PRICE TARIFFS TO BE APPLIED BY CERTIFIED ENTERPRISES
GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ITS PREPARATION AND APPROVAL
COMMUNIQUÉ ON PRINCIPLES
(COMMUNIQUÉ NO: 2008/2)
PART ONE
Purpose, Scope, and Basis
ARTICLE 1 – (1) The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the general principles regarding the preparation and approval of price tariffs to be applied by licensed enterprises as stipulated in Article 10 of the Tourism Encouragement Law No. 2634, dated 12/3/1982.
ARTICLE 2 – (1) This Communiqué has been prepared based on Article 10 of the Tourism Encouragement Law No. 2634 and subparagraph (l) of paragraph 1 of Article 55 of the Regulation on the Certification and Qualities of Tourism Facilities, published in the Official Gazette dated 21/6/2005 and numbered 25852.
ARTICLE 3 – (1) This Communiqué covers the procedures and principles regarding the preparation and approval of price tariffs to be applied by tourism enterprises that have obtained an operating certificate within the framework of the provisions of the Regulation on the Certification and Qualities of Tourism Facilities and the Yacht Tourism Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 4/8/1983 and numbered 18125.
SECOND PART
General Principles
ARTICLE 4 – (1) It is essential for licensed businesses to operate with price tariffs approved by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
ARTICLE 5 – (1) Businesses shall have their price tariffs approved in the months of September-October of the year in which they are located. Approved price tariffs are valid until the end of one calendar year. Unless a request is made to have a new price tariff approved, the approved tariffs shall continue to maintain their validity.
ARTICLE 6 – (1) Approved tariffs shall not be changed and approved a second time within the year they are applied. However, if the justifications submitted for a price change are examined and deemed justified by the authority approving the tariffs, the price may be approved a second time.
ARTICLE 7 – (1) Businesses may freely determine the prices they will apply, taking into account the fact that they must be realistic and marketable.
THIRD PART
Procedures and Principles in the Preparation of Price Tariffs
ARTICLE 8 – (1) Accommodation service providers, marinas, and yacht businesses may determine their prices in US Dollars or Euros, taking external marketing into account, provided that they also state their New Turkish Lira equivalents. In the calculation of prices, the US Dollar or Euro foreign exchange buying rate announced by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye on the 1st day of the month in which the price is issued shall be taken as the basis.
ARTICLE 9 – (1) All services included in the prices at marinas (excluding services characterized by repair, inspection, and similar features that are not subject to a tariff) shall be specified in detail in the price tariffs, such as captain's fees, water, electricity, sports facilities, mooring, maintenance, etc.
ARTICLE 10 – (1) Yacht enterprises may also have approved the per capita prices of the package tours they organize, including aircraft and transfer expenses.
ARTICLE 11 – (1) In price tariffs, the types, modes of presentation, and prices of all kinds of food, beverage, entertainment, sports, health, etc. services offered by businesses regarding their own types shall be clearly specified.
ARTICLE 12 – (1) Provided that it is specified in the price tariffs, different prices may be charged to the customer for nightclub, discotheque, American bar, mini-bar, and room service services.
ARTICLE 13 – (1) Businesses may have package prices approved for the services they will provide during special organizations and nights such as New Year's Eve, galas, concerts, etc., provided that the content is specified.
ARTICLE 14 – (1) Accommodation enterprises implementing the all-inclusive marketing system are obliged to clearly state in price forms the durations, methods of presentation, and prices of all kinds of food and beverage and ancillary services related to this system.
ARTICLE 15 – (1) Artist consumption fees shall not be approved in the tariffs to be prepared for independent entertainment venues.
FOURTH SECTION
Approval of Tariffs
ARTICLE 16 – (1) Prices shall be filled in the forms prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and included in the annex of this Communiqué.
ARTICLE 17 – (1) Price tariffs are approved by the Provincial Directorates of Culture and Tourism to which the enterprise is affiliated.
ARTICLE 18 – (1) Businesses that are members of a professional association shall send their price tariffs in three copies through their respective association, while businesses that are not members of an association shall send them in two copies directly to the Provincial Directorates of Culture and Tourism.
ARTICLE 19 – (1) Tariffs shall be examined by Provincial Directorates, and those deemed appropriate shall be approved. A copy of the approved tariffs shall be kept in the archives of the Provincial Directorates of Culture and Tourism.
FIFTH PART
Procedures and Principles for the Implementation of Price Tariffs
ARTICLE 20 – (1) Provided that they are indicated on daily menus, the selling prices of game and seafood may be freely determined by the enterprises.
ARTICLE 21 – (1) In the event that a single person stays in a twin room, a maximum of 80% of the room price shall be charged.
ARTICLE 22 – (1) The extra bed fee cannot exceed half of the amount assigned to a single bed in a double room.
ARTICLE 23 – (1) In price calculations made regarding payments, the foreign currency buying rate announced by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye on the 1st day of the month in which the payment is made shall be taken as the basis.
ARTICLE 24 – (1) Enterprises may not apply a price above the approved tariffs. They may apply a price below the approved prices, taking marketing conditions into account.
ARTICLE 25 – (1) In the menus offered to the customer, the contents, types, and varieties of food and beverages shall be specified in at least two foreign languages.
ARTICLE 26 – (1) Among businesses implementing the all-inclusive system, those that impose a time limit or a requirement to pay a separate fee for the presentation of food, beverage products, and other services are obliged to inform their customers in advance regarding this practice.
SIXTH SECTION
Final Provisions
ARTICLE 27 – (1) This Communiqué enters into force on the date of its publication.
ARTICLE 28 – (1) The Minister of Culture and Tourism shall execute the provisions of this Communiqué.