Turkish Courts’ Implementation Of Consumer Protection

Under Turkish law, consumer rights are mainly protected by, and the legal status of all the consumer-related transactions are stipulated in, Law No. 4077 on the Protection of Consumers (the "Consumer Protection Law"), which was enacted on 23 February 1995 and published in the Official Gazette on 8 March 1995. After enactment of the Consumer Protection Law in 1995, it received major amendments in 2003 in order to ensure a higher level of protection for consumers and to harmonize Turkish consumer protection legislation with that of the European Union.

The purpose of the Consumer Protection Law is stated under Article 1 that as "to take measures aimed at protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers in line with the public good, building consumer awareness, indemnifying losses incurred by consumers and protecting them against environmental hazards; to promote consumer initiatives aimed at protecting consumer