Announcements
Notices about the office and about changes that affect ongoing procurement files.
- 16 October 2026Tax and SGK Debt Threshold in Public Procurement Increased to 50.000 TL: A New Period for CompaniesThe tax and SGK debt threshold in public procurement has been increased to 50.000 TL. The new regulation will enter into force on 15 Kasım 2026. Here are the details of the amendment.
- 31 August 2026New rules introduced for the Turkish Standards Institution's procurement for international eventsNew rules have been introduced for the Turkish Standards Institution's procurement of goods and services for international events and meetings. Presidential Decision No 11674 addresses the exemption in Article 3(z) of Law No 4734, direct procurement, the estimated cost, market research, qualification, guarantees and the contract procedures.
- 11 August 2026How will the new leasing regime for commercial units on the coast and the shore strip affect firms?By the provision of 9 August 2026, new principles were introduced on the leasing of the coast and the shore strip and of the commercial units that must be built in those areas. The provision concerns Treasury immovables as regards revenue or income sharing, maintenance, repair, security, cleaning and operating arrangements.
- 31 July 2026Public Procurement Law No 4734 amended: exemptions and the reciprocity provisionBy the provision of 31 July 2026, Article 3 of Public Procurement Law No 4734 on exemptions was amended and additional Article 13 on reciprocity in public procurement was inserted. The new provision addresses the rights and advantages granted in favour of domestic tenderers and domestic goods in relation to European Union member states under stated conditions.
- 26 June 2026Announcement by the General Directorate of Tea Enterprises (ÇAYKUR)By the amendment to Article 73 of the ÇAYKUR Purchasing and Procurement Regulation, new rules have been introduced on inspection and acceptance where goods delivered are defective or faulty. Where the defect or fault rate exceeds 8 per cent the goods are rejected; where it is below 8 per cent they may be accepted or rejected, with a quality deduction.
- 11 May 2026Important changes concerning tax and social security premium debts publishedA new system has gone live that enables verifiable documents relating to tax and social security premium debts to be notified to tenderers through EKAP and allows electronically signed documents to be sent.
- 09 April 2026Important amendments to the public procurement legislation publishedUnder the amendments to the public procurement legislation made by the Official Gazette of 9 April 2025, the procurement implementation regulations, the Public Procurement General Communiqué and the provisions on application procedures have been updated.
- 23 March 2026Announcement by the Public Procurement Authority on the issue and calling of letters of guaranteeThe Public Procurement Authority has published an important provision on the issue and calling of letters of guarantee. For tenders held from 1 April 2026, it covers the letters and surety bonds relating to additional performance bonds, advance payment guarantees, final account guarantees and guarantees for outstanding items at provisional acceptance.
- 05 March 2026The Public Procurement Authority has published a new Board decision on acts and conduct affecting competition or the award decisionThe Public Procurement Authority has made an important provision concerning acts and conduct affecting competition or the award decision. The practice introduced by Board decision No 2025/DK.D-310 of 3 September 2025 was revisited following the stay of execution ordered by the 13th Chamber of the Council of State.
- 02 March 2026A new Public Procurement Board decision has been published: a new era in querying social security and tax debtsFollowing Public Procurement Board decisions No 2026/DK.D-69 and No 2026/DK.D-70 of 27 February 2026, the procedure for querying social security premium and tax debts in tenders has changed. In line with the judgments of the Council of State, the requirement to upload a certificate of no debt before the date of the tender has been removed.
- 30 January 2026The Public Procurement Authority has published the monetary thresholds for tenders in the period 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027The monetary thresholds to be applied in tenders for the period 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027, as determined by the Public Procurement Authority, have been updated. They cover the fees for appeals to the Authority, the upper limits for direct procurement, the threshold values and the limits in Articles 3(g) and 21 of Law No 4734.
- 29 January 2026The threshold value coefficients to be used in non-personnel-based service procurement have been redeterminedBy regulatory Board decision No 2026/DK.D-25 of 21 January 2026, the Public Procurement Authority redetermined the threshold value coefficients (the R coefficients) to be applied in non-personnel-based service procurement advertised or announced on or after 1 February 2026.
- 27 January 2026Tax and social security premium debt queries in tenders postponed because of technical problems on EKAPBy Public Procurement Board decision No 2026/DK.D-18, the procedures and principles governing the tender date to be taken as the basis for tax and social security premium debt queries in tenders postponed because of technical problems on EKAP have been determined.
- 23 January 2026An important announcement on electronic signature operations has been publishedThe client application used for electronic signing on EKAP has been updated as part of an SSL certificate renewal; operations will not be possible if earlier versions continue to be used.
- 05 January 2026The Public Procurement Authority has published an announcement on submitting guarantees relating to the contract stage through TakasbankBy its announcement of 2 January 2026, the Public Procurement Authority has made it possible for additional performance bonds, advance payment guarantees and acceptance guarantees relating to the contract stage to be submitted through Takasbank.
- 13 October 2025The Authority's share and appeal fees are to be paid physically at branches of public banksArticle 53(j) of Law No 4734, headed “Public Procurement Authority”, sets out the Authority's revenues, which include amounts arising from contracts concluded in respect of tenders held under the Law.
- 07 October 2025The Public Procurement Authority has published an important announcement on querying the tax debts of tenderersUnder the Implementation Regulation on the Electronic Conduct of Public Procurement, which entered into force on 1 August 2025, in tenders advertised or announced on or after 1 August 2025 social security premium and tax debt queries are to be carried out by contracting authorities at the stage when bids are opened.
- 12 September 2025A regulatory Board decision has been published: no way through for those who affect competition or the award decisionArticle 34 of Public Procurement Law No 4734 sets out the values that may be accepted as a guarantee, one of which is Turkish currency in circulation, that is to say a guarantee deposited in cash. Where a bid bond is deposited in cash, the deposit of that guarantee is addressed.
- 05 September 2025The Public Procurement Authority has published an important announcement on querying the social security premium debts of tenderersUnder the Implementation Regulation on the Electronic Conduct of Public Procurement, which entered into force on 1 August 2025, in tenders advertised or announced on or after 1 August 2025 social security premium debt queries are to be carried out by contracting authorities at the stage when bids are opened.
- 04 August 2025Important amendments have been made to the procurement legislation on construction worksVery important amendments that need to be known were made by the Official Gazette of 30 July 2025 to the Construction Works Tenders Implementation Regulation and to the standard and general specifications for construction works procured under Public Procurement Law No 4734. Those amendments enter into force on 1 September 2025.