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Before you enrol: universities in Poland that Türkiye does not recognise
If you plan to use your Polish diploma in Türkiye, one check before you enrol can save you three years. YÖK names the institutions it does not recognise — seven of them are in Poland.
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Starting a business in Poland as a Turkish citizen: which forms are open to you
Whether a Turkish citizen may run a business in Poland, and in which form, depends on residence status. Art. 4 of the Act on the rules for foreign entrepreneurs lists the statuses that open a sole proprietorship; without one, only five kinds of company are open. Many permits, including work permits and the Decision 1/80 permit, do not qualify. The full list, the forms, registration before and after 1 November 2026, the first deadlines, social security and the Turkish side.
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Work permits and your right to work in Poland
For most non-EU nationals the employer applies for the permit, not the employee — and Turkish citizens are not covered by the simplified procedure some other nationalities use. What to check before you travel, and why the contract type matters as much as the permit itself.
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