Official Gazette dated 13 October · one publication
Administrative fines for transport operator violations have been revised
Regulation Amending the Regulation on Transport Operators Organization
Laws concerned: Tax Procedure Law No. 213
Published in the Official Gazette, the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Transport Operations Authorization reorganizes the administrative fines applicable to transport operators active in the transport sector. Through this amendment, references in various provisions of the regulation have been updated, and the administrative fine amounts to be applied in case of violations have been clarified. For instance, it has been stipulated that transport operators acting contrary to the rules specified in their authorization documents will be subject to administrative fines ranging from 3,187 Turkish Liras to 50,000 Turkish Liras depending on the nature of the violation.
Furthermore, it has been stated that these administrative fines will be increased and applied as of the beginning of each calendar year in accordance with the revaluation rate determined pursuant to the provisions of Tax Procedure Law No. 213. The document refers to Article 298/B of the Tax Procedure Law; it does not directly amend the law itself, but merely references the revaluation rate of this law for penalty increase calculations.
Article by article
Article 3
Before The regulation was prepared based on the Road Transport Law, Presidential Decree, and Article 28 of Decree-Law No. 655.
Now The phrase 'Article 28 of the Decree' in the legal basis provision has been amended to 'the Decree'.
The scope of reference in the regulation's legal basis has been broadened with a general expression.
Article 20, paragraph 2
Before The reference was made as 'Article 28 of the Decree'.
Now The reference has been changed simply to 'the Decree'.
The reference phrase in the article has been streamlined.
Article 21
Before Administrative sanctions and fines were regulated with varying amounts or references.
Now Administrative fines to be applied to violations have been re-listed individually in Turkish Liras, and it has been specified that the penalties will be increased based on the Tax Procedure Law revaluation rate, while the provisions of the Misdemeanors Law and Notification Law shall apply.
The fine amounts payable by logistics companies in case of non-compliance have been clarified, and it has been established that these fines will increase annually in line with inflation.
Effective date
13 October 2026
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Who is affected
holders of transport operations authorization certificates and logistics companies.
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