Hello! I am currently living in Turkey. I cannot log in to my bank account in America. Can I deposit my tax refund to someone else's(my friend’s account) bank account?

[DoninGA]

If your name is not also on the account the bank will reject the deposit and send the refund back to the IRS.  The IRS will then send a refund check to the address on the tax return.

[TomK2023]

While there are no IRS rules that specifically forbid you from depositing your refund into someone else's account, we don't recommend it.

Most banks have fraud-prevention measures that won't allow a direct deposit into an account with a different name.

If you decide to enter someone else's account information anyway, chances are the bank will reject the IRS's direct-deposit request because the name on the refund (yours) doesn't match the account holder's.

The IRS will then have to re-process the refund, cut a check, and send it by mail. You'll (eventually) get your refund, but it'll take longer than it would have taken had you requested a check refund in the first place.