Turkey has reached an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States to execute the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and has agreed to be listed on the website of the US Treasury Department as a jurisdiction that is supported as having an IGA in effect. From June 3, 2014, Turkey is treated as having an IGA to implement FATCA in effect.
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