(1) When recommending for the promotion of civil servants in expert positions, the promotion committee will do it on the basis of work ability.
(2) The promotion committee will do the evaluation of the work capacity based on the criteria set in this regard and if it deems necessary for this, it may form an expert committee.
(3) When a civil servant holding an expert position is promoted to a higher rank, the position held by the employee shall be converted to a higher rank by keeping the appropriate rank. After the post thus converted becomes vacant, it will automatically be retained in the post to which the initial appointment was made.
(4) A civil servant in the expert position cannot be a candidate for any other promotion based on the assessment of work ability.
(5) In order to be promoted from one category to another category, five years of service in the existing category should be reached.