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Business opening and operating licence (sanitary establishments)

A declaration-based licence for sanitary establishments such as grocery shops, hairdressers, offices and restaurants.

Time
Same day — Regulation on Business Opening and Operating Licences (İşyeri Açma ve Çalışma Ruhsatlarına İlişkin Yönetmelik)
Fee
Business inspection and assessment report: up to 100 m², 30 ₺/m²; for larger premises, 50 ₺/m² (2026 fee schedule, VAT included); plus the business opening permit duty (iş yeri açma izni harcı) under the Municipal Revenues Law.

Who can apply

The individual or legal entity who will open the business.

Required documents

  • Application / declaration form for a business opening and operating licence (Sample 1 of the Regulation)
  • Master craftsman’s certificate (ustalık belgesi), in trades that require one
  • Fire-safety report (itfaiye raporu), for the businesses listed in the Regulation
  • In buildings subject to the Condominium Law (Kat Mülkiyeti Kanunu), a decision of the unit owners where the legislation requires one
  • For legal entities, a document showing authority to represent the entity

How it works

  1. Fill in the application form and apply to the Municipal Police Directorate (Zabıta); the information in the form is accepted on the basis of your declaration.
  2. If the application is complete, the licence is issued the same day; no decision of the municipal council or the municipal executive committee (encümen) is taken for the licence.
  3. The premises are inspected on site within one month of the date the licence is issued. If a shortcoming is found, a single period of 15 days is given to remedy it.

Good to know

  • A copy of your identity card, a civil registry extract, a certificate of residence, photographs, a tax plate (vergi levhası) and a chamber registration certificate are not requested; this information is declared in the application form (Regulation, Additional Art. 1).
  • Licences for first-class non-sanitary establishments are issued by Muğla Metropolitan Municipality.
  • For the business fire-safety report, Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department: 0252 214 18 47.
  • If the business is transferred, a licence is issued in the name of the new operator on the basis of the information and documents in the file (Regulation, Art. 8).
  • When you close your business, notify the Municipal Police Directorate using the closure form.

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