Amendment to the Minimum Attorney Fee Schedule — Criminal Peace Judgeship Proceedings
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Published in the Official Gazette No. 33207 on March 28, 2026, this amendment modifies Article 14, paragraph 5 of the Minimum Attorney Fee Schedule originally issued on November 4, 2025 (Official Gazette No. 33067). The change specifically governs how attorney fees are awarded in proceedings before criminal peace judgeships (sulh ceza hâkimlikleri). The amended provision clarifies that in cases involving rectification (tekzip) requests, removal of internet content, and objections to administrative fines — when the application is accepted or an appeal overturns a judgeship decision — attorney fees shall be awarded according to the flat rate set for Item 1, Section 1, Part 2 of the Fee Schedule, varying based on whether the hearing was conducted with or without oral argument. A key cap is introduced: if the administrative fine at issue is smaller in amount than the flat fee prescribed under Part 2, Section 1, Item 1, the attorney fee award shall not exceed the fine amount itself. This prevents attorney fee awards from exceeding the economic value of the dispute in low-value administrative fine cases. The amendment enters into force on the date of its publication, March 28, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Article 14, paragraph 5 of the Minimum Attorney Fee Schedule (Official Gazette No. 33067, Nov 4 2025) is amended effective March 28, 2026
- In criminal peace judgeship proceedings (sulh ceza hâkimlikleri), attorney fees for successful rectification, internet content removal, and administrative fine objection cases are now explicitly tied to Part 2, Section 1, Item 1 of the Fee Schedule
- Fees differ based on whether the hearing was held with or without oral argument (duruşmalı/duruşmasız)
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What this law requires
Award attorney fees according to the flat rate set for Item 1, Section 1, Part 2 of the Fee Schedule in cases involving rectification (tekzip) requests, removal of internet content, and objections to administrative fines before criminal peace judgeships when the application is accepted or an appeal overturns a judgeship decision
Vary attorney fee awards based on whether the hearing was conducted with or without oral argument, using the applicable rates from Item 1, Section 1, Part 2 of the Fee Schedule
Cap attorney fee awards so they do not exceed the administrative fine amount when the fine at issue is smaller than the flat fee prescribed under Part 2, Section 1, Item 1 of the Fee Schedule
Apply this amendment to all attorney fee determinations in rectification, internet content removal, and administrative fine objection cases from March 28, 2026 onward