22.05.2026 12:11
The new era against exorbitant site fees has officially begun. With the regulation published in the Official Gazette, the authority to determine fees has been transferred to unit owners, and a two-thirds majority requirement has been introduced for changes to the management plan. Minister Murat Kurum stated that the regulation aims to prevent arbitrary fee increases.
With the amendment to Condominium Law No. 634, prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and enacted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly General Assembly, significant regulations have been implemented in the processes of determining dues in apartments and complexes. With the changes made to Articles 35 and 37 of the law, the authority of managers to determine dues has been limited. Accordingly, site and apartment managers will not be able to increase dues above the revaluation rate. When an increase above this rate is required, the manager must convene the Condominium Owners' Assembly within 3 months at the latest, and the increase decision can only be taken with the approval of the condominium owners.
THE FINAL SAY IN DUES INCREASE BELONGS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERS
In the current practice, managers could prepare an annual operating project without any upper limit; if condominium owners did not object within 7 days, the dues were finalized. This situation caused many citizens to face high dues and be subject to enforcement proceedings. With the new regulation, the ultimate authority in determining dues has been given to the Condominium Owners' Assembly.
MANAGERS CAN INCREASE DUES BY AT MOST THE REVALUATION RATE
Managers will be able to prepare a temporary operating project for mandatory expenses such as employee wages, insurance premiums, fuel, and common area electricity and water costs, with an increase of at most the revaluation rate over the previous operating project. Condominium owners have been granted the authority to determine the amount of dues according to the needs of the apartment or complex and to decide on increases above the revaluation rate for necessary construction and expenditure items.
A MAJORITY IN THE SECOND MEETING WILL BE SUFFICIENT
To make a decision in meetings regarding increases above the revaluation rate, a majority of 50%+1 of the site residents will be required in the first session. If this participation rate is not achieved, the amount determined by the majority of participants in the second meeting will be finalized as the new dues. In this case, the final amount will be determined not by the site managers but by the members of the condominium owners' assembly, i.e., the site residents. Thus, arbitrary expenditures by site managements and non-transparent determination of expenditure items will be prevented, and the victimization of site residents will be avoided.
MINISTER KURUM: WE AIM TO PREVENT MANAGEMENTS FROM MAKING ARBITRARY DECISIONS
Making a post on his social media account regarding the new regulation, Minister Kurum stated: "We take whatever steps our citizens need. The first of our regulations regarding site dues was published in the Official Gazette. The authority of site management to determine prices has been transferred to the citizen. A 2/3 majority requirement has been introduced for changes to the management plan. Thus, we aim to prevent site managements from making arbitrary decisions, especially regarding the amount of dues. May it be auspicious."
A 2/3 MAJORITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR MANAGEMENT PLAN CHANGES
Also, with the amendment to Article 70 of Law No. 634, the quorum required for changing the management plan in collective buildings has been reduced from 4/5 to 2/3. This will facilitate the meeting and decision-making processes of site managements, preventing issues and disruptions.