Cybersecurity Directorate Takes Over Key Digital Governance Powers In Türkiye

Law No. 7590 on Amendments to Certain Laws and Decree Laws (“Law”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette on 31 July 2026, introducing a significant institutional restructuring of Türkiye’s digital regulatory landscape by transferring several internet governance powers previously exercised by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) to the Cybersecurity Directorate.

The Law amends Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and the Combating of Offences Committed Through Such Publications (“Internet Law”), the Electronic Communications Law No. 5809 (“ECL”), and the Cybersecurity Law No. 7545 (“Cybersecurity Law”). Its main purpose is to complete the institutional restructuring that began with the establishment of the Cybersecurity Directorate by transferring a number of internet governance and cybersecurity-related duties and powers from the ICTA to the Cybersecurity Directorate.