2026 Mediator Minimum Fee Schedule
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This Turkish regulation, published in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2025, establishes the minimum and maximum fees payable to mediators (uzlaştırmacı) appointed under Article 253 of the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 5271). It applies to both investigation and prosecution stages. Fees vary based on the outcome of the mediation (proposal stage failure, successful reconciliation, or unsuccessful final process) and the number of parties involved. Additional travel and incidental expenses are reimbursed separately according to the Travel Allowance Law, capped at the lower limit of the unsuccessful proposal fee. Payment is made by the public prosecutor via a spending decision after submission of required documents.
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Key Changes
- Effective from 31 December 2025 (applies to 2026)
- Unsuccessful proposal stage: 1,158 – 1,738 TL
- Successful mediation (2-3 persons): 3,486 – 4,664 TL
+ 3 more changes with Pro
Obligations
What this law requires
Public prosecutors must issue a spending decision (sarf kararı) to pay the mediator fee within a reasonable timeframe after receiving either the proposal form and attachments (if proposal stage fails) or the final report (if mediation concludes)
Mediators must submit proposal forms and attachments when mediation fails at the proposal stage, or submit a final report when mediation concludes successfully or unsuccessfully at the final process stage
Pay mediator fees according to the 2026 fee schedule based on outcome: proposal stage failure (1,158.00-1,738.00 TL), successful reconciliation (3,486.00-8,159.00 TL depending on party count), or unsuccessful final process (1,738.00-4,065.00 TL depending on party count)
Reimburse mediators separately for mandatory travel expenses and incidental costs according to the Travel Allowance Law (6245 sayılı Harçırah Kanunu), capped at the lower limit of the unsuccessful proposal fee (1,158.00 TL)
When multiple mediators are appointed, pay each mediator an equal and separate fee for the same mediation case