Time limits run from notification
Most administrative cases are lost on dates rather than on merits. Unless a specific law provides otherwise, a case before the administrative court (idare mahkemesi) must be filed within 60 days of written notification of the decision. For tax disputes before the tax court (vergi mahkemesi) the period is 30 days. Once the period has expired, even a clearly unlawful decision will usually stand.
The envelope, the e-notification (e-Tebligat) record and the exact date of receipt should therefore be preserved. Some fields, such as removal decisions concerning foreign nationals, carry much shorter deadlines counted in days.
Applications to the authority before filing
A person may ask the authority in writing to take or change a decision. If no reply is given within 30 days, the request is treated as refused and the time limit for filing a case runs from the end of that 30-day period. Waiting for a reply does not extend the deadline.
An application to the higher authority made within the time limit suspends the running period; an application made after expiry does not revive it. A registration number or stamped copy should be obtained for every submission.
Annulment and full remedy actions
An annulment action (iptal davası) seeks to have the decision set aside. A full remedy action (tam yargı davası) seeks compensation for loss caused by the authority. The two can often be combined, for example the annulment of an unlawful dismissal together with a claim for the salary lost in the meantime.
Where damage results from physical conduct rather than a written decision, such as municipal works damaging a building, an application must first be made to the authority within one year of learning of the damage and in any event within five years of the event. A case may be filed only after a refusal or 30 days of silence.
Filing a case does not automatically suspend enforcement. A stay of execution (yürütmenin durdurulması) may be requested; the court grants it only where the harm would be difficult or impossible to reverse and the decision is clearly unlawful.
Demolition orders and zoning fines
In Antalya, sealing, demolition and fine decisions are frequently issued for enclosed balconies, roof extensions or garden structures built without a permit. These decisions are challenged before the administrative court under the Zoning Law (İmar Kanunu no. 3194). Relevant early steps include comparing the building with the approved project, checking the measurements in the inspection report and establishing whether an earlier decision exists for the same structure.
Because a pending case does not halt demolition by itself, the request for a stay of execution is often the most urgent part of the petition.
Tax notices follow separate rules
Tax, duty and related penalty notices are heard by the tax court within a 30-day limit, and settlement (uzlaşma) procedures may also be available. The rules on single-judge hearings and appeals in administrative courts were amended in 2026, so the thresholds in force on the filing date should be verified. For a meeting at the Konyaaltı office, the full text of the decision and proof of the notification date allow the deadline to be calculated at the outset.