Change in Witness Fee Schedule

The Communiqué on the Witness Fee Tariff of the Code of Civil Procedure (''Communiqué'')  published in the Official Gazette dated October, 24 2023 and numbered 32349 amended the fee tariff.

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Communiqué, it is determined that the witness shall be paid a fee between 60.00 and 100.00 TL in proportion to the time lost due to his/her testimony.

The Communiqué entered into force on the date of its publication, and it has been applied as the witness was paid a fee between 40.00 and 80.00 TL in proportion to the time lost due to his/her testimony since September 30,2022.

Accordingly, it has been observed that the witness fee tariff for 2023 has been increased by approximately (average) 30% compared to the witness fee tariff for 2022.

The full text of the Witness Fee Tariff of the Code of Civil Procedure is available here.

Dr. iur. Onur Ergönen, Managing Partner
Selin Söylemez, Legal Intern