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The Regulation on Admission Exam for Legal Professions and Preliminary Exam for Administrative Justice ("Regulation") was published in the Official Gazette dated May 8, 2024...

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Principles and Rules to be Applied in Retail Trade ("Regulation") issued by the Ministry of Trade has been published in the Official Gazette dated 07/12/2022 and numbered 32036.

ARegulation Amending the Regulation on Distance Sale Agreements was published in the Official Gazette dated 24 May 2025 and numbered 32909...

Turkey has amended the regulatory regime governing toy safety. The regime includes minimum safety standards for toys to be used by children under the age of 14, as well as obligations for producers, authorized representatives, importers and distributors.

The Board will monitor the market; examine undertakings; impose administrative fines; and adopt further precautions when necessary.

Değişiklik Yönetmeliği uyarınca kredi veren kurumların ön bilgilendirme yükümlülüğü genişletilmiştir.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that certain provisions of the Consumer Protection Law and E-Commerce Law are unconstitutional, fundamentally altering the liability framework for e-commerce intermediary service providers.

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Non-Cash Lotteries and Draws of the General Directorate of the National Lottery ("Regulation") was published in the Official Gazette dated 16 June 2022.

Turkey's first official diagnosis of COVID-19, which is considered to have begun in China's Whuan city in December 2019 and which has spread to millions worldwide in the following months, was announced on 11 March 2020.

Pursuant to Presidential Decision No. 10813 published in the Official Gazette dated 7 January 2026 and numbered 33130 (the "Presidential Decision"), amendments have been made to the Decision on the Implementation of Certain Articles of the Customs Law No. 4458 (the "Implementation Decision").

The Decision includes essential remarks concerning the exertion of optional rights granted to consumers regarding defective products.

The Turkish Ministry of Finance has issued a range of communiqués ("Communiqués") regarding product safety and compliance inspections for technical import regulations.

Turkey's Advertisement Board ("Board") published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 ("Guideline").

Consumer Protection Law Number 6502 ("Law") entered into force on 28 May 2014.

The ITCA published the Draft Regulation Amending the Regulation regarding the Rights of Consumers in the Electronic Communication Sector will be open to public consultation with the Decision no. 2021/İK-THD/188 on 6 July 2021.

In recent years, the concept of "mystery boxes" or "surprise boxes" has become increasingly popular, taking a central place in the marketing strategies of many companies.

The Advertising Board issued an administrative fine and a suspension sanction on the company that owns a social media account, on the grounds that advertisements and promotions conducted on a social media platform created...

Communiqué on Administrative Monetary Penalties to be Applied in 2026 Pursuant to Article 77 of Consumer Protection Law no. 6502...

An amendment was made to the Regulation on the Principles and Rules to be Applied in Retail Trade via the Amendment Regulation on the Regulation on the Principles and Rules to be Applied...