Turkey will not impose a 40% tax on crypto gains, ruling AKP party sources insist.
The government in Turkey does not intend to impose a 40-percent levy on crypto-related gains as has been alleged, members of the ruling AKP party have indicated to the local press. They have also emphasized that the current regulatory efforts are aimed at creating a sustainable environment for the blockchain industry.A legislative proposal tailored to regulate cryptocurrency trade in Turkey is likely to beto the parliament in the upcoming weeks.
One of the AKP representatives, the deputy leader of the party’s parliamentary group Mustafa Elitaş, commented on social media last month that the new law will serve to regulate Turkey’s crypto system, while “preventing malicious acts, protecting investors and countering grievances” as he put it. He remarked that drafts prepared by other institutions have also been mentioned by the media but stressed that the legislature will have the final say.
On Dececmber 29, Elitaş organized a meeting with 13 representatives of cryptocurrency platforms operating in Turkey at the parliament in Ankara. It was also attended by officials from the Treasury and Finance Ministry, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency , the Financial Crimes Investigation Board , and the Central Bank of Turkey. The participants voiced their support for the adoption of a regulatory framework that would allow further amendments to reflect changes in the space.
More than 30 crypto trading platforms are currently operating in Turkey, the publication noted, and the country’s crypto assets market is among the world’s top five with almost 5 million user accounts. The daily trading volume on the largest exchange, Binance, amounts to around $320 million. Last month, MASAK
Binance’s Turkish platform, BN Teknoloji, 8 million lira for violations established during liability inspections.issued a set of guidelines for crypto service providers, obliging digital asset exchanges to carry out identity verification of their customers and report suspicious transactions, including high-volume trading. The agency can impose fines on platforms that fail to fulfill their duties and even prosecute their owners.
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