Tradesmen and Craftsmen Professional Organizations Law
Law No. 5362                                                           Date of Acceptance : 7.6.2005
Tradesmen and craftsmen: Whether they are in a mobile or fixed place, the tradesmen and craftsmen are included in the professions determined by the Coordination Board for Determining the Tradesmen and Craftsmen and the Tradesmen and Industrialists, base their economic activities on their physical work together with their capital, and whose earnings do not qualify as a merchant or industrialist, are simple It refers to those who are taxed in the procedure and subject to the book on the basis of business account, and those who have profession and art who are exempt from tax.
Registration in the room
ARTICLE 6. — Unless the tradesmen and craftsmen are registered in the registry, they cannot be registered to the chamber in any way. The information of the tradesmen and artisans registered in the registry is provided by the registry; in the electronic environment, to the specialization chamber related to the professions and arts at the place where their workplaces are located, at the place of residence of those whose workplaces are mobile; The information of those who do not have a specialization room related to their profession and arts is sent to the mixed room for registration. The board of directors of the relevant chamber takes the membership decisions regarding these persons at its first meeting.
The records of tradesmen and craftsmen in places where it is not possible to establish a chamber, since the quorum for establishment of chambers cannot be reached, are kept by the union. Services provided to tradesmen and craftsmen by chambers are provided by the union by opening branches in districts.
Tradesmen and artisans operating in more than one field in the same workplace register with the chamber related to their main activity. However, if the member wishes to fulfill his obligations, he can also register to the chambers related to his other activities by means of registry.
Those registered to the chamber of tradesmen and craftsmen, chamber of commerce and industry, chamber of commerce, chamber of industry, chamber of maritime commerce within the body of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey; Those registered to these chambers cannot be registered to the chamber of tradesmen and craftsmen. Shareholders of capital companies cannot be registered as members of chambers of tradesmen and craftsmen in any way just because of company partnership, unless they are engaged in other trades and craftsmanship activities.
Membership terms
ARTICLE 7. — The following conditions are required for chamber membership:
a) Being a citizen of the Republic of Turkey or being a citizen of a foreign state, but doing art and trade in Turkey.
b) To have the license to use civil rights.
c) Being a taxpayer or being exempt from tax.
d) Not to be registered with the chambers within the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.
Registration obligation and registration procedures
ARTICLE 68. — Tradesmen and craftsmen within the scope of this Law, excluding their employees, are obliged to have their status registered in the registry and announced in the Registry Gazette within thirty days from the date they start working. Those who are determined not to fulfill this obligation are notified by the union to the relevant institutions and organizations authorized to issue licenses. Relevant institutions and organizations shall cease their activities until they are registered. Tradesmen and craftsmen who will operate in the provinces and professions covered by the Vocational Education Law No. 3308 are required to have a mastery certificate related to the profession during registration.
In the registry records of tradesmen and craftsmen, it is required to document that they are taxpayers or exempt from tax.
In order for tradesmen and craftsmen to engage in professional activities and be registered with the relevant chamber, their registration in the registry is required, and a separate registration is required for each profession in the registry. Sending the information of the tradesmen and craftsmen registered to the registry for registration to the relevant chamber is carried out electronically by the registry in the e-tradesman and craftsman database of the Ministry. Tradesmen and craftsmen are obliged to notify the registry of changes in the registration declarations within thirty days at the latest.
While they are registered in the tradesmen and craftsmen registry, those whose annual purchase or sale amounts or gross business revenues exceed the limits of being considered tradesmen and craftsmen cannot be compelled to register with the trade registry and therefore with the chambers within the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, unless they want to. However, the records of those whose annual purchase or sale amounts or gross business revenue exceeds six times the limit of counting tradesmen and craftsmen are transferred to the trade registry by means of the registry.
In the event that the event or process requiring registration ends or disappears completely or partially, the record in the registry is deleted partially or completely upon the request of the person concerned.
The deletion of the registry records of the tradesmen and artisans, whose heirs cannot be identified and who are determined to be dead by the registry director, and the announcement of this issue in the Registry Gazette is made directly and free of charge. In this case, the fees specified in the Fees Law No. 492 are not collected.
Registry procedures are carried out electronically by the registry managers and staff in the e-tradesman and craftsman database of the Ministry.
14 December 2018 FRIDAY
Official newspaper
Number : 30625
REGULATION
From the Ministry of Commerce:
REGISTRY OF TRADES AND ARTISTS REGULATION
Persons authorized to apply
ARTICLE 25 –
(1) The application for registration is made to the authorized directorate by the relevant persons.
(2) The persons who can apply for registration are listed below:
a) Tradesmen and craftsmen themselves.
b) The representative of the tradesmen and craftsmen authorized by the notary public.
c) In case of death of tradesmen and craftsmen or their heirs in case of absence decision.
ç) Ex officio directorate in case the heirs of the deceased or the tradesmen and craftsmen for whom a decision of absenteeism has not been determined cannot be determined.
(3) If more than one person is authorized to request the registration of a matter, the registration made upon the request of one of them shall be deemed to have been requested by all, unless there is a contrary provision in the Law and this Regulation.
(4) Fees and fees are not charged for registrations and announcements made within the scope of subparagraph (ç) of the second paragraph.