This update of the Public Procurement Law (No. 4734) provides that, when the estimated amount of the contract is below the applicable threshold, the administration may introduce in the bidding documents a clause of participation limited to national bidders.

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New relevant thresholds

a) Goods and services (excluding construction)

• General budget administrations: from TRY 14.7 million (≈0.29 M€) to TRY 18.7 million (≈0.37 M€).
• Other public administrations: from TRY 24.5 million (≈0.49 M€) to TRY 31.2 million (≈0.62 M€).

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b) Works (construction): from 538.0 million TRY (≈10.76 M€) to 686.9 million TRY (≈13.74 M€).

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Implications for foreign companies

In practice, this change in minimum thresholds represents an indirect tightening of access to smaller and medium-sized public contracts.

By raising the thresholds, the range of contracts that fall below the limit increases, and therefore more tenders of average amount may become legally “only for Turkish companies”.

For an exporting company or a company with a commercial presence in Turkey, it gains importance:

• Working with local partners or subsidiaries.
• Structuring consortia with Turkish entity.
• Prioritize higher volume projects where the restriction does not apply.

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Likewise, the strategic value of:

• Local presence
• Stable alliances
• Local assembly or integration
• Hybrid models (commercial subsidiary with EU production)