Regulation on the Authority, Duties and Responsibilities of Technical Personnel Related to Electricity

This Turkish regulation, effective 1 March 2026, defines the authority, duties and responsibilities of technical personnel (fen adamları) working on electrical installations in buildings under the 1985 Zoning Law No. 3194. It classifies personnel into groups based on their education and professional qualifications, including engineers, technicians, high technicians, technical teachers, and certain vocational certificate holders. Limits are set according to calculated installed power (kurulu güç): technicians may handle construction up to 1,000 kW and projects up to 30 kW; technologists/high technologists up to 2,000 kW construction and 50 kW projects; technical teachers up to 2,500 kW construction and 80 kW projects. Only electrical or electrical-electronics engineers may perform supervisory technical responsibility. Non-high-school graduates among certificate holders cannot prepare projects. The regulation prohibits these personnel from taking responsibility for elevator systems.

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