What Turkey Public Procurement Law No. 4734 of 2002 (Kamu Ihale Kanunu) and the EKAP Electronic Procurement Platform requires
The Turkish Public Procurement Law No. 4734 (Kamu Ihale Kanunu, KIK) enacted 4 January 2002 and effective 1 January 2003 is the principal Turkish statute governing procurement of goods, services, and construction works by public administrations including general budget administrations, special budget administrations, regulatory and supervisory authorities, social security institutions, local administrations, public economic enterprises, and other public entities financed by the public budget. Law 4734 was a comprehensive modernisation aligning Turkey with EU procurement directives in preparation for EU accession negotiations and the Customs Union with the European Union. The parallel Law on Tendering for Public Works No. 2886 was substantially replaced by Law 4734 for procurement and remains relevant for state property and lease tenders. The Public Procurement Authority (Kamu Ihale Kurumu / KIK) established under Law 4734 is the autonomous regulator with rule-making authority, complaint resolution, and supplier debarment authority. The Electronic Public Procurement Platform (Elektronik Kamu Alimlari Platformu / EKAP, ekap.kik.gov.tr) is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform operated by KIK. Procurement methods established by Law 4734 comprise (a) Open Procedure (Acik Ihale, Article 18, the default), (b) Restricted Procedure (Belli Istekliler Arasinda Ihale, Article 18, with prequalification), (c) Negotiated Procedure (Pazarlik Usulu, Article 21, under prescribed exceptions including emergency, urgent, sole-source for technical reasons, and small-value below thresholds), (d) Direct Procurement (Dogrudan Temin, Article 22, for small-value and prescribed-exception transactions), and (e) Design Contest (Tasarim Yarismasi). Law 4734 establishes thresholds (esik degerler) which trigger covered procurement obligations including the open procedure default. The Turkish procurement framework operates within Turkey's trade obligations including the EU-Turkey Customs Union (1995), the Stabilisation and Association Process, and the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery. Turkey is NOT a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) but is an observer.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi / TBMM, legislative authority enacting Law 4734); Public Procurement Authority (Kamu Ihale Kurumu / KIK, autonomous regulator); Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Hazine ve Maliye Bakanligi, oversight); EKAP Electronic Public Procurement Platform (ekap.kik.gov.tr) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=4734&MevzuatTur=1&MevzuatTertip=5
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- Turkish Public Procurement Law No. 4734 (Kamu Ihale Kanunu) effective 1 January 2003 - principal Turkish statute on government procurement
- Turkish Law on Tendering for Public Works No. 2886 - parallel statute for state property and lease tenders
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