The Law No. 7226 on Amendment of Certain Laws ("Amendment
Law") has been published in the second Official Gazette of
March 26, 20201 for the purposes of preventing adverse
consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Amendment Law
includes various changes and measures such as suspension of legal
periods in the judicial proceedings (criminal, administrative and
civil), tax procedure terms and insurance funds.
One of the most significant amendment in the Amendment Law is
introduced to Law on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and
Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts ("Law
No. 5651"). Article 32 of the Amendment Law changes Article 8
of Law No. 5651 and adds the crimes regulated under the Law on
Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other
Sports Competitions ("Law No. 7258") (e.g. providing
medium, advertisement, opportunity and money transfer for illegal
betting) into the scope of the catalogue crimes listed
