Marti:Turkey’s MTF issues rule enabling ride haililing drivers to pay taxes

Turkiye’s leading mobility super app, Marti Technologies announced that Turkiye’s Department of Revenue Management within the Ministry of Treasury and Finance MTF has issued a ruling that enables the Company’s ride-hailing drivers to pay income taxes on the ride-hailing revenue that they earn on its app. The ruling, which requires that ride-hailing drivers set up corporate entities in compliance with Turkiye’s tax code in order to pay taxes on their income, is a positive step towards clarifying the legality of ride-hailing driver income.Founder and CEO of Marti, Oguz Alper Oktem, said, “We launched our ride-hailing business twenty two months ago to fulfill the need for affordable, fast, and safe transportation solutions in Turkiye’s largest cities. Demand, and the growth of the service, has exceeded our original optimistic expectations – signalling to us that ride-hailing will be an integral part of urban planning moving forward. We view this ruling as a significant step towards confirmation of those expectations, as government authorities also begin to recognize the ancillary benefits to the broader economy and national budget that would come with fulsome regulation.” The ruling enables Marti to digitally collect and transmit information regarding rides completed, income earned, and the resulting tax obligations of its ride-hailing drivers to the MTF. In order to facilitate the collection and transmission of this information to the MTF in line with Turkiye’s tax code and the ruling, Marti has begun offering legal guidance and financial support to its ride-hailing drivers to set up corporate entities.