Republic of Türkiye
Official Journal
Published by:
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hukuk ve Mevzuat Genel Müdürlüğü
(General Directorate for Law and Legislation of the Presidency)
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi 06560 Beştepe
Ankara Türkiye
Tel: (+90) 312 5253540
Fax: (+90) 312 5255897
E-mail: resmigazete@tccb.gov.tr
Website: http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/
Official journal / legal gazette
In Türkiye there is a single publication containing legislation as well as legal notices and other official texts; see point 1.2 for details.
First edition
Takvim-i Vekayi (Calender of Events ) — October 1831 Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Resmî Gazete (Republic of Türkiye Official Journal) — 7 February 1921
First online edition
27 June 2000 — e-Resmî Gazete
Paper edition
T. C. Resmî Gazete
An official paper edition is no longer distributed. A paper copy is archived (see point 1.2 for details). Price
Paper copies are produced on demand from public institutions and organization with the approval of the General Directorate only: ₺ 0.2 per page
Online edition
http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/ Availability of texts
PDF (all copies since 7 February 1921, from the first edition, are available online) Access and price
Free distribution to the public is carried out exclusively online (see point 1.2 for details). Legally binding
Since 15 July 2018
Legislations: This chapter is divided into 3 groups.
Legislation: Laws and Congressional Resolutions
Executive and Administration: Executive Orders, Presidential Decrees, International Conventions and Treaties, Regulations, Communiques, Circulars, Decision of Appointments for high-ranking officers, Decisions of some boards etc.
Judiciary: Decisions of the Constitutional Court and some decisions of the higher judicial bodies
Notices: This chapter is divided into 4 groups:
Judicial Notices
Public Procurement Notices
Miscellaneous Notices
Central Bank Notices: Official Exchange Rates and Daily Values of the Government Debt Securities
Legal basis
The legal basis for publishing legislation in Türkiye is the Constitution. In various articles it is stated that laws, executive orders, regulations, Constitutional Court decisions, and some other rules and decisions become valid after published in Resmî Gazete. Other main regulations are as follows:
Executive Order on Organization of the Presidency (No:1)
Executive Order on Resmî Gazete (No:10)
Presidential Regulation on Resmî Gazete
Tariff for Official Notices of Resmî Gazete
Legally binding
Online editions
Financing
National budget
Other gazettes
There are some other organization based official journals and bulletins for rules and decisions. Some are as follows:
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hukuk ve Mevzuat Genel Müdürlüğü Yayın Daire Başkanlığı
The Publication Department of the General Directorate for Law and Legislation of the Presidency
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
Form and nature
General Directorate for Law and Legislation is one of the 5 departments working under the authority of the Administrative Affairs Department of the Presidency. In the General Directorate for Law and Legislation, Department of Publication is responsible for T.C. Resmî Gazete.
Drafting and adopting legislation is the responsibility of the various state institutions and organizations. However, General Directorate for Law and Legislation has an authority to check the regulations in terms of conformity to the laws, procedures and general principles of law and legislation drafting before publication. Some of the state institutions and organizations use template-based software; others work with standard office packages. For this reason, there is no unique system for primary and secondary legislation.
Workflow
There is no single integrated electronic workflow system for drafting, adopting and publishing legislation. The publishing body receives information in several text and image formats.
Publishing
The editorial unit is in charge of proofreading and editing the texts. The individual texts are grouped in a publication prepared one day in advance. It is possible for several editions to be published on the same day as Mükerrer (Repeating Edition). In urgent cases, publication can take place within several hours of reception of the text from the publishing organization, depending on the volume and complexity of the text.
The paper edition is derived from the electronic PDF edition, which ensures that both editions correspond exactly.
