Verify Türkiye suppliers before you pay.
Türkiye is a major supplier corridor for global buyers. KeyBS Trust verifies Türkiye suppliers before you pay — registry checks, document forensics, beneficial-ownership, sanctions, and bank-beneficiary match in a single audit-ready report.
Quick answers
Why Türkiye supplier verification matters
Türkiye is a major textiles, machinery, and consumer-goods supplier corridor, particularly for Europe and the MENA region. The MERSIS national registry is mandatory and reasonably current, but tax-clearance and document authenticity require analyst-assisted review. Common fraud: payment routed to non-Turkish accounts to circumvent capital controls.
Active fraud patterns we see in Türkiye
Bank account outside Türkiye
Payment instructions to an EU or offshore account in a related individual's name — often a capital-controls workaround that also strips the buyer of any recourse.
Forged MERSIS extract
PDF MERSIS extracts are easy to fabricate. KeyBS cross-checks against the live portal.
Registry and verification sources
| MERSIS — Central Registry System | Ministry of Trade | mersis.gtb.gov.tr ID: 16-digit MERSIS number | |
| Türkiye Trade Registry Gazette | TOBB | www.ticaretsicil.gov.tr |
What to ask your Türkiye supplier for
Required
- MERSIS registration
- Tax certificate (vergi levhası)
- Trade Registry Gazette announcement
- Bank confirmation in the registered Turkish name
Recommended
- Activity certificate (faaliyet belgesi)
- Recent tax filings
- Export registration
What KeyBS Trust checks on every Türkiye supplier
- Company existence on the official registry
- Registry status (active, not deregistered, not struck off)
- Director / legal representative identity
- Beneficial ownership (where publicly available)
- Sanctions / PEP / watchlist screening
- Adverse-media check
- Document authenticity (forensic review)
- Bank beneficiary match against the legal entity
- Website / domain review
- Premises or factory confirmation (Premium, where available)
Choose the verification depth that matches the purchase
Which product do you need?
KeyBS Pay Scout Check and KeyBS Trust Verified are different products for different stages of the buyer journey.
- • Registry existence + status
- • Sanctions / PEP screen
- • Bank-beneficiary match
- • Returns in minutes
- • Everything in Scout Check
- • Document forensics + UBO
- • Analyst sign-off
- • Optional on-site (Premium)
Not sure which to choose? Use Scout Check for orders under $5,000 or first-time evaluations. Use Trust Verification for orders over $10,000, recurring relationships, or when you need an audit-ready report. For orders in between, start with Scout Check and upgrade to Trust if anything raises questions.
Are you a Türkiye supplier? Get verified.
A KeyBS Trust Verified badge tells your buyers your business is real, registered, and audit-checked. Display it on your invoices, website and quotations.
Verify my Türkiye businessQuestions buyers ask about Türkiye suppliers
How do I verify a Turkish supplier before payment?
Verify the 16-digit MERSIS number, check the Trade Registry Gazette for incorporation and recent filings, and confirm the bank beneficiary is a Turkish bank account in the registered legal name.
How long does Türkiye supplier verification take?
Standard: 2–4 business days.
Verify before you pay your Türkiye supplier.
From USD $99. ≤ 24 hours turnaround on Standard. Audit-ready report.
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