Tourism operating license, cruise fee exemption and selection of the correct flag state for commercial use.
If a foreign-flagged commercial yacht will sail in Türkiye, it must pay a fee of full length × 30 USD for each voyage. However, this fee will not be paid if Marine Tourism Vehicles Tourism Operation Certificate is obtained from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The duration of the Marine Tourism Vehicles Tourism Operation Certificate is 1 (one) year and it must be re-obtained every year.
Marine Tourism Vehicles Tourism Operation Certificate offers two different types of permits and the fees for these two documents are different:
If you plan to operate your boat commercially between Türkiye and the Greek islands, flag selection and operating license decisions should be made before the season begins. Changing the flag later is both costly and time consuming.
Current notices, fee lists and legislation related to this service.
Whether your vessel is Turkish or foreign-flagged, private or commercial — let us track which documents you need and when.