TOBB January 2026 Data: Company Formations Decline as Closures See Sharp Drop

Company Formation and Closure Data Announced The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has released the statistics for newly established and liquidated companies for January 2026.
According to the data, the number of companies established in Turkey decreased by 13.12% compared to the previous month, falling to 11,115.
In December 2025, this figure was recorded at 12,793.
During the same period, a much more pronounced decrease was observed in the number of liquidated companies.
The number of closed companies, which stood at 7,282 in December, dropped by 77.97% in January to reach 1,604.
Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of established companies increased by 0.72%, while the number of closed companies decreased by 17.95%.
Sectoral Distribution and Regional Leadership In the structural distribution of the 11,232 companies and cooperatives established in January, limited liability companies took the largest share at 90.2%.
This group was followed by joint-stock companies at 8.8% and cooperatives at 1%.
In the geographical distribution of company formations, Istanbul maintained its top position with a 36% share, followed by Ankara with 11.2% and Izmir with 5.7%.
At least one company was established in all 81 provinces of Turkey during January.
Foreign Capital and General Change Rates An analysis of the financial structure of newly established companies with foreign partners showed that foreign capital shares accounted for 83.7% of the total capital.