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The criteria published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, explained in the work permit chapter: five Turkish employees per foreign employee; paid-in capital of TRY 500,000 or net sales of TRY 8,000,000 or exports of USD 150,000; a minimum salary set as a multiple of the minimum wage; and for a foreign partner a shareholding of at least 20% worth at least TRY 500,000. Exceptions exist and are not modelled here.
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