Notarial Fee Tariff and Charge Calculation — 2026 Guide

We explain in detail the types of notarial charge, the drafting fee, stamp duty and the current 2026 fees under Fees Law No. 492 and the Notarial Fee Tariff.

The fees payable on notarial transactions are among the questions most frequently asked by the public and by business. Notarial fees are not a single item but a multi-component structure comprising charges, drafting fees, stamp duty, the cost of paper and other expenses. Fees Law No. 492, the Notarial Fee Tariff and Stamp Duty Law No. 488 form the basic legal foundation for calculating notarial fees. This article deals comprehensively with the 2026 Notarial Fee Tariff, methods of calculating charges, the application of stamp duty and the factors affecting fees.

The Legal Basis of Notarial Fees

The total payment on a notarial transaction is not a single item. The Notaries Law and the Notarial Fee Tariff issued each year govern notarial fees; Fees Law No. 492 governs notarial charges; Stamp Duty Law No. 488 governs the tax attaching to documents; and the Valuable Papers Law governs the cost of valuable paper. Actual expenses such as translation, postage and travel may also be added according to the transaction. The total sum collected is therefore not wholly a “notarial fee” or notarial income.

The 2026 Notarial Fee Tariff was published in Official Gazette No. 33123 of 30 December 2025 and entered into force on 1 January 2026. Article 11 of the Tariff, governing the travel allowance, was amended in Official Gazette No. 33352 of 26 August 2026. For work carried out away from the office the daily travel allowance is generally TRY 319.60; for draws, elections and meetings it is TRY 2,928.05. Under Art. 55 of the Notaries Law, where original notarial documents are physically delivered at the request of a court or chief public prosecutor's office, the actual transport cost may be charged, not exceeding TRY 750 for each item; where there are several items on the same route, a single travel cost is charged. In other calculations, the tariff and tax legislation in force at the date of the transaction apply.

Types of Charge: Proportional and Fixed

A proportional charge is calculated at the rate applied to the value of the transaction under the tariff annexed to the Fees Law; a fixed charge is calculated on a set amount for the type of transaction. Stating a value in a transaction may affect the charge, the stamp duty or both. Exemptions and exclusions apply only to the persons and transactions specified in the relevant statute; a legal aid decision does not automatically exempt all powers of attorney and notarial documents from every charge and tax.

The Drafting Fee (Notarial Fee)

Under the 2026 Tariff a notary charges a notarial fee of thirty per cent of the charge received under the Fees Law; that fee may not be less than TRY 58.82 on a notarial transaction. The drafting fee is TRY 80.68 for each page of the original and copies of a document drawn up at the notary's office, and likewise TRY 80.68 per page for the comparison of documents drafted elsewhere and brought for certification. Charges, stamp duty, valuable paper and expenses are separate from these amounts.

Stamp Duty

Stamp duty is charged on the documents listed in the table annexed to Law No. 488. Whether the duty arises is determined by the legal nature of the document, the value it contains, the number of copies and parties, and the exemptions in the statute. Not every notarial transaction attracts stamp duty, nor is it correct to apply a single rate to all contracts. The current rate and ceiling must be checked in the General Communiqué in force at the date of the transaction.

2026 Tariff Amounts for Principal Notarial Transactions

The principal notarial fees verifiable in the 2026 Tariff are as follows:

Fee for drawing up a will or a foundation deed: TRY 2,661.62.
Translation fee: TRY 667.67 per page; half the fee is charged where the text on a page consists of 10 lines or fewer.
Registration fee for transactions requiring registration by law: TRY 25.21 per transaction.
Electronic determination fee: TRY 36.00 for the first 1 MB and TRY 18.00 for each subsequent 1 MB.
Notarial fee on a contract for the sale of an immovable: one per thousand of the sale value; not less than TRY 500 and not more than TRY 4,000. No further notarial fee is charged for that transaction.

These amounts are not the total collected on a transaction. Charges, taxes, valuable paper, page and copy fees, travel, translation and other expenses may also arise. The total cost of the transaction is determined by the characteristics of the document and the fiscal provisions that apply.

Method of Calculating Charges

First the legal type of the transaction and whether it contains a value are determined. Then the proportional or fixed charge under the Fees Law, the tax under the Stamp Duty Law, the notarial, drafting, comparison, translation and registration fees under the annual tariff, and any other expenses specific to the document are each calculated separately. Even transactions under the same heading may produce different totals because of pages, copies, signatures, value and exemptions. The binding amount is the assessment made once the draft has been examined at the notary's office.

Exemptions and Exclusions

An exemption or exclusion from a charge, stamp duty or notarial fee applies only where there is an express basis in the relevant statute. That a person is a public institution, that a document relates to social security, or that a person receives legal aid does not automatically free every notarial transaction from all fiscal burdens. A legal aid decision and any special statutory provision are examined by the notary in relation to the specific transaction and the item in question. Exemptions in international agreements are likewise limited to the persons and transactions covered by the agreement.

Factors Affecting Notarial Fees

The principal factors affecting the total cost of notarial transactions are as follows:

Type of transaction: the charge, stamp duty and fee consequences of drawing up and of certification are determined by the legal nature of the transaction; it cannot be said that drawing up is always more expensive.
Value of the transaction: where a charge or stamp duty is levied on value, the rate and the statutory ceiling apply.
Pages and copies: drafting, comparison and copy fees are calculated under the Tariff's rules on pages and copies.
Number of copies: the fiscal consequence of each copy is determined by the transaction and the tariff provision; the same additional charge is not applied to every copy.
Ancillary transactions: translation, service, postage, travel and pre-apostille procedures may give rise to separate items. The issue of an apostille by the competent public authority is not a notarial fee.

Certification of Commercial Books and Its Fees

Under TTK Art. 64 and the electronic ledger legislation, opening and closing certifications vary by type of book. The closing certification of the journal and the board minute book; the opening certification of physical books; and the e-ledger certificate and ledger processes are separate regimes. The share ledger and the general assembly meeting and deliberation ledger may be used in subsequent financial periods provided they have sufficient pages, and do not require a fresh opening certification each year. The fee is calculated on the pages, the books and the tariff at the date of the transaction; no single fixed total can be given.

Notarial Fees on Vehicle Sales

The conduct of motor vehicle sale and registration transactions at notaries did not begin in 2023; the 2023 amendment concerns notaries' power to draw up contracts for the sale of immovables. In a vehicle sale, identity, authority to represent, registration records, tax and penalty records and any annotations preventing sale are checked through electronic systems. The parties may act in person or through a representative under a power of attorney conferring sufficient authority for the sale. The sum to be collected is calculated by the notarial system on the day of the transaction under the current legislation.

Fee Calculators and Sources of Information

The official source of the current tariff is the Official Gazette and the Notarial Fee Tariff published by the Ministry of Justice. For charges, stamp duty and valuable paper items, the current statutes, general communiqués and tariffs of the Revenue Administration are consulted. Internet calculators give only an approximate result; they do not produce a binding total without sight of the draft transaction, the pages and copies and the value. Before the transaction, an itemised assessment may be requested from the notary's office.

Objection to Fees and Complaints

The fee, charge, tax and expense items on the receipt should be checked. For an arithmetical error, an application may first be made to the notary's office that carried out the transaction. An allegation concerning the notary's professional conduct or a breach of the fee tariff is dealt with through the supervision and complaint routes of the Union of Turkish Notaries and the Ministry of Justice; a dispute over the assessment of tax and charges is dealt with under the administrative application and tax litigation procedure in Laws Nos. 213 and 2577. The forum, time limit and type of action must be determined according to the nature of the item in dispute.

The 2026 Revaluation Rate and Updates

The Notarial Fee Tariff is a separate tariff published specifically for 2026. Charges, taxes, valuable paper and administrative fine items are updated by their own annual communiqués and tariffs. Applying the revaluation rate alone to all of the previous year's notarial fees may not produce the correct result. The official tariff and assessment at the date of the transaction govern.

Methods of Payment

Whether payment is accepted in cash, by debit card or by credit card, and whether instalments are available, may vary according to the collection infrastructure used by the notary's office. The Tariff confers no general right to payment by instalments. The methods accepted should be ascertained from the notary's office before the transaction; the fee, charge, tax and expense items may be shown separately on the receipt.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the minimum notarial fee in 2026?

The charge-based notarial fee may not be less than TRY 58.82 per transaction; the total collected differs from this. What are the drafting and comparison fees? Under the 2026 Tariff they are TRY 80.68 per page.

What is the notarial fee on the sale of an immovable?

One per thousand of the sale value; a minimum of TRY 500 and a maximum of TRY 4,000. Charges and other fiscal obligations are assessed separately.

Can the total cost of a transaction be calculated precisely in advance?

No definitive total can be given without sight of the draft, the value, the pages and copies and any exemptions; the binding calculation is the notary's assessment.