Regulation on the Authority, Duties and Responsibilities of Technical Personnel Related to Electricity
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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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Key Changes
- Effective date set as 1 March 2026, replacing the 1989 regulation
- Technicians authorized for construction works up to 1,000 kW and projects up to 30 kW
- Technicians and high technicians authorized for construction up to 2,000 kW and projects up to 50 kW
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Obligations
What this law requires
Only electrical or electrical-electronics engineers may perform supervisory technical responsibility (fenni mesuliye) for electrical installation works in buildings
Technicians may undertake electrical installation construction work only up to 1,000 kW calculated installed power (kurulu güç)
Technologists/high technologists may undertake electrical installation construction work only up to 2,000 kW calculated installed power
Technical teachers may undertake electrical installation construction work only up to 2,500 kW calculated installed power
Technicians may prepare electrical installation projects only up to 30 kW calculated installed power; technologists/high technologists up to 50 kW; technical teachers up to 80 kW