20.02.2025 09:51
The bill regarding certain regulations related to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and amendments to some laws has been accepted by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and has become law. Accordingly, TÜBİTAK will be able to provide new scholarships to successful students.
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The Law on Certain Regulations Related to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and the Proposal for a Law Amending Certain Laws has been accepted by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and has become law. With this law, regulations are being made in accordance with the Constitutional Court's annulment decisions, and amendments are being made to certain laws.
TÜBİTAK WILL PROVIDE INDEPENDENT NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
According to the amendment made to the Law on Prohibition of Adulteration in Trade and Supervision and Protection of Exports, individuals or legal entities acting contrary to regulatory actions related to services, inspections, maintenance, monitoring, and control activities published in the Official Gazette, or mandatory standards outside of products, will be subject to administrative fines ranging from 12,020 lira to 482,204 lira. This regulation will come into effect on March 14, 2025.
Regulations are being made to continue TÜBİTAK's support for students and researchers. Accordingly, TÜBİTAK will provide scholarships without being subject to the provisions of the Law on Granting Scholarships and Loans to Higher Education Students, by monitoring young individuals who demonstrate outstanding success during and after their education and assisting in their development.
TÜBİTAK'S POWERS HAVE BEEN INCREASED
According to the amendment made to the Law on Certain Regulations Related to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey; the Board of Directors will continue to decide on the resolution of disputes arising between TÜBİTAK and other public institutions and organizations, individuals, and legal entities through legal agreements or contract modifications, but the amounts specified in the Law will change. The Board of Directors will be authorized to waive lawsuits, enforcement, and similar proceedings that are opened or to be opened for material or legal reasons, where there is no benefit in requesting examination in the Supreme Court and other authorities, to recognize a right, to abandon an interest, and to decide on appropriate payments, up to an amount of 250,000 lira. This amount will be increased each year based on the revaluation rate and will be valid from the beginning of the calendar year.
REGULATION ON AID AND DONATIONS
All kinds of aid, donations, and bequests made to TÜBİTAK, the portion of the money received in return for services provided outside the institution, publication revenues, and other operational revenues will be exempt from income and corporate taxes and other taxes that will replace these taxes; as well as from all kinds of facilities, buildings, and lands of the institution, and building and land taxes. The term "Science Board" in the Law is changed to "Board of Directors." Accordingly, project incentive bonus payments will be made for a maximum of 2 projects if a person is assigned as a principal investigator in more than one project at the same time, and for a maximum of 4 projects if they are researchers or other personnel, and the principles and procedures regarding this will be determined by the Board of Directors.
PAYMENT RATES HAVE BEEN REDEFINED
Without being subject to the regulations and restrictions in other laws, the monthly net salary to be paid to TÜBİTAK personnel outside the scope of collective bargaining agreements will be twice the payments made for the position corresponding to the personnel covered by the collective bargaining agreement, as determined by the Board of Directors, while the monthly net payment to be made to individuals assigned in the institution will be determined by the Board of Directors, not exceeding the payments made for the position corresponding to the personnel covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
NEW REGULATION WILL BE VALID FROM JUNE 5
The net payment amounts to be made to referees, observers, panelists, board and committee members, and similar individuals assigned at TÜBİTAK will be determined by the Board of Directors within the specified limits and without being subject to the regulations and restrictions in other laws, except for the relevant article of the Decree Law No. 631, and will be paid directly to the concerned parties. The Board of Directors will be authorized to determine the procedures and principles regarding the payments to be made under this provision and to link part of the salary to performance. These regulations will come into effect on June 5, 2025. According to the amendment made to the Measurement and Adjustment Law, except for the acts under the title "Administrative Fines" of the Law, those who act contrary to the regulatory actions issued based on the Law regarding the inspection, repair, and adjustment of measuring instruments will be subject to administrative fines ranging from 5,000 lira to 50,000 lira. This provision will come into effect on the date of publication.
KOSGEB REGULATION IN THE MINISTRY BUDGET
With the law, changes are being made to the budget revenues of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development and Support Administration (KOSGEB) in the KOSGEB Incentives and Exemptions Law. Accordingly, the revenues of the Presidency's budget will include appropriations to be included in the Ministry's budget, the dues to be paid by enterprises, institutions, and affiliated partnerships subject to the relevant legislation regarding Public Economic Enterprises, which are calculated as 0.1% of their annual and corporate tax base profits, the dues to be paid by banks whose capital is more than 50% owned by public institutions and organizations, calculated as 2% of their annual profits subject to corporate tax, loans obtained from external sources, donations and aids to be made to the Presidency, and other income and operational revenues arising from the assets and rights owned by the Presidency.
PRESIDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE ON INCREASE IN REVENUES
The dues to be paid by the Turkish Confederation of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (TESK), which is among the revenues of the Presidency, calculated as 2% of its annual net income, and the dues to be paid by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), calculated as 2% of its annual net income, can be increased by the President up to 2 times. This regulation will come into effect on June 4, 2025. The Presidency will be authorized to obtain and analyze information and data related to the topics within the scope of the Presidency's duties from public institutions and organizations, as well as from individuals and legal entities, in order to benefit from the design processes of the support policies determined for businesses and entrepreneurs and to ensure that the services provided are carried out quickly, qualitatively, simplified, and at low cost. This provision will come into effect on the date of publication of the regulation, valid from August 9, 2024. After the acceptance of the law proposal, TBMM Deputy Speaker Celal Adan closed the session to reconvene on Tuesday, February 25, at 15:00.
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