Limited Company Branch Closing Procedures

1-) MERSIS Application

2-) Petition

It must be signed by the authorized person with the company stamp, if signed by proxy, the original or certified copy of the proxy must be attached, and must include the attached document breakdown.

3-) Notarized General Assembly Decision on branch closure (2 copies)

The list of attendees, if also issued

Call procedure in cases where not all shareholders attend the meeting: The general assembly meeting shall be called by the managers at least fifteen days (excluding the announcement and meeting days) prior to the meeting date. The articles of association may extend this period or shorten it up to ten days. The General Assembly shall be called to the meeting by means of an announcement published in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, in the manner specified in the articles of association and - if necessary - on the company's website. The shareholders listed in the share ledger and the shareholders who have previously notified the company of their addresses by submitting share certificates or documents proving their shareholding shall be notified of the date of the meeting, the agenda and the newspapers in which the announcement has been or will be published by registered mail with return receipt requested.

Accordingly, in cases where not all shareholders attend the meeting, a copy of the Trade Registry Gazette of the invitation announcement and the documents pertaining to the registered mail notification must be attached to the registration application. In addition, if there is a special call procedure in the articles of association, documents related to this procedure should also be attached.

4-) If the headquarters is in another province, a copy of the Trade Registry Gazette showing the last partners or a registration certificate from the relevant trade registry showing the last partners

5-) In the event that the mother and father of the minor company partner or any of the parents are partners in the company, the decision to appoint a trustee from the court for the minor partner  

- A current (not more than 1 year after the date of issue) apostilled Turkish translated registry summary showing that the person signing the decision on behalf of the legal partner (when an individual signs the decision on behalf of the legal partner, the title of the legal partner should be written under the decision, and the name and surname of the person signing on behalf of the legal partner should be written under the decision) is authorized to sign the decision, participate in the decision, vote, accept or reject the decisions on behalf of the legal partner.