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27.08.2026 Official Gazette Summary — Issue 33353

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Transport, Infrastructure & Communications · CB KARARI

Selected Rail Transit Lines to Be Free on August 30

Transportation on Başkentray, Marmaray, İZBAN, Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System, and Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı Metro Line will be free of charge on Sunday, August 30, 2026, on the occasion of Victory Day.


Foreign Trade & Customs · CB KARARI

Customs Duty Rates Revised for Certain Agricultural Imports

The Presidential Decree amends the Import Regime Decree to revise customs duty rates and application periods for certain agricultural products, setting a 5% customs duty until January 31, 2027, for specific goods (excluding certain countries) and a 12% customs duty for specific oilseeds during designated annual periods.


Banking, Finance & Capital Markets · CB KARARI

Changes to debt requirements for subsidized loans to tradesmen

Amendments have been made regarding tax and social security debt requirements for Treasury-subsidized investment and operating loans granted to tradesmen and artisans through Halk Bank, introducing mechanisms for debt clearance from loan proceeds or rate adjustments, while extending the support program until December 31, 2027.


Environment, Urbanization & Climate · Regulation

Turkey Emissions Trading System Regulation Enacted

Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, this Regulation sets forth the procedures and principles regarding the monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions as well as the implementation of the Turkey Emissions Trading System (TR ETS). It covers category B and C facilities and establishes comprehensive rules on emission permits, caps and allowances, primary and secondary markets, market stability mechanisms, free allocation processes, reserve usage, monitoring and verification activities, and administrative sanctions. Additionally, it repeals the Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published in the Official Gazette dated 17/5/2014 and numbered 29003.

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CB KARARITransport, Infrastructure & Communications

Selected Rail Transit Lines to Be Free on August 30

Transportation on Başkentray, Marmaray, İZBAN, Sirkeci-Kazlıçeşme Rail System, and Gayrettepe-Istanbul Airport-Halkalı Metro Line will be free of charge on Sunday, August 30, 2026, on the occasion of Victory Day.

Victory Day · free public transport · Marmaray · metro · rail system
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CB KARARIForeign Trade & Customs

Customs Duty Rates Revised for Certain Agricultural Imports

The Presidential Decree amends the Import Regime Decree to revise customs duty rates and application periods for certain agricultural products, setting a 5% customs duty until January 31, 2027, for specific goods (excluding certain countries) and a 12% customs duty for specific oilseeds during designated annual periods.

Amended Legislation
Change:Amends the footnotes regarding specific tariff statistical positions under Chapters 7 and 12 of List No. I attached to the Import Regime Decree, modifying the customs duty rates and effective dates for specified agricultural goods.
Import Regime · Customs Duty · Agricultural Products · Tariff Position · Presidential Decree
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CB KARARIBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Asset-Freezing Lists Updated for Individuals and Entities Under UN Resolutions

The identification and registration details of certain individuals and entities subject to asset freezing measures under United Nations Security Council resolutions have been updated. Accordingly, personal and organizational details such as date of birth, place of birth, addresses, and aliases for Amin Muhammad Ul Haq, Abubakar Swalleh, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) have been revised.

Amended Legislation
Change:The identifying information of certain individuals listed under the section for individuals associated with ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda, and an organization listed under the section for entities associated with ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda, in annex (1) of the Council of Ministers Decree No. 2013/5428 dated September 30, 2013, has been updated.
asset freezing · United Nations · ISIL · Al-Qaeda · terrorist financing
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CB KARARIJustice & Law

Asset Freeze List Updated for Individuals and Entities Linked to ISIL and Al-Qaida

The annex (1) of the Council of Ministers Decree No. 2013/5428 regarding the freezing of assets of individuals, entities, or organizations listed under UN Security Council resolutions has been amended. Accordingly, the identification, birth details, and address information of certain individuals, as well as the names and addresses of specific entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, have been updated.

Amended Legislation
Change:Updates the identifying and address information of specific individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida within annex (1) of Council of Ministers Decree No. 2013/5428.
asset freezing · UN Security Council · ISIL · Al-Qaida · terrorist financing
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CB KARARIOther

Academic Units Established at Karabakh University Affiliated with ITU

Academic units have been established within Karabakh University in the Republic of Azerbaijan, affiliated with the Rectorate of Istanbul Technical University.

ITU · Karabakh University · academic unit · higher education · Azerbaijan
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CB KARARIBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Changes to debt requirements for subsidized loans to tradesmen

Amendments have been made regarding tax and social security debt requirements for Treasury-subsidized investment and operating loans granted to tradesmen and artisans through Halk Bank, introducing mechanisms for debt clearance from loan proceeds or rate adjustments, while extending the support program until December 31, 2027.

Amended Legislation
Change:The fifth paragraph of Article 7 of the Decision on Granting Treasury-Subsidized Investment and Operating Loans to Tradesmen and Artisans by Türkiye Halk Bankası Anonim Şirketi, enacted by Presidential Decree No. 9436 dated January 16, 2025, has been revised, and the date '31/12/2026' in the sixth paragraph has been updated to '31/12/2027'.
Halk Bank · tradesmen loan · interest subsidy · tax debt · social security premium
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RegulationPublic Administration, Personnel & Appointments

TCMB Personnel Performance Evaluation Regulation Enacted

Regulates the procedures and principles regarding the implementation and management of the performance evaluation system for the personnel of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. The regulation covers fundamental principles, evaluation supervisors, periods, minimum working duration, evaluation scale, and the use of results in human resources practices such as candidacy, promotion, transition to permanent staff, training, and performance payments. Furthermore, appeal procedures, inadequate performance assessments, and confidentiality rules are established.

Central Bank · performance evaluation · personnel · regulation · career management
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RegulationEnvironment, Urbanization & Climate

Turkey Emissions Trading System Regulation Enacted

Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, this Regulation sets forth the procedures and principles regarding the monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions as well as the implementation of the Turkey Emissions Trading System (TR ETS). It covers category B and C facilities and establishes comprehensive rules on emission permits, caps and allowances, primary and secondary markets, market stability mechanisms, free allocation processes, reserve usage, monitoring and verification activities, and administrative sanctions. Additionally, it repeals the Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published in the Official Gazette dated 17/5/2014 and numbered 29003.

Amended Legislation
Change:This regulation is a standalone enactment that repeals and replaces the Regulation on the Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published in the Official Gazette on 17/5/2014 and numbered 29003.
Emissions Trading System · greenhouse gas · allowance · carbon market · monitoring and verification
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RegulationTransport, Infrastructure & Communications

Amendments to the Regulation on Vehicle Manufacture, Modification, and Assembly

Regulations regarding wheelchair applications in special-purpose M1 category vehicles have been updated under the Regulation on the Manufacture, Modification, and Assembly of Vehicles. For individual modifications, technical inspection conditions—excluding destructive tests—will apply provided that WTORS-compliant equipment is used, to be documented by a technical service report. For series modification type approvals, existing technical service reports may be applied to different vehicle brands or types by the same modifier upon technical service approval.

Amended Legislation
Change:Article 4.14.3 of Annex IV of the Regulation on the Manufacture, Modification, and Assembly of Vehicles, published in the Official Gazette dated 26/10/2016 and numbered 29869, has been revised, and new articles 4.14.3.1 and 4.14.3.2 have been added to the same annex.
Vehicle Modification · M1 Category · Wheelchair · Type Approval · Technical Service
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RegulationEnergy & Mining

Amendments to Water Usage Right Agreement Regulation Published

Amendments to the Regulation on Procedures and Principles for Signing Water Usage Right Agreements for Electricity Generation Activities introduce new definitions such as basin hydrological observation fee and hydroelectric resource contribution fee, replace TEIAAS data with EP IAAS settlement data for energy calculations, and regulate exemption conditions for build-operate-transfer model projects.

Amended Legislation
Change:Definitions for basin hydrological observation fee, hydroelectric resource contribution fee, service fee, and joint facility fee were added to Article 4. References to TEIAAS or distribution companies in energy calculation formulas under Articles 15, 19, and Annex-1 were updated to EP IAAS settlement-based generation data. A provisional article regarding build-operate-transfer model projects and a new sub-clause for partial temporary acceptances under Annex-1 were introduced.
Water Usage Right · Hydroelectric · DSI · EPIAS · Energy Generation
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