While discussions continue regarding the disclosure of the list of those named in the fund grab, all eyes in the Turkish Grand National Assembly will be on the Planning and Budget Commission, where the budget of the Ministry of Justice will be discussed tomorrow. It is expected that discussions on the Turkish Red Crescent Bill will continue in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
The 2027 budgets of ministries and their affiliated and related organizations will continue to be discussed in the General Assembly and Planning and Budget Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly this week.
In the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, it is expected that the discussions on the Turkish Red Crescent Bill, which were suspended due to the bringing forward of the bill on the liquidation of funds and the bill on the approval of the Mecca Agreement, are expected to continue. 4 articles of the Turkish Red Crescent Bill, which consists of 9 articles in total, were accepted.
With the proposal, regulations are made regarding the duties, powers, rights and exemptions of the Turkish Red Crescent.
Strengthening the nature of the Turkish Red Crescent as a national and international humanitarian aid organization; carrying out activities at home and abroad in the fields of disaster, war, health, humanitarian aid and social support; It is envisaged that the purchase of products and services for first aid, disaster logistics and temporary shelter will be evaluated within the scope of strategic procurement, in order to establish coordination and make protocols with relevant public institutions and organizations in line with their duties and powers, and to increase disaster management and humanitarian aid capacity.
The proposal includes provisions for the Turkish Red Crescent to benefit from the free transfer of some movable goods, to be exempt from certain taxes and duties, and to benefit from customs facilities for imported aid materials.
The proposal, which includes regulations for the sustainability of blood services, envisages the payment of cash compensation to the Turkish Red Crescent personnel who are actively working in the activity area to carry out their activities during extraordinary periods and times of disaster, war and conflict, and the head of the provincial central branch of the Turkish Red Crescent and the head of the district branches, if any, to serve on the board of trustees of the social assistance and solidarity foundation.
ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN DIGITAL ACCOMMODATION PLATFORMS WILL BE UNDER INSPECTION
If the discussions on the Turkish Red Crescent Bill are completed in the General Assembly, it is expected that the discussions on the Foreign Digital Accommodation Platforms Law Proposal will begin. The proposal requires foreign digital accommodation platforms to obtain a permit from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The activities of foreign platforms providing services to consumers in Turkey will be included in the scope of permits, registration and inspection. With the proposal becoming law, access to Booking from Turkey will be opened.
The proposal aims to provide a legal basis for the activities carried out by foreign digital accommodation platforms in the country via electronic media.
In this context, it is envisaged to determine the fields of activity of the platforms in question, to establish fair competition conditions in the sector, to issue permits to these platforms by the ministry, to impose the obligation to have representatives in Turkey, to regulate the administrative sanctions to be applied in case of violation of obligations, to implement Turkish law and to authorize Turkish courts.
It is aimed to include foreign digital accommodation platforms among the tourism share obligors in order to strengthen the revenue structure of the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency. According to the proposal, platforms that provide digital accommodation will be required to obtain a permit from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in order to provide reservation services for accommodation in Turkey.
In order to obtain a permit, a representative must be appointed in Turkey, the platform must be a digital service taxpayer and pay tax debts in Turkey. Platforms that cannot appoint a representative will not be issued a permit.
The document fee will be 5 million TL and this amount will be increased by the revaluation rate, effective from the beginning of each calendar year. The President will be authorized to increase this amount by up to two times or reduce it by half.
On the date when the regulation comes into force, foreign digital accommodation platforms operating in the country via the electronic commerce environment will be required to apply to the ministry to obtain a permit within 3 months from the date of entry into force of the provision.
Administrative sanctions will be applied to those who do not comply with this obligation or whose applications are not accepted, those who are found to be operating in the country without obtaining a permit from the ministry, and foreign digital accommodation platforms whose permits have been canceled or whose permits have expired. The regulation will enter into force on January 1, 2027.
THE BUDGET OF 4 MINISTRIES WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE COMMISSION
The 2027 budgets of ministries and their affiliated and related organizations will continue to be discussed in the Planning and Budget Commission. While discussions about the fund grab continue, the budget of the Ministry of Justice will be discussed in the commission tomorrow.
The commission will discuss the budgets of the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday, the Ministry of Family and Social Services on Wednesday, and the Ministry of National Education and its related and affiliated organizations on Thursday.
KIT COMMISSION
The SOE Commission will examine the accounts of the Post and Telegraph Organization Inc. and its Subsidiaries on Tuesday, and the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, Turkish Maritime Enterprises Inc., - Istanbul Olympic Games Preparation and Organizing Board, International Health Services Inc. (USHAŞ), Health and Health Tourism Support Services Inc. (SADES SAĞLIK AŞ) on Wednesday.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
The Court of Accounts Memorandum stating that the 2025 Report prepared by the Court of Accounts in accordance with the Law No. 7183 on the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency will be discussed at the Public Works, Zoning, Transport and Tourism Commission on Thursday.
Group meetings of political parties are planned to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
