments, food and beverage and furniture, which means we know which Türkiye supporting documents need attestation and which can be submitted as plain copies.
The figures below for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals are updated by GoldenKey whenever the issuing authority changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one. Put simply, use the table below to compare packages for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals; we will confirm the exact total for your case in a written quotation.
1 residence visa · 1-year licence
Licence only · upgrade to visas anytime
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
Licence only · upgrade to visas anytime
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
Prices are indicative, in AED, exclusive of 5% VAT where applicable, and confirmed in writing before payment. Last updated 2026-10-29.
DMCC lets you combine related activities on one licence. Search by what your business does — in English or Arabic — and quote the GK code when you ask for a quotation.
GK-DMCC-001Oil & Natural Gas Well DrillingServicesGK-DMCC-002Oil & Natural Gas Well Reinforcement ServicesServicesGK-DMCC-003Onshore & Offshore Oil & Gas Fields ServicesServicesGK-DMCC-004Repairing Oil & Natural Gas Well Equipment AbroadServicesGK-DMCC-005Well Drilling & Oil & Natural Gas Development AbroadServicesGK-DMCC-006Dairy Products Manufacturing & PackingIndustrialApproval requiredHere is what you will need for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals; GoldenKey checks every item before submission.
Scanned colour copies are enough to start. We check every item before anything is submitted.
On the ground, in the first call we check that DMCC Free Zone lists your activity, settle the licence type and match the visa package and office to what you actually need. Your portal shows the status of this step for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals in real time.
We submit your preferred trade names to DMCC Free Zone and secure initial approval, normally within a day or two of submission.
In our experience, with the forms and memorandum signed, GoldenKey lodges the attested documents and settles the licence fee with the registrar on your behalf. Nothing is submitted for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals until you have reviewed and approved it.
To be clear, your DMCC Free Zone licence, certificate of incorporation and lease are granted, and we move straight on to the establishment card, visas and bank introduction.
Straight answers about DMCC. Anything else — ask GK AI or message us.
View all FAQsJust as important, once your documents are complete, the registrar for most applicants issues the licence within 7 working days. Visas and bank account opening follow afterwards.
Importantly, requirements vary by zone and by company size. GoldenKey will confirm the current DMCC Free Zone rule when we prepare your quotation, and we provide bookkeeping if you need accounts in any case for corporate tax.
An FZE has one shareholder and an FZCO has two or more. Both offer limited liability and 100% foreign ownership, and the fees in DMCC Free Zone are usually the same.
Not in that case. You can apply for the licence from Türkiye with scanned paperwork, and the investor residence visa is processed afterwards.
Yes. Turkish nationals can own the full share capital of a DMCC Free Zone company with no local partner, exactly like any other nationality.
Crucially, message GoldenKey now and we will prepare a personalised quotation for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals, valid for 30 days and confirmed in writing.
From day one, since 2021, most mainland activities have allowed 100% foreign ownership, and free zones have always offered it, so DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals no longer requires a local partner. Crucially, the UAE's reputation as a trading hub means international clients and suppliers already trust a UAE licence, which shortens sales cycles for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals.
In short, we speak the languages our customers speak, including English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam, and we can arrange Russian, French and Mandarin support for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals. If a document is missing or an approval is delayed on your DMCC Free Zone file, we tell you immediately and explain the fix, rather than letting the request sit. GoldenKey is based in Ajman Free Zone and has helped business owners from more than 60 countries with DMCC Free Zone company formation for Turkish nationals, so the paperwork, approvals and timing hold no surprises for us.
