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Turkey's Parliament has adopted sweeping amendments that centralize cybersecurity and digital governance powers within the Presidency, marking a fundamental shift in how internet infrastructure and electronic communications are regulated. The legislation transfers critical regulatory authority from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority to the Presidency, including control over internet domain names, emergency response measures, and administrative enforcement.

On October 19, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") announced its decision in a significant case, regarding a piece of content published on a website.

The Information and Communications Technologies Authority recently published three amendment Regulations and Communiqués, collectively amending the regulatory structure in Turkey to be more compatible with the European Union acquis.

01.07.2022 tarihinde kabul edilen 6563 sayılı Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun ile birlikte elektronik ticaret aracı hizmet sağlayıcılara ve elektronik ticaret hizmet sağlayıcıya birçok yeni düzenleme getirilmiştir.

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon.com, Inc. claiming that the it is a monopolist in the online retail and technology company that uses a set of interlocking...

The Telecommunications Authority continues to amend sector-specific regulations to further liberalize the telecommunications market in Turkey and better respond to the needs of the market players. This article aims to summarize certain material amendments made to the Regulation on Authorization of Telecommunications Services and Infrastructure as published in the Official Gazette on 17 April 2007

Turkey's National Post Office ("PTT A.Ş.") put the brand new online apostille ("e-Apostille") system into service that enables all apostille related transactions to be completed online as of 1st January 2019.

The monetary thresholds that determine the additional obligations that Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and Electronic Commerce Service Providers...

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently declared that dynamic IP addresses should be deemed to be personal data if the user's Internet Service Provider has additional data which allows the identification of the user.

This once, Personal Data Protection Authority has the technology giants on its agenda.

With the July 2020 amendments, the definition of Social Network Provider was added to Law number 5651. Subsequently, it has been introduced with the October 2022 amendments...

In May 2017, the Turkish Competition Board (the "Board") launched an investigation against Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Ş. ("Sahibinden.com").

The Law No. 7226 on Amendment of Certain Laws ("Amendment Law") has been published in the second Official Gazette of March 26, 2020...

One of the most violated rights on the internet is copyright, and nowadays, works such as music, movies and cartoons are published by third parties on various websites, social media accounts...

Online casinos have conquered the world, and Turkey is no exception. It has been determined that approximately $ 2 million is spent on online gambling through credit card transactions in Turkey.

The Law numbered 6563 on Regulation of Electronic Commerce (Law) foreseen the procedures and principles of electronic commerce (e-commerce) shall enter into force as of 01.05.2015.