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22.08.2026 Official Gazette Summary — Issue 33348

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Environment, Urbanization & Climate · Regulation

Amendments to Free Travel Income Support Regulation

The authority and responsibility for executing procedures regarding income support payments under free travel has been transferred from the Ministry of Family and Social Services to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. The preparation of summary tables for municipalities' requests has been assigned to the central headquarters, and provisions regarding the audit authority of provincial directorates have been abolished. The regulation enters into force retroactively as of May 1, 2026.


Transport, Infrastructure & Communications · Regulation

Type Approval and Registration Periods for Motor Vehicles Updated

The sales and registration periods for motor vehicles and trailers lacking valid type approvals due to regulatory changes have been reorganized, introducing specific grace periods based on the certificate of conformity date for complete and incomplete vehicles.


Banking, Finance & Capital Markets · Communiqué

Communiqué on Physical Gold Assets Repealed

The Communiqué on Bringing Physical Gold Assets into the Financial System (No: 2022/11) has been repealed.

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Executive & Administration

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CB KARARIEnergy & Mining

Urgent Expropriation Decree for Power Transmission Lines

Presidential decree authorizes the Turkish Electricity Distribution Corporation (TEDAŞ) to urgently expropriate certain properties across several provinces for the construction of power transmission lines, establishing ownership for distribution facilities and easement rights for safety zones.

urgent expropriation · power transmission line · TEDAŞ · real estate
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CB KARARIEnergy & Mining

Urgent Expropriation Decision for Natural Gas Facilities in Alanya

Certain properties in Alanya district of Antalya have been expropriated urgently by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) for the construction of an RMS-A station and natural gas distribution facilities.

Urgent Expropriation · Natural Gas · Antalya Alanya · EMRA · RMS-A Station
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CB KARARIEnvironment, Urbanization & Climate

Urgent Expropriation for Urban Transformation in Erzurum Aziziye

Certain real estate properties located within the borders of Yarımca Neighborhood in Aziziye district of Erzurum have been decided to be urgently expropriated by the Aziziye Municipality pursuant to Article 27 of the Expropriation Law No. 2942 within the scope of the urban transformation and development project carried out in the region.

Urgent Expropriation · Erzurum · Aziziye · Urban Transformation · Municipality
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CB KARARIEnergy & Mining

Emergency Expropriation for BOTAŞ Natural Gas Connection Lines

Certain immovable properties along four natural gas connection line projects in Ardahan, Aksaray, and Erzincan provinces have been decided to be expropriated urgently by BOTAŞ.

BOTAŞ · natural gas · pipeline · emergency expropriation · energy
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RegulationLabor & Social Security

Amendment to the Regulation on Transportation Business Lines

The Regulation on Business Lines has been amended to include a new line preceding the 49.11 row in the table for the transportation business line.

Amended Legislation
Change:A new row has been added prior to the 49.11 entry in the transportation business line table (Annex-1) of the Regulation on Business Lines published in the Official Gazette dated 19/12/2012 and numbered 28502.
business line · transportation · regulation · labor
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RegulationEnvironment, Urbanization & Climate

Amendments to Free Travel Income Support Regulation

The authority and responsibility for executing procedures regarding income support payments under free travel has been transferred from the Ministry of Family and Social Services to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. The preparation of summary tables for municipalities' requests has been assigned to the central headquarters, and provisions regarding the audit authority of provincial directorates have been abolished. The regulation enters into force retroactively as of May 1, 2026.

Amended Legislation
Change:With the amendments to the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Regarding Income Support Payments under Free Travel; the Ministry definition in Article 3 was updated to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and the provincial directorate definition was repealed. In Article 5, the authority to prepare summary tables was vested in the General Directorate. The audit authority provision in Article 7 was removed, and the ministerial signing authority in Article 11 was updated.
free travel · income support · ministry of environment · public transport · transportation subsidy
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RegulationDefense & Security

Amendments to Non-Commissioned Officer Vocational Schools Regulation

The Regulation Amending the National Defence University Non-Commissioned Officer Vocational Schools Regulation updates grading systems, passing grades, attendance rules, examination types, and ranking calculation methods. Accordingly, evaluation criteria for military and professional training activities have been revised, make-up and grade-improvement examination processes have been clarified, and new calculation methods for class and graduation rankings have been introduced for incoming students.

Amended Legislation
Change:Amends Articles 4, 12, 23, 25, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, and 59 of the National Defence University Non-Commissioned Officer Vocational Schools Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 23/3/2021 and numbered 31432, while adding a temporary article and annexes.
National Defence University · NCO Vocational School · Education and Training · Grading System · Examination Rules
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RegulationTransport, Infrastructure & Communications

Type Approval and Registration Periods for Motor Vehicles Updated

The sales and registration periods for motor vehicles and trailers lacking valid type approvals due to regulatory changes have been reorganized, introducing specific grace periods based on the certificate of conformity date for complete and incomplete vehicles.

Amended Legislation
Change:Paragraph three of Article 86 of the Regulation on the Type Approval and Market Surveillance and Enforcement of Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers has been amended to update the sales and registration deadlines and grace periods for vehicles affected by regulatory expirations of type approvals.
Motor Vehicles · Type Approval · Vehicle Registration · Trailers · Ministry of Industry and Technology
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CommuniquéBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Communiqué on Physical Gold Assets Repealed

The Communiqué on Bringing Physical Gold Assets into the Financial System (No: 2022/11) has been repealed.

Amended Legislation
Change:The Communiqué on Bringing Physical Gold Assets into the Financial System (No: 2022/11), published in the Official Gazette dated 14/3/2022 and numbered 31778, has been entirely repealed.
gold · physical assets · financial system · CBRT · communique
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