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Court fees and cost advance

Choose the value of the claim and the court; the tool calculates the application fee, advance fee, power of attorney copy fee and cost advance payable when filing a lawsuit.

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Which court fees are paid when filing a lawsuit?

An application fee (başvurma harcı) is charged in every lawsuit: TRY 335.20 in the civil courts of peace and TRY 732.00 in the civil courts of first instance. In monetary claims, the judgment fee (karar ve ilam harcı) is 6.831% of the value of the claim; one quarter of it is paid in advance when the lawsuit is filed and the balance is collected once the judgment becomes final (Fees Law (HarçK) art. 28(a)). In non-monetary lawsuits, the judgment fee is a fixed amount (TRY 732.00).

The cost advance (gider avansı) covers service and postal costs: five times the service fee per party, plus TRY 530.00. Any unused portion is refunded once the judgment becomes final.

Court fees for 2026

Application fee — civil court of peaceTRY 335.20
Application fee — civil court of first instance, administrative courtTRY 732.00
Application fee — regional courts of appeal (BAM, BİM), Court of Cassation, Council of StateTRY 1,124.50
Proportional judgment fee6.831%
Fixed judgment feeTRY 732.00
Appeal (istinaf) decision feeTRY 2,002.00
Appeal (temyiz) decision feeTRY 3,608.50
Site inspection feeTRY 5,188.00
Power of attorney copy feeTRY 104.00

Lawsuits brought by consumers in the consumer courts are exempt from fees (Consumer Protection Law (TKHK) art. 73(2)). In cases where legal aid has been granted, fees and costs are also temporarily not payable (Code of Civil Procedure (HMK) arts. 334–340).

Legal basis

  • Fees Law (HarçK) art. 28 and Tariff No. (1)
  • Fees Law General Communiqué (Serial No. 98), Official Gazette 31.12.2025
  • Cost Advance Tariff under the Code of Civil Procedure (HMK) (Official Gazette 28.10.2025)
  • HMK art. 120

These provisions and rates were last checked against official sources on 5 October 2026.

Note: Results are for general information and are approximate. The specifics of the file, court decisions and partial payments may change the result. Rates were checked against official sources on 5 October 2026.
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