A seller who has established sales and logistics processes in Türkiye is just one step away from a second market — Kazakhstan.
The AIFC (Astana International Financial Centre) is conceptually Kazakhstan's equivalent of a Turkish technopark, but with different conditions: a 0% corporate tax rate until 2066 for IT companies, 0% withholding tax on dividends paid to non-residents, and no physical presence requirements for staff. Registration takes about two months, with an entry budget of around 10,000 USD.
Downsides: SWIFT restrictions for non-residents and a less developed ecosystem of payment service providers compared to Türkiye.
Practical takeaway: Kazakhstan does not replace Türkiye as a sales market, but as a secondary jurisdiction for the same seller, it mitigates part of the tax burden and provides access to the Central Asian market using the same resources and the same team.