What Are the Application and Acceptance Requirements for Being an Expert?

The "Expertise Regulation" published by the Ministry of Justice, Directorate of Expertise, specifies the application and acceptance requirements.

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ARTICLE 38-

(1) The following qualifications are required for individuals applying to become experts:

a) Even if the periods stated in Article 53 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 dated 26/9/2004 have passed, not having been convicted of intentional crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, or even if pardoned, not having been convicted of crimes against the security of the state, crimes against the constitutional order and its functioning, embezzlement, bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, abuse of trust, fraudulent bankruptcy, tampering with public tenders or contractual performance, laundering of assets derived from crime, smuggling, giving false expert or interpreter reports, perjury, or false oath.

b) Not being affiliated with or connected to terrorist organizations.

c) Not having previously been removed from the registry or list against their will, or banned from performing expert duties.

ç) Not having been dismissed from profession or civil service due to disciplinary reasons, nor banned temporarily or permanently from practicing a profession or art; d) Not being registered on the list of another regional board.

e) Successfully completing basic expert training.

f) Having worked for at least five years in the field of expertise to be performed, or for a longer period if specified by the Directorate.

g) Possessing the necessary qualifications required by relevant legislation to practice the profession and having a diploma, professional qualification certificate, specialty certificate, mastership certificate, or similar document indicating the field of expertise.

ğ) Meeting the competency requirements determined by the Directorate for basic and sub-specialty areas.

(2) Private legal entities must employ real persons who meet the requirements in paragraph 1 and are registered in the registry.

(3) Applicants whose previous applications were rejected due to insufficient professional qualifications cannot reapply to become experts until one year has passed.

(4) Persons with legal education cannot be registered in the registry or on the list unless they document that they have expertise outside the legal field and meet the requirements in paragraph 1.

(5) Real estate appraisal experts authorized under the Capital Markets Law and specialists with a master’s or doctoral degree in real estate development are not required to have five years of actual experience to become experts, provided they work only in the expropriation sub-specialty area according to Article 15 of the Expropriation Law.