Turkey Law Updates
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Inonu University Graduate Education and Training Regulation
This regulation establishes the rules for all graduate programs (thesis and non-thesis master’s, PhD, and proficiency in arts) at İnönü University in Turkey. It defines admission requirements including minimum ALES scores (normally 55, or 60 for certain specialists), weighted evaluation formulas (typically 60% ALES, 30% undergraduate GPA, 10% foreign language), and special provisions for conservatory and fine arts applicants. The document details program structures: thesis master’s requires at least 7 courses + seminar + thesis (minimum 21 credits and 120 AKTS), with a maximum duration of 6 semesters. It also covers advisor assignment deadlines, seminar evaluation procedures, credit transfer limits, mandatory research ethics courses, and provisions for distance education programs.
Daily Values of Government Domestic Debt Securities Determined by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
This official notice published in the Turkish Official Gazette on 5 April 2026 lists the daily valuation rates and prices for various Turkish government domestic debt securities (treasury bills and government bonds). The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) is responsible for determining and announcing these reference values for use in accounting, taxation, banking, and financial reporting. The document provides specific daily prices and yields for different maturities and series of debt instruments as of 5 April 2026, which falls on a Sunday. Such announcements are routine and used primarily by financial institutions, fund managers, and tax authorities to mark-to-market government securities holdings.
Regulation on the Implementation of Land Use Planning
This Turkish regulation, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, establishes detailed procedures for soil survey, mapping, classification, and the preparation of Land Use Plans (AKUP) at 1:25,000 and 1:5,000 scales. It defines multiple categories of agricultural land: absolute farmland (mutlak tarım arazisi), special crop land, perennial/dikili crop land, and marginal farmland. The regulation mandates scientific soil studies by qualified soil survey engineers, creation of a national database, and protection of high-value agricultural areas against conversion to non-agricultural uses. It requires environmental sustainability, ecological balance, and integration with other spatial plans while designating alternative areas for non-agricultural development.
Regulation on the Protection and Use of Agricultural Lands
This 2026 Turkish regulation implements the 2005 Soil Protection and Land Use Law (No. 5403). It establishes detailed procedures for classifying agricultural lands through soil surveys, determining when non-agricultural use is permitted, and protecting prime farmland. The regulation creates the TAD Portal as a centralized digital system for all applications and approvals. It defines what constitutes 'agricultural purpose structures' (such as greenhouses, barns, storage facilities, and certain renewable energy installations attached to farms) that do not require full land-use integrity checks. Non-agricultural use requests must demonstrate no viable alternative sites, no disruption to agricultural land integrity, and no conflict with irrigation or drinking water basin projects. The regulation sets specific size thresholds for classifying land types and restricts changes to registered orchard land status for five years.
Announcement of Istanbul 58th Criminal Court of First Instance Judicial Notice
This is a formal judicial announcement published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey on 4 April 2026. It originates from the Istanbul 58th Criminal Court of First Instance. The notice is part of the "Yargı İlanları" (Judicial Announcements) section, which is used to publicly notify concerned parties about ongoing criminal proceedings when direct service of documents is not possible. Such announcements typically relate to summoning defendants, notifying victims, or informing interested third parties about hearings, decisions, or procedural steps in a criminal case.
Turkish Central Bank Determined Exchange Rates and Daily Values of Government Domestic Debt Securities
This is the official daily bulletin published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) in the Resmi Gazete on 4 April 2026. It announces the official exchange rates for multiple foreign currencies against the Turkish Lira and the daily valuation figures for various Government Domestic Debt Securities (DIBS). The bulletin is a routine regulatory notice required for accounting, taxation, banking, and financial reporting purposes in Turkey. It does not introduce new policy, change tax rates, or alter regulations; it simply publishes the official closing rates and bond values for Saturday, 4 April 2026.
Turkish Official Gazette Public Procurement and Asset Sale Announcements
This is the April 4, 2026 edition of the Turkish Official Gazette's dedicated section for public tenders, auctions, and asset sales. It lists multiple procurement opportunities and property disposals by various Turkish public institutions. Specific notices include the procurement of wheel set machining and bogie repair services for freight wagons by TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Sivas Regional Directorate, construction of a package wastewater treatment plant by Birlik Organized Industrial Zone, sale of real estate parcels by Gaziantep and Samsun Metropolitan Municipalities, purchase of disc tiller independent disc harrow machines by Tarım İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü, and procurement of 11 different materials for wagon repairs by TCDD Ankara Regional Directorate's Wagon Maintenance Workshop.
Official Gazette Miscellaneous Announcements - April 4, 2026
This is not a single law or regulation but the official table of contents page from the Turkish Resmî Gazete (Issue 33214) dated Saturday, April 4, 2026. It serves as an index listing various public announcements issued by multiple Turkish government bodies and institutions. The listed entities include the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, several universities (Çukurova, Istanbul, Manisa Celal Bayar, Süleyman Demirel, Istanbul Nişantaşı, Marmara), the Ministry of Interior (both General Directorate of Security and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency), two directorates of the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Justice, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and two banks (HSBC Bank A.Ş. and İller Bankası A.Ş.). These announcements typically cover topics such as university staff appointments, tender notices, regulatory decisions, expropriation decisions, education-related circulars, and other administrative matters.
Constitutional Court of Turkey – Decision of January 7, 2026, Application No. 2023/68522
This is an individual application (bireysel başvuru) decision issued by the Constitutional Court of Turkey on January 7, 2026, under application number 2023/68522. Individual applications to the Constitutional Court allow citizens to claim violations of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Turkish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights after exhausting ordinary legal remedies. The full text of the decision body was not provided in the source material, so specific findings, rights alleged to have been violated, and the outcome (admissibility, violation found, or rejection) cannot be determined from the available text. Based on the application number format (2023/xxxxx), the petition was filed in 2023 and took approximately two to three years to reach a decision, which is consistent with the Court's current caseload timeline.
Constitutional Court Decision dated 18 September 2025, Application No. 2021/65748
This is an individual application (bireysel başvuru) decision issued by the Turkish Constitutional Court on 18 September 2025, registered under application number 2021/65748. Individual applications of this type are filed by individuals who claim that their fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Turkish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights have been violated by a public authority. The application was filed in 2021, indicating a roughly four-year processing period before the Court issued its ruling in September 2025. The full text of the decision's reasoning, factual background, and operative conclusion (violation found / no violation / inadmissibility) is not available in the provided source text, preventing a more detailed substantive analysis. Constitutional Court individual application decisions carry binding precedential weight for all public authorities and courts in Turkey. Depending on the outcome, the decision may order a retrial, compensation, or other remedial measures for the applicant.
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