03.11.2026 11:31
The new minimum attorney fee schedule prepared by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations has been published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. According to the new schedule, the hourly consultation fee at a law office has been set at 5,500 lira, the fee for having a petition written at 7,500 lira, and the attorney fee in serious criminal cases at 86,000 lira.
The new minimum attorney fee schedule prepared by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) has been published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. With the new schedule, the minimum fees to be applied for many transactions, from lawyers' consultancy services to case follow-up, from drafting petitions to preparing contracts, have been re-determined. While the fee for a one-hour oral consultation at a law office has risen to 5,500 lira, the fee for cases followed in high criminal courts has become 86,000 lira.
ONE-HOUR CONSULTATION FEE IS 5,500 LIRA
According to the new schedule, a fee of 5,500 lira will be charged for the first hour of oral consultancy service provided at a law office. For each hour continuing after the first hour, 2,400 lira will be paid.
For oral consultancy service provided by the lawyer going to another place upon request, the fee for the first one-hour period has been set at 9,000 lira. If this period is exceeded, an additional fee of 4,500 lira will be applied for each following hour.
FEE FOR HAVING A PETITION WRITTEN IS 7,500 LIRA
The fees for preparing legal documents have also been reorganized in the schedule. Accordingly, a minimum fee of 7,500 lira will be charged for drafting all kinds of petitions, notices, warning notices, and protests.
While the fee for preparing lease contracts and similar documents is 10,000 lira, 40,000 lira will be paid for preparing documents such as statutes, regulations, inheritance contracts, wills, and foundation deeds.
For preparing articles of association and commercial contracts regarding the transfer and merger of companies, the attorney fee will be applied as 27,000 lira.
FEE IN HIGH CRIMINAL CASES IS 86,000 LIRA
With the new schedule, the minimum attorney fees determined for cases and transactions followed in courts have also become clear. A fee of 15,000 lira will be charged for matters followed during the criminal investigation stage, 40,000 lira for cases in civil courts of peace, and 23,000 lira for matters followed in criminal judgeships of peace and execution judgeships.
While the minimum fee for cases heard in courts of first instance has been set at 62,000 lira, 30,000 lira will be applied for cases in consumer courts, 70,000 lira for cases in intellectual and industrial property rights courts, and 86,000 lira for cases in high criminal courts.
85,000 LIRA FOR CASES AT THE COURT OF CASSATION
The attorney fee for cases heard by the Court of Cassation in the capacity of a court of first instance has been set at 85,000 lira. For hearings of matters heard by way of appeal at the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, and the Court of Accounts, a fee of 50,000 lira will be paid.
While the minimum fee for matters followed in tax commissions is 30,000 lira, 140,000 lira has been set for non-hearing matters followed in international judicial bodies and 250,000 lira for matters with hearings.
AT LEAST 43,000 LIRA FOR CONTRACTED LAWYERS
The monthly minimum fees of lawyers working under contract for private and legal persons and public institutions and organizations have also been set at 43,000 lira with the new schedule.
On the other hand, the proportional fee rates to be applied in legal transactions whose subject is money at judicial bodies and execution and bankruptcy offices have also been updated. Accordingly, an attorney fee rate of 16 percent will be applied for the first 800,000 lira portion, and 1 percent for the portion over 24,800,000 lira.