The official letter of General Directorate of Turkish Customs dated 23.03.2020 and numbered 53433361 states that;
As per article 31 of Turkish Customs Code numbered 4458 and article 17 of General Customs Communique, coronavirus outbreak is being accepted as a force majeure reason concerning binding time limitations on transactions of temporary importation, outward processing, processing under customs control regimes and binding time limitations regarding these customs regimes has been extended ex officio.