🇹🇷How to verify a supplier in Turkey
To verify a supplier in Turkey, look the company up for free in the official Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns registered name, trade-registry gazette records of incorporation and changes, and registered chamber.
The official registry
- Registry
- Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS
- Company ID
- MERSIS number (16 digits)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- The gazette shows incorporation and any dissolution notices; a real operating firm has a current MERSIS record and chamber registration.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS
Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS is the official government record of companies in Turkey. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its MERSIS number (16 digits). If the name does not match cleanly, treat it as a red flag, it may be a trade name, a different entity, or wrong.
3. Confirm it is active, not struck off
The gazette shows incorporation and any dissolution notices; a real operating firm has a current MERSIS record and chamber registration.
4. Check it makes what it sells
A real factory carries a manufacturing activity code and a consistent trade history; a middleman reselling everything is the most common mismatch.
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice. For the full method, see the 7 checks that separate a real supplier from a scam.
We do this check for you
On every Turkey company we list, we show what the open record says, each linked to its free public source so you can re-check it yourself, no paid badge. And we go past the big directories to the local and craft makers who are too small for them but real, then verify and sort them, so you find genuine Turkey suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Turkey supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Turkey company have?
Its MERSIS number (16 digits). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi (Trade Registry Gazette) + MERSIS and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Turkey supplier is a real manufacturer, not a reseller?
The registry's activity code is the tell: a manufacturing code means a real maker, a wholesale or retail code means a trader.