The Minimum Attorney Fee Tariff (MAFT), which determines the minimum amount that attorneys can charge for their services in the Turkish legal system, was published in the Official Gazette by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations on October 3, 2024, and entered into force.
This new tariff has been set by considering economic developments and inflation. The Minimum Attorney Fee Tariff is the fee schedule that attorneys must adhere to, and charging fees below this tariff would be in violation of both the law and professional ethical standards. Additionally, the Minimum Attorney Fee Tariff includes an average increase of 55.06%, taking into account the financial situation that emerged after the publication of the previous tariff regarding fixed fees.
The following fees have been subject to increases at varying rates, according to the statement made by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations:
The fee for contracted attorneys required to be employed in joint-stock companies under Article 35 of the Attorneyship Law has been increased to 32,000 TL.
The monthly attorney fee to be paid by private individuals and legal entities to their contracted attorneys has been regulated as a separate clause and set at 25,000 TL.
The fee for cases in the Civil Courts of Peace has been set at 18,000 TL, while the new fixed fee for cases heard in the Criminal Judgeship of Peace has been determined as 13,500 TL.
The fixed fee for cases followed in the Civil Courts of First Instance has been set at 30,000 TL.
The fixed fee for cases followed in the High Criminal Courts and Juvenile High Criminal Courts has been increased to 48,000 TL.
A new clause titled “Matters arising from non-compliance with rulings and injunctions on child delivery and the establishment of personal relations with the child” has been added to the tariff, with the fixed fee set at 12,000 TL.
The amounts specified in the third section of the tariff, titled “Fees for legal assistance related to monetary or monetarily assessable matters in judicial bodies and enforcement and bankruptcy offices,” have been significantly increased and restructured, taking into account the current financial conditions.
>>>The fees to be charged under the new Minimum Fee Tariff, published in the Official Gazette by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations on October 3, 2024, and entered into force, are listed below.
PART ONE
SECTION ONE
The Fee to be Paid for Legal Assistance Outside of Lawsuits and Proceedings
Fee
1
Oral consultation in the office (up to the first hour)
3.500,00 TL
For each subsequent hour.
1.500,00 TL
2
Oral consultation at the location visited upon request (up to the first hour)
6.000,00 TL
For each subsequent hour.
3.000,00 TL
3
For written consultation (up to the first hour)
6.000,00 TL
For each subsequent hour.
3.000,00 TL
4
For drafting any kind of petition, notification, warning letter, or protest.
4.500,00 TL
5
Preparation of contracts and similar documents.
a) Lease agreements and similar documents.
6.000,00 TL
b)Preparation of statutes, regulations, inheritance contracts, wills, foundation deeds, and similar documents.
24.000,00 TL
c) Company articles of association, contracts related to the transfer and merger of companies, and other commercial agreements.
16.000,00 TL
SECTION TWO
The Fee to be Paid for Legal Assistance in Case Follow-up Matters
1
For the follow-up of tasks such as documenting a situation, collecting money in the payment stage, or obtaining a copy of a document.
5.000,00 TL
2
a) For tasks related to the creation, determination, registration, transfer, modification, termination, or protection of a right.
9.000,00 TL
b)For each legal assistance provided to banks, financial institutions, and similar entities working under a continuous contract due to processes referred to as the creation and termination of a right, including transactions such as the establishment and removal of a mortgage.
2.250,00 TL
3
For the follow-up of tasks such as the signing of company incorporation agreements for legal entity merchants, obtaining, transferring licenses and privileges related to the business activities of these merchants, and acquiring Turkish citizenship.
45.000,00 TL
4
For tasks followed up in tax reconciliation commissions.
18.000,00 TL
5
Procedures followed in international courts.
a) If there is no hearing.
80.000,00 TL
b) If there is a hearing.
150.000,00 TL
c) In cases involving money, the fee will be determined according to the third section of the Tariff.
6
With the exception of the first paragraph of Article 70 of Law No. 6502, legal assistance provided before provincial and district consumer arbitration boards, as well as vegetable and fruit hall arbitration boards, is determined according to the third section of this Tariff. However, if the fee for the service subject to the third section is below the fixed fee, it will not exceed the principal receivable.
5.000,00 TL
THIRD SECTION
Article 35 of Law No. 1136: Monthly Fee to be Paid to Contracted Lawyers Who Must Be Employed
In construction cooperatives
19.200,00 TL
In Joint Stock Companies
32.000,00 TL
If the attorney’s fee calculated according to the tariff for the ongoing lawsuit, follow-up, and matters exceeds the annual attorney’s fee, the difference will be paid additionally to the lawyer.
FOURTH CHAPTER
The Monthly Attorney Fee to be Paid to Contracted Lawyers of Private Individuals and Legal Entities
25.000,00 TL
The Monthly Attorney Fee to be Paid to Contracted Lawyers of Public Institutions and Organizations
25.000,00 TL
If the attorney’s fee calculated according to the tariff for the ongoing case, follow-up, and work exceeds the annual attorney fee, the difference will be paid to the attorney separately.
SECOND PART
FIRST SECTION
Fee to be paid for legal assistance in courts, enforcement, and bankruptcy offices, which, although involving money or being capable of being evaluated in monetary terms, are subject to a fixed fee.
For matters such as provisional attachment, provisional injunction, determination of evidence, suspension of enforcement, and determination of payment and deposit locations, provided that they are not part of an ongoing lawsuit:
a) If there is no hearing:
7.500,00 TL
b) If there is a hearing:
9.500,00 TL
For the follow-up of tasks to be carried out by the sales office for the dissolution of the partnership:
12.500,00 TL
For the dissolution and partition lawsuits of the partnership:
28.500,00 TL
For the cases and matters followed in tax courts:
a) If there is no hearing:
18.000,00 TL
b) If there is a hearing:
36.000,00 TL
Lawsuits for the adjustment of credit installments or interest from consumer courts.
14.000,00 TL
SECOND SECTION
Fees to be paid for legal assistance provided in judicial authorities and enforcement and bankruptcy offices, where the subject is not money or cannot be evaluated in monetary terms.
For follow-up actions carried out in enforcement offices.
6.000,00 TL
For the cases followed in enforcement courts.
7.000,00 TL
For the cases and hearings followed in enforcement courts.
12.000,00 TL
For enforcement proceedings related to eviction.
13.500,00 TL
For criminal cases followed in enforcement courts.
10.000,00 TL
Matters arising from the opposition to the enforcement of court orders and precautionary measures regarding child custody and establishing personal relationships with the child.
12.000,00 TL
For matters followed during the criminal investigation phase.
8.000,00 TL
For cases followed in the Civil Courts of First Instance.
18.000,00 TL
For cases followed in the Magistrate Courts and Execution Courts.
13.500,00 TL
For cases followed in the Civil Courts of First Instance.
30.000,00 TL
For cases followed in Consumer Courts.
15.000,00 TL
For cases followed in Intellectual Property and Industrial Rights Courts.
40.000,00 TL
For cases followed in the High Criminal Courts.
48.000,00 TL
For cases followed in the Juvenile Courts.
30.000,00 TL
For cases followed in the Juvenile High Criminal Courts.
48.000,00 TL
Cases followed in the Disciplinary Boards pursuant to the Military Law.
18.000,00 TL
For cases followed in Administrative and Tax Courts.
a) If it is without a hearing.
18.000,00 TL
b) If it is with a hearing.
36.000,00 TL
For the follow-up of cases heard in Regional Court of Appeals and Regional Administrative Courts.
a)For cases heard at the first instance level.
25.000,00 TL
b) For cases with hearings that are reviewed through the appeal process.
16.000,00 TL
c) For cases with multiple hearings or proceedings, such as inspections, that require the presence of the lawyer and are reviewed through the appeal process.
32.000,00 TL
For the account trials conducted at the Court of Accounts.
a) If it is without a hearing.
24.000,00 TL
b)If it is with a hearing.
46.000,00 TL
For cases heard at the first instance in the Court of Cassation.
46.500,00 TL
For cases heard at the first instance in the Council of State.
a) If there is no hearing.
28.000,00 TL
b) If there is a hearing.
56.000,00 TL
For hearings in cases reviewed by the Court of Cassation, Council of State, and Court of Accounts through the appeal process.
28.000,00 TL
For cases in the Court of Dispute.
30.000,00 TL
For cases and matters heard in the Constitutional Court.
a) Cases heard in the capacity of the Supreme Court of Impeachment.
90.000,00 TL
b) Individual application
In cases without a hearing
30.000,00 TL
In cases with a hearing
60.000,00 TL
c) Other cases and matters
65.000,00 TL
THIRD PART
The Fee to be Paid for Legal Assistance in Judicial Authorities and Enforcement and Bankruptcy Offices, Where the Subject is Money or Can Be Valued in Monetary Terms.
