Pursuant to the Energy Efficiency Law No. 5627 published in the Official Gazette dated 2 May 2007 and numbered 26510 ("Energy Efficiency Law"), and the Building Energy Performance Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 5 December 2008 and numbered 27075 ("Energy Performance Regulation"), buildings in Türkiye have been subject to an energy identity certificate ("Energy Identity Certificate") requirement since 2011. The Energy Identity Certificate must be issued for the entire building and is valid for 10 years, and should be renewed at the end of each 10-year period. The Energy Identity Certificate has the characteristics of an identity document and there are no prescribed minimum standards for the issuance of the Energy Identity Certificate.
According to the Energy Performance Regulation, the Energy Identity Certificate contains the following information:
- General information on the building
- Amount of energy used for heating, cooling and water procurement
- Annual amount of the most used type of energy
- Classification of energy use between A (best class) and G (worst class)
- Amount of greenhouse gas and classification of greenhouse gas emissions between A and G
- Amount of enlightenment energy consumption
- Classification of energy and CO2 emissions
- Proportion of renewable energy use of the building
There are exceptions to the requirement of obtaining the Energy Identity Certificate. Accordingly, certain buildings are exempt from this requirement, including the following:
- Buildings used for industrial production
- Buildings with a planned usage period of less than two years
- Buildings with under 50 square meters in total area
- Buildings not requiring heating or cooling (e.g., warehouses, storage facilities, stables and barns)
- Buildings located outside municipal areas with a total construction area under 1,000 square meters