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ARTICLE · 18 JANUARY 2018

Turkey Introduces Centralised System For Recording Approvals About Commercial Electronic Messages

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To send commercial electronic messages in Turkey, senders must first obtain a recipient's approval.

TurkeyCorporate/Commercial Law
Moroğlu Arseven
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C. Hazal Baydar, LL.M.
C. Hazal Baydar, LL.M.
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To send commercial electronic messages in Turkey, senders must first obtain a recipient's approval. The Ministry of Customs and Commerce ("Ministry") is now empowered to establish a system, where senders must log recipient approvals and rejections. If senders fail to transfer existing approvals into the new system within the specified period, these consents will be deemed invalid. In that case, senders will need to obtain the approval again. Recipients will also be able to exercise their right to approve or disapprove commercial electronic notifications via the new system. Further details will be announced via secondary legislation.

With the recent changes, Law number 6563 on Regulation of the Electronic Commerce now also regulates that the Ministry can request information to monitor and assess the e-commerce sector's development. If the Ministry requests information, it must be provided via the new electronic system. Please see this link for more details on

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