Türkiye's EPDK Charging Regulation: A Plain Summary for Businesses
Charging network operator licences, station certificates, and what obligations a business faces when putting a charger in its own car park.
Why is charging a regulated activity?
In Türkiye, EV charging is a market activity regulated by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK). The Charging Service Regulation, in force since 2022, ties building and operating a charging network to a defined licence and certificate structure.
The aim is straightforward: wherever a user charges, metering should be accurate, the price published, and the service auditable.
Two core concepts: licence and certificate
Charging network operator licence
This is the authorisation obtained from EPDK by the company that builds and operates the network. Applications require a minimum number of charging units spread across a minimum number of provinces, alongside corporate, technical and financial criteria.
Charging network certificate
The licensed operator issues certificates for the stations joining its network. When a business installs a charger in its own car park it usually sits inside this structure: the station is on your site, but belongs to and is certified under a licensed operator's network.
"It's my own car park — do I need a licence?"
This is the most frequently asked question. The distinction is:
- A point used only by you, with no paid service to third parties (a closed company fleet, for example), is a different case.
- If you provide paid charging to third parties, that is a regulated activity and must run through a licensed operator's network.
For the great majority of businesses the practical route is working with a licensed operator rather than obtaining a licence yourself. Regulatory obligations, metering accuracy, tariff publication and reporting stay with the operator; you provide the site and the customers.
The main obligations
- Published tariff — the unit price must be clearly visible to the user before charging.
- Metering accuracy — meters in the units must comply with the relevant rules and be verifiable.
- Accessibility and non-discrimination — public stations cannot discriminate between users.
- Notification and reporting — station details and service data are reported regularly.
- Technical compliance — units must meet the applicable standards and be installed by qualified personnel.
- User information — operator identity, a contact channel and usage instructions must be present on the station.
Your responsibilities as the site
Working with a licensed operator, what falls to you is limited:
- A written agreement covering use of the site
- Applications on the owner/distribution-company side for the connection and any capacity increase
- Keeping the charging bays accessible and used for their intended purpose
A closing note
Regulations are updated over time. This article gives a general framework; before committing to an investment, check EPDK's current rules and obtain written confirmation from the operator you work with.
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