Tax Evasion : 18 Quadrillion TL

The Ministry of Finance carried out 68.251 tax inspections last year. In these inspections, the taxpayers declared their incomes worth 25 quadrillion 563 trillion 195 billion 271 million TL. However, these taxpayers evaded taxes amounting to 18 quadrillion 834 trillion 977 billion 142 million TL.The rate of the tax evasion reached up to 73.68% in 2003, while it had been 57.49% in 2002. The income was 373 billion 546 million TL per capita and the evasion was 275 billion 966 million TL in 2003.  Â