The “Building Inspection Implementation Regulation” prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has been amended in the “Distribution Circular” and “Penalty Circular”. The amendments published in the Official Gazette have made it easier for buildings under 500 square meters to benefit from the building inspection service. With the amendment made in the penalty circular, if the newly constructed building is demolished within 15 years or if the demolition of a neighboring building is caused during construction, the activities of the building inspection company will be terminated. With the amendment in the distribution circular, two alternative inspection organizations can be appointed in provinces with 45 or more building inspection organizations.
The amendments to the “Building Inspection Implementation Regulation”, “Distribution Communiqué” and “Penalty Communiqué” prepared by the General Directorate of Construction Affairs affiliated to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change were published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. With the amendment to the Building Inspection Implementation Regulation, a new regulation was made regarding the guarantees received from building inspection organizations. The guarantee amounts, which were previously updated every year according to the PPI, will be determined according to the CPI and PPI average as of 2026.
CONVENIENCE IS PROVIDED TO BUILDINGS WITH A CONSTRUCTION AREA OF UP TO 500 SQUARE METERS
In order to facilitate citizens’ use of building inspection services, buildings with a construction area of up to 500 square meters and buildings with a construction area of up to 500 square meters, which constitute the basis for the building inspection service contract fee, were excluded from the Electronic Distribution System. Thus, building owners who previously had difficulty receiving building inspection services other than the institution assigned and made mandatory by the Ministry through the Electronic Distribution System were provided with the convenience of signing a contract with the building inspection institution of their choice. In addition, building owners with an area of up to 500 square meters and whose construction has been completed but who have difficulty obtaining a building occupancy certificate will be able to reach building inspection companies more easily with this change. Again, the framework of the contract was clarified with the regulation. An inspection service contract can be signed with the building inspection institution determined by the citizens for these buildings with a service fee rate between 1,75 percent and 3,50 percent. In reinforcement works, the inspection service fee will be at least 25 percent of the price calculated for the entire building.
PERIOD OF NOT DOING WORK IN CASE OF CONTRACT TERMINATION HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 6 MONTHS TO 3 MONTHS
The grounds for termination of contracts in the regulation have also been amended. In this context, the period of no work being done for 6 months has been reduced to 3 months. Thus, building inspection organizations will be able to terminate the contract if construction is not started within 3 months. The way has been opened for the termination of contracts in cases where building inspection organizations fail to fulfill their inspection duties assigned by the legislation, such as taking delivery of mold and reinforcement manufacturing and supervising concrete.
45 OPTIONS FOR PROVINCES WITH 2 AND ABOVE BUILDING INSPECTION ORGANIZATIONS
With the Amendment to the Communiqué on Electronic Distribution, in provinces with 45 or more building inspection organizations, two alternative inspection organizations can be appointed. The first organization will be shown first in the electronic environment. If the first organization is selected at the end of 3 business days at the latest, the assignment of the second organization will be cancelled. If the selection is not made within 3 business days, the second building inspection organization will be automatically appointed.
The process of signing a building inspection service agreement with this organization will be initiated. Within the scope of the new application, the number of active building inspection organizations in the provinces will be updated until February 1, 2026. Until this date, the application has been implemented in Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Konya, Izmir, Kocaeli, Antalya, Gaziantep, Mersin, Kayseri, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Tekirdag, Adana, Samsun and Muğla.
IF THE NEW BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED WITHIN 15 YEARS, THE INSPECTOR'S AUTHORITY CERTIFICATE WILL BE CANCELLED
With the Penalty Notification Amendment published in the Official Gazette, the expression “irreparable structural damage to the load-bearing system” in the relevant law was clarified. This expression was changed to “it should be understood that the structure or building has collapsed or that there are situations that require its collapse due to this damage”. With the amendment, if a structure that has been inspected by a building inspection company is demolished within 15 years after receiving a building occupancy permit, the activity of the building inspection company will be terminated and its collateral will be confiscated. Again, if a building damages a structure around it during the construction phase (excavation, etc.), the building inspection company’s permit will be canceled and its collateral will be confiscated.
