VDK’s AI‑Powered MİHENK Platform Ushers in a New Era of Tax Oversight

The Turkish Revenue Administration (VDK) has officially launched its AI‑driven risk‑analysis platform, MİHENK, marking a paradigm shift in tax compliance monitoring.

AI‑Enhanced Transfer Pricing Oversight

Leveraging artificial intelligence and big‑data analytics, the system scrutinizes e‑documents and other fiscal records to flag both over‑pricing and under‑pricing anomalies against comparable benchmarks in real time.

Geographic and Sectoral Analytical Depth

MİHENK’s ability to conduct comparisons at national, provincial, district and regional levels transforms price deviations from mere outliers into insights about underlying economic conditions.

Roadmap and Market Implications

The second phase will introduce sectoral profit‑margin analytics, incorporating taxpayer profitability metrics into the risk model alongside transaction prices.

■MİHENK evaluates millions of genuine economic transactions rather than a limited sample, delivering statistically robust risk signals.

■Geographic granularity enhances transparency of regional price accuracy and competitive dynamics.

■The profit‑margin module uncovers abnormal profit distributions, aiming to optimise tax collection.

■Analytic outputs steer audit teams toward high‑risk zones, boosting resource efficiency.

Market participants are likely to view this development as a reduction in compliance costs and a boost in audit effectiveness; early detection of transfer‑pricing risks may prompt multinational corporations to reassess their Turkish operational strategies.