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Turkey has introduced comprehensive amendments to Law No. 5651, establishing the country's first sector-specific regulatory framework for digital gaming platforms. The new legislation imposes obligations on gaming platforms including age rating requirements, mandatory appointment of Turkish representatives, parental control tools, and information disclosure to authorities, backed by a graduated system of administrative fines and bandwidth restrictions for non-compliance.

Pursuant to the decision of the Information and Communication Technologies Board ("Board") dated 13 September 2025 and numbered 2025/DK-BTD/300 ("Decision"), a draft regulation ("Draft Regulation") amending the Internet Domain Names Regulation ("Regulation") has been published for public opinion.

Turkey, as a fast developing country linking Asia to Europe, is also a dynamic and attractive market in terms of media investments.

As our readers might recall from our previous article, the Law no. 5651, also known as the "Internet Law", was recently amended by the Law no. 7253.

Establishment of Social Media Complaints Evaluation Commission.

The Law on Electronic Commerce which has been pending for approval by the Turkish Parliament for the past 3 years has finally been passed on October 23, 2014.

On 28th of September, California has passed Senate Bill No. 327 regarding Internet of Things (IoT).

The Radio and Television Supreme Council ("RTÜK") published the Regulation on Radio, Television and On-Demand Broadcasts on the Internet ("Regulation") in the Official Gazette of August 1, 2019.

In 2014, 121 deputies of the Republican People's Party ("CHP") applied to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of certain provisions of Law No. 5651, the primary Internet law in Turkey, along with certain provisions of other laws, such as the Tax Procedure Law and the Public Tender Law.

An important legislation has been published in the Official Gazette dated 15.04.2015 numbered 29327.

The Regulation on the Process of Identity Authentication of Applicants in the Electronic Communications Sector ("Regulation") of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (ITCA) was ...

In the legal order, persons are divided into two as real persons and legal persons. Each individual gains personality and has legal capacity provided that the person is born full and alive.

The Presidential Decree No. 476, published in the Official Gazette dated 19/12/2018, regulated that payments to the providers of advertising services provided through the Internet, or to those who act as an intermediary for the provision of this service, ...

The standards address technical and procedural elements, as well as the information which customers must receive during transactions.

On 29 April 2026, EU lawmakers and Member States failed to reach an agreement on proposed amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) following approximately twelve hours of negotiations conducted under the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus initiative. The discussions focused on postponing certain AI Act obligations, including rules applicable to high-risk AI systems, until December 2027

On January 20, 2026, the European Commission (the "Commission") introduced a new cybersecurity initiative to strengthen the EU's resilience and capabilities in response to growing threats.

Turkey has submitted a new bill to parliament that would require large digital platforms to pay royalties to media organizations for using their news content. The legislation establishes a dispute resolution mechanism and imposes significant penalties on platforms that fail to comply, with administrative fines potentially reaching up to 10% of annual digital service revenue generated in Turkey.