CHANGE OF TYPE

CHANGE OF TYPE
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF TYPE

PROCESS

A travel agency requesting a change of type must first apply to TÜRSAB with the petition and documents specified below in order for a new operating license to be issued according to the change of type in question. After the documents related to the application submitted to TÜRSAB are completed, TÜRSAB reviews and evaluates the documents presented.

The file regarding the type change application is forwarded by TÜRSAB to the Ministry. The file regarding the type change forwarded to the Ministry is examined by the Ministry. If the request is deemed appropriate, an Official Approval is prepared for the issuance of the document.

After the Official Approval, a travel agency operating license is issued according to the new type. The issued travel agency operating license is sent to the relevant Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism to be delivered to the applicant, and the situation is reported to our Association. After presenting the documents proving that the license fees have been paid to the accounts specified by the Ministry, the license can be collected from the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism.

PENAL SANCTIONS

Article 17 of Law No. 1618 on Travel Agencies and the Travel Agencies Association: “(!) The owners of travel agencies, authorized managers on behalf of the board of directors in legal entities, shall notify the Ministry in writing within 30 days of any changes that occur in the matters stated in their petitions and in their operating licenses.” The same applies to Article 27(a)(2) of the same Law: "In the event of a violation of Article 7, 17, 19, or 21 of this Law or any of subparagraphs (c), (ç), or (d) of Article 10 of this Law shall be punished with an administrative fine in accordance with subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of Article 27 of Law No. 1618."

(!) Subparagraph 1 of Article 21 of the Travel Agencies Regulation states: “Written notifications to TÜRSAB regarding change applications shall be deemed to have been made to the Ministry.” Subparagraph 8 states: “If the application petition is submitted directly to the Ministry, it shall be forwarded to TÜRSAB for evaluation.”

In this context, the application regarding this change must be submitted to TÜRSAB within 30 days after the change is made.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Application Form
2. Trade Registry Gazette Declaration (Annex - 4)
3. Original Trade Registry Certificate
4. Annex - 2 (Criminal Record Declaration) Original
5. Original Signature Circular or Notarized Copy
6. New Establishment Guarantee or Confirmation Letter Regarding the Continuation of the Existing Guarantee
7. Original Commitment Letter Regarding the Agency Title (Annex - 1)
8. Original Travel Agency Information Update Form

REQUIRED FORMS AND APPLICATIONS

1. Annex - 1
2. Annex - 2
3. Annex - 4
4. Travel Agency Information Update Form
5. Sample Application for Change of Type
6. Sample Guarantee Letter
7. Signature Circular
The original document or a notarized copy containing the signature samples of the representative of an institution or organization.
8. Guarantee

• If a letter of guarantee is to be provided, it must be definitive and open-ended, and must include the agency name and trade name.
• Guarantees other than letters of guarantee: The receipt deposited in the account of the Central Accounting Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, “Collection Account TR89 0000 1001 0000 0350 1540 21 IBAN” account, or deposited to the Ministry's Central Accounting Unit or to the Ministry's Central Accounting Unit via the accounting units of provincial or district general budget departments. (The receipt must be stamped and signed, and the sender section must include the commercial name (no personal names are allowed), while the description section must include the agency title obtained from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.)

• For Group A: 7,000.00 TL (Seven thousand Turkish Lira)
• For Group B: 6,000.00 TL (Six thousand Turkish Lira)
• For Group C: 5,000.00 TL (Five thousand Turkish Lira)

and 25% of these amounts must be paid for each branch.

9. Trade Registry Certificate
Trade Registry Certificate issued in accordance with Article 16 of the Trade Registry Regulation;
MERSIS number, trade name, name and surname of the owner of the business in the case of real person commercial enterprises, place of residence and identity number, headquarters of the business, address of the branch along with the headquarters address of the business, field of activity of the business, capital allocated to the business, and persons authorized to represent the business at the time the document is issued.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Can sole proprietorships acquire legal personality by changing their type?

Sole proprietorships can be converted into limited or joint-stock companies by changing their type. The change of type is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code.