Communiqué on International Arbitration Fee Schedule

This Communiqué, issued by the Turkish Ministry of Justice and published in the Official Gazette No. 33205 on March 26, 2026, establishes the fee schedule applicable to arbitrators in international arbitration proceedings conducted under Law No. 4686 (International Arbitration Law). It applies when parties and arbitrators fail to agree on fees, when the arbitration agreement contains no fee provisions, and when no reference is made to established international or institutional arbitration rules. The Communiqué sets out detailed rules for how arbitrator fees are calculated and distributed. The chairperson of an arbitral tribunal receives 10% more than each co-arbitrator. Fees may be reduced to one-quarter or one-half depending on when the arbitration terminates — for example, if proceedings end before evidence submission deadlines are set, only half the scheduled fee is awarded; if after, the full fee applies. Special provisions address partial awards, annulment proceedings, and cases that become moot or are settled. For partial awards, fees are calculated based on the value of the specific dispute covered by that partial decision. If an annulment court accepts a challenge and the original arbitrator is reappointed, only one-quarter of the scheduled fee is awarded for the resumed proceedings. This Communiqué repeals and replaces the previous fee schedule published in Official Gazette No. 32841 on March 14, 2025, and entered into force on the date of its publication (March 26, 2026). Fees are to be determined based on the Communiqué in force at the time the award is rendered.

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