ISO 22000 certification in Türkiye

ISO 22000 certification in Türkiye at a glance

Food makers in Türkiye start from a legal floor: the Food Hygiene Regulation, issued under Law No. 5996, requires operators after primary production to apply procedures based on the HACCP principles. ISO 22000 builds a certifiable food safety management system on that floor, and it is what exporters, retail buyers and ingredient customers tend to request. The standard is voluntary, and a public tender may ask for certificates from accredited institutions. Global ACI shows TÜRKAK as recognised for ISO 22000 certification, through ISO 22003-1, since 2018, so an accredited local route exists, and bodies accredited elsewhere within the international arrangements can also certify. Sterling's Dubai office helps processors and suppliers build the prerequisite programmes, hazard analysis and traceability records, on-site or remotely, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included; the accredited body audits and issues the certificate.

Who needs ISO 22000 in Türkiye, and what happens without it

In Türkiye the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Food and beverage processorsThe Food Hygiene Regulation already requires HACCP-based procedures after primary production, and ISO 22000 wraps them in a certifiable management system.
• Exporters of processed food to retail and food-service customersBuyers ask for a recognised food safety certificate beyond the legal minimum.
• Packaging, ingredient and logistics suppliers to food makersFood makers audit their suppliers and prefer certified ones.
• Catering and food-service operatorsHazard analysis and traceability are central to customer audits.

ISO 22000 requirements in Türkiye

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22000 requires a company to prove six things about keeping food safe from supplier to customer.

In Türkiye these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22000 explained →

• ISO 22000 requirements, clause by clause in plain language
• The documents ISO 22000 expects
• ISO 22000 checklist

How to get ISO 22000 certified in Türkiye

One team from the Dubai office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Türkiye are served from Sterling's Dubai office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against ISO 22000 and the Turkish requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The ISO 22000 certification process, step by step
• ISO 22000 gap analysis
• ISO 22000 implementation plan
• ISO 22000 internal audit

How long does ISO 22000 certification take in Türkiye?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Türkiye these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Prerequisite programmes and HACCP plan to build or update
• Product ranges, lines and sites in scope
• Traceability and recall exercises to run
• Certification body scheduling around seasonal production peaks and holidays

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• What drives the ISO 22000 timeline
• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 22000 certification cost in Türkiye?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Türkiye these factors move both.

• Number of sites, lines and products in scope
• Laboratory testing and facility upgrades
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately
• Moving up to FSSC 22000 if a retail customer asks

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of ISO 22000

ISO 22000 consultants and certification bodies in Türkiye

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers ISO 22000 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Türkiye are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

• Choosing an ISO 22000 certification body
• How to verify an ISO 22000 certificate

ISO 22000 in Türkiye: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22000 for Turkish organisations

• ISO 22000: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO 22000
• Catering and hotels: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Feed and animal food: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Food and beverage manufacturing: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Food packaging manufacturing: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Ingredients and supplements: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Retail and wholesale: ISO 22000 for the sector
• Transport, storage and distribution: ISO 22000 for the sector
• ISO 22000 certification in Türkiye and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Turkish businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Türkiye often combine ISO 22000 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Türkiye →