Expert Fee
ARTICLE 4
(1) The expert fee is the payment made to the expert in return for the effort and time spent.
Expenses
ARTICLE 5
(1) Expenses incurred by the expert for examination, transportation, accommodation, meals, and other customary costs related to the assignment are paid separately upon submission of receipts. Payments are made considering market rates and submitted documents are kept in the file.
Expert fees for natural persons
ARTICLE 6
(1) Expert fees payable to natural persons according to this Tariff are shown below:
Fee Tariff
| For cases handled in enforcement and bankruptcy offices and sales offices |
1100,00TL |
| For cases in civil reconciliation and consumer courts |
1100,00TL |
| For cases in enforcement and criminal enforcement courts |
1100,00TL |
| For cases in civil courts of first instance |
1820.00TL |
| For cases in family, labor, and cadastral courts |
1460.00TL |
| For cases in commercial and intellectual property courts |
2200,00TL |
| For cases in administrative and tax courts |
1820.00TL |
| For investigations conducted by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office |
1100,00TL |
| For cases in criminal reconciliation courts |
1100,00TL |
| For cases in criminal courts of first instance |
1820.00TL |
| For cases in high criminal courts |
2200,00TL |
| For cases in regional courts of justice and regional administrative courts |
2320,00TL |
| For cases in the Court of Cassation and Council of State as first instance courts |
2930.00TL |
Expert fees for private law legal entities
ARTICLE 7
(1) According to this Tariff, private law legal entities are paid 3000,00 TL for the cases listed in Article 6.
Increase of fees specified in the Tariff
ARTICLE 8
(1) The assigning authority may, ex officio or upon request, increase the expert fees in this Tariff considering the following factors, in accordance with the ordinary course of life and constitutional right to seek justice:
a) The expert's qualifications or difficulties in obtaining an expert in the relevant field.
b) The nature of the dispute and the value of the subject matter.
c) Scope of the file and its annexes.
ç) Time required for the expert to reach the assigned location.
d) Time spent for examination.
e) If an on-site inspection is required, the time spent on the inspection.
Reduction of fees specified in the Tariff
ARTICLE 9
(1) The assigning authority may reduce the expert fees specified in this Tariff if the nature of the work so requires.
Expert fee for serial files
ARTICLE 10
(1) In serial files that do not require separate examination or research, a reduction of the expert fees in this Tariff may be made by the assigning authority depending on the nature of the work.
Expert fee for supplementary reports
ARTICLE 11
(1) If additional information is requested beyond the questions specified in the assignment, an extra fee may be paid to the expert according to the content of the request.
(2) No additional fee is paid if a supplementary report is requested to address deficiencies or ambiguities in the expert report.
(3) No additional fee is paid if one or more questions in the assignment are left unanswered by the expert and a supplementary report is requested.
Advance payment for expenses
ARTICLE 12
(1) Considering the expert's transportation and accommodation expenses and costs necessary for preparing the report, an advance payment may be made upon the expert’s request and the approval of the assigning authority, to be deducted from the amount to be paid according to Article 5.
Non-payment of fees
ARTICLE 13
(1) If a report is prepared contrary to the assignment under Article 51 of the Expert Regulation, the assigning authority may decide not to make a payment or to reduce the fees and expenses depending on the nature of the violation.
Payment of fees
ARTICLE 14
(1) After deducting taxes, the remaining expert fee is paid to the expert.
(2) Expenses determined according to Article 5 are paid separately without any deduction.
Applicable Tariff
ARTICLE 15
(1) The tariff in force at the date of assignment shall be used for determining the expert fee.