In Turkey, the central piece of legislation on advertising law
compliance issues is Turkish Consumer Protection Law numbered 6502
("CPL"), the Regulation on Commercial Advertisements and
Unfair Commercial Practices (the "Advertising
Regulation"), prepared in line with the CPL and Broadcasting
Law No. 6112.
Broadcast media advertising is ruled and supervised by the RTUK,
which is an autonomous and impartial public legal entity. The RTUK
regulates and supervises the radio, television and on-demand media
services, and examines broadcasts, as well as advertisements, in
light of the provisions of Law No. 6112. Another regulatory entity,
namely, the Advertisement Board, which was established under the
Turkish Ministry of Trade, and is the main authority controlling
advertisements for all media, including broadcasts on TV, radio,
and on the internet in Turkey. The Advertising Self-Regulatory
Board ("ROK") is the primary advertising self-regulatory
body in Turkey.
