Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Law on Fees

Article 97

Chapter Three: Payment of the Fee

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, ship and port fees shall be paid by the persons listed below:

a) The persons acquiring the right of ownership (where there is more than one acquirer, they shall pay the fees in proportion to their shares),

b) In mortgages, the persons establishing the mortgage,

c) In transactions other than these, the persons in whose favour the transaction is carried out.

CHAPTER TWO

Exemptions

Transactions exempted from fees:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 97

Gemi ve liman harçları, taraflarca aksi kararlaştırılmamışsa aşağıda yazılı kişiler tarafından ödenir:

a) Mülkiyet hakkını iktisabedenler, (İktisabeden kişiler birden fazla ise, harçları hisseleri oranında öderler),

b) İpoteklerde ipoteği tesis edenler,

c) Bunlar dışında kalan işlemlerde lehine işlem yapılmış olanlar.

İKİNCİ BÖLÜM

İstisnalar

Harçtan müstesna tutulan işlemler:

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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