Turkey To Impose Higher Fines For Consumer Law Violations In 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, higher fines will be imposed for certain violations of Turkey's Consumer Protection Law (No. 6502). Fines will increase 5.58% compared to 2015.

Specifically, a company found to have:

• used unlawfully unfair terms or failed to use 12-point bold type in consumer agreements, or failed to provide explicit and legible safety information to consumers for goods deemed potentially harmful to consumers or the environment will be subject to a fine of TRY 232 (approx. USD 80) per violation;
• breached the rules on agreements concluded outside the workplace (such as direct sales agreements) will be subject to a fine of TRY 1,162 (approx. USD 400) per agreement;