Who determines residence-permit fees and on what principle?
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The Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı (Treasury and Finance Ministry) is the authority that sets residence-permit fees in Türkiye.
Fees are set under the mütekabiliyet (reciprocity) principle: the harç charged to citizens of a given country is influenced by what Türkiye nationals pay for similar permits in that country. If the other country charges low fees to Turks, the harç paid by their citizens here tends to be low — and the reverse.
Fees are reset and published annually via a Harçlar Kanunu Genel Tebliği in Resmî Gazete, usually by the end of December for the following calendar year.
Watch-outs
- Because reciprocity drives the rate, fees can shift when Türkiye's diplomatic, visa, or trade relations with a country change. Two passports in the same line at Göç İdaresi pay different amounts for the same permit.
- Mid-year Tebliğ amendments happen in unusual circumstances. The end-of-December cycle is the norm but not a guarantee.
- Always cite the current Tebliğ at application time. Quoting last year's number from a community forum is how people overpay or fail an application.
Next step
When you're working out what a specific permit will cost, cite the current year's Harçlar Kanunu Genel Tebliği as the source — not "I heard it's X TL." The Tebliğ is published on resmigazete.gov.tr and indexed by year.
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