Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Turkey
Turkey has aligned with the EU: the Asansör Yönetmeliği (2014/33/AB) (Official Gazette 29/6/2016, no. 29757) mirrors the Lifts Directive and EN 81 harmonised standards are adopted as Turkish Standards. Lifts must be registered with the local authority (municipality) and maintained monthly by the manufacturer or an authorised service with a TSE service-competence certificate (Asansör İşletme ve Bakım Yönetmeliği, OG 6/4/2019 no. 30737). Annual periodic control is performed by A-type inspection bodies authorised by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and contracted by protocol with the local authorities (Asansör Periyodik Kontrol Yönetmeliği, OG 4/5/2018 no. 30411, amended OG 13/9/2022 no. 31952), with red/yellow/blue/green labels. Escalators and moving walks are machinery (Makina Emniyeti Yönetmeliği 2006/42/AT, OG 3/3/2009 no. 27158) and, as work equipment, need a periodic control at least yearly under TS EN 115-1/-2 by accredited inspection bodies (İş Ekipmanları regulation). Standards family: EN.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of Industry and Technology (Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı) for lifts and machinery; municipalities / provincial special administrations (ilgili idare) for lift registration; Ministry of Labour and Social Security for work-equipment periodic control (escalators)
Periodic inspection
Lifts: annual, by A-type inspection bodies (ISO/IEC 17020, TÜRKAK accreditation) authorised by the Ministry and under protocol with the local authority; labels red (unsafe, fix within 60 days), yellow (120 days), blue, green; 713,502 lifts checked in 2021 (33% red). Escalators/moving walks: at least every year unless the standard says otherwise, to TS EN 115-1 and TS EN 115-2, by persons working for accredited inspection bodies.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: maintenance only by the manufacturer or authorised service holding a TSE service qualification certificate (TS 12255), with an engineer as technical head, at least two technicians and liability insurance; inspectors certified under Tebliğ SGM 2016/18.
Laws, codes and standards
- Asansör İşletme ve Bakım Yönetmeliği (2019) — Lift Operation and Maintenance Regulation — registration, operation, maintenance, warranty, service inspection and upgrading of existing liftsMandatory · Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı
- Asansör İşletme, Bakım ve Periyodik Kontrol Yönetmeliği (2015) — Lift Operation, Maintenance and Periodic Control Regulation (2015)Superseded
- Asansör Periyodik Kontrol Yönetmeliği (2018) — Lift Periodic Control Regulation — procedures for annual periodic control and authorisation of A-type inspection bodiesMandatory · Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı
- Asansör Periyodik Kontrol Yönetmeliğinde Değişiklik (2022) (2022) — Amendment to the Lift Periodic Control RegulationMandatory · Official Gazette 13/9/2022, no. 31952 · Ministry of Industry and Technology
- Asansör Yönetmeliği (2014/33/AB) (2016) — Lift Regulation (2014/33/EU) — essential health and safety requirements and placing on the market of lifts and safety componentsMandatory · Alignment with Directive 2014/33/EU (EU-Turkey Customs Union) · Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı
- İş Ekipmanlarının Kullanımında Sağlık ve Güvenlik Şartları Yönetmeliği (2013) — Regulation on Health and Safety Requirements for the Use of Work Equipment - periodic control of escalators and moving walksMandatory · Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, arts. 30-31; OG 25/4/2013 no. 28628, amended incl. OG 18/2/2022 no. 31754 and OG 4/2/2024 no. 32450 · Ministry of Labour and Social Security
- Makina Emniyeti Yönetmeliği (2006/42/AT) (2009) — Machinery Safety Regulation (transposing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC) - covers escalators and moving walksMandatory · Official Gazette 3/3/2009, no. 27158; mandatory from 29 Dec 2009; amended OG 28/9/2014 no. 29133 · Ministry of Industry and Trade (now Industry and Technology)
- Tebliğ SGM 2016/18 (2016) — Communiqué on certification of inspection personnel performing lift periodic controlsMandatory
- TS 12255 — Service qualification requirements for lift after-sales / maintenance services (TSE hizmet yeterlilik)Referenced by law · Asansör İşletme ve Bakım Yönetmeliği · TSE
- TS EN 115-1 / TS EN 115-2 — Safety of escalators and moving walks - construction and installation (Part 1); rules for improving safety of existing escalators (Part 2)Referenced by law · İş Ekipmanları regulation annex (periodic control criteria); machinery regulation (harmonised standard) · TSE (adopting CEN)
- TS EN 13015 — Maintenance for lifts and escalators — rules for maintenance instructionsReferenced by law · Asansör İşletme ve Bakım Yönetmeliği · CEN / TSE
- TS EN 81-80 — Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger liftsReferenced by law · Asansör İşletme ve Bakım Yönetmeliği (lifts installed before 15/8/2004) · CEN / TSE
Lift associations and bodies
- All Elevator Industrialists and Businesspeople Association (TASİAD)
- Elevator and Escalator Industrialists Association (AYSAD)
- Ministry of Industry and Technology
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.