Turkey

HighTUR · TR · Europe

Documented weaknesses. Expect enhanced due diligence to be needed.

Risk by sectorOne country, six different businesses
Trade and import/exportSevere

naming in G7 advisories as a re-export corridor, dual-use goods routed onward

Crypto and VASPSevere

high adoption with supervision still maturing

Real estateSevere

common cash purchases and non-resident ownership

Payments and PSPHigh

baseline jurisdiction risk

Charity and NGOHigh

a transit point for aid bound for conflict regions

Company formationHigh

ownership traceable through the local register

ClearCautionHighSevere
Analyst view

Turkey is rated High at base, which is the view a payment services provider would take.

The rating is not the same for every business. For trade and import/export it reads Severe, because of naming in G7 advisories as a re-export corridor. For payments it reads High, because of baseline jurisdiction risk. One number cannot carry both, which is why the sector view exists.

The practical question is whether the underlying trade is what it claims to be. Goods and payments routed onward are the recurring pattern, so corroborate the end destination rather than the immediate counterparty.

Structural detail
Common patterns
cross-border layeringcash-intensive sectorstrade-based money launderingsanctions circumventionvirtual asset transfersreal estate purchase
Sanctions position
The country itself is not sanctioned. Individual registered entities are designated by the US, UK and EU with increasing frequency, largely in trade and logistics.
Can you find the owner?
A register exists but access or enforcement is uneven. Expect to corroborate ownership from a second source.
Methodology v1.0, published 2026-08-19FATF status as at 19 June 2026Ratings are research-grade intelligence, not regulated advice.