New Official Correspondence Rules For Turkish Administrations Announced

Turkish Official Correspondence Regulation By the Turkish Presidency Decision Nr. 2646

In the Turkish Official Gazette dated 10 June 2020, the Official Correspondence Regulation of 2 February 2015 has been superseded by the Regulation on the Terms and Conditions Applicable on Official Correspondences (the “new Official Correspondence Regulation” or the “Regulation”) with the Turkish Presidency Decision Nr. 2646 issued on 9 June 2020.

The recently issued Official Correspondence Regulation is applicable on all the Turkish public institutions and organizations aiming to establish a fast, secure, and unique electronic system for the exchange of official information and correspondence between administrations and to determine rules concerning official correspondences exchanged in an electronic environment by using secure electronic signature or in a physical environment by using signatures put in handwriting.