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Official Gazette / May 11-17, 2026

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The Constitutional Court has rejected the CHP's request for annulment, ruling that the authority granted to the Advertising Board to remove content and impose access blocks is in accordance with the Constitution.

With an amendment to the Road Transport Regulation, the ticket refund period has been reduced from 24 hours to 12 hours, and cancellations can now be made until the journey begins. A requirement has been introduced for carriers to notify the Ministry of their fare schedules at most 1 month before the effective date.

Amendments to the Ministry of Interior Personnel Appointment and Relocation Regulation and the Promotion Regulation have reorganized the conditions for non-exam appointments to certain director positions. Appointments to certain positions from outside the Ministry have been prohibited. A requirement has been introduced for promoted personnel to work in their assigned location for at least three years. It has been made possible for directors under investigation to be appointed to different positions.

Following the detection of aromatized wine-based beverages produced without using any wine by adding ethyl alcohol and wine flavoring to grape must, the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Aromatized Wine-Based Beverages has been amended to prohibit the use of fresh grape must whose fermentation has been stopped by adding alcohol in the production of aromatized wine-based beverages.

An amendment to the Regulation on Documents to be Attached to Concordat Requests has introduced a requirement for companies subject to independent audit to prepare their financial reports according to Turkish Accounting Standards, and for large and medium-sized enterprises not subject to such audits to prepare them according to the Tax Procedure Law and relevant legislation.

Amendments to the Implementation Regulation on Construction Works Tenders and the Regulation on the Classification and Registration of Construction Contractors have extended the validity period of work experience certificates from November 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026.

The Ship Agencies Regulation has been published, repealing the old 2012 regulation. The new regulation concerns ship agencies, agency managers, and ship agency personnel. According to the regulation, the authorization certificates to be obtained are divided into four authorization areas: Marmara, Black Sea, Aegean, and Mediterranean. For agency personnel, an educational exemption has been introduced for graduates of maritime bachelor's and associate degree programs.

An amendment to the Energy Performance in Buildings Regulation has introduced a requirement for buildings that will receive a building permit from January 1, 2027, and have a construction area of 10 thousand square meters or more, to provide an energy identity certificate and a building life cycle analysis certificate at the occupancy permit stage.