Liability Of Online Marketing Platforms As Per Counterfeiting Activities

Turkish Law regulates online activities under Law No. 5651 on Regulating Broadcasting in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed through Internet Broadcasting (Internet Law). In this context the Law no. 5651 includes provisions as to the obligations and responsibilities of content providers, hosting providers and access providers. 

Within the scope of the Law no. 5651 "access provider" is defined as any organization that arranges for an individual or an entity to have access to the Internet; whereas the "content provider" is indicted as individual or legal entity that produce, modify and provide all kinds of information or data provided to users through the Internet. The Law no. 5651 also determines the "hosting provider" as individual or legal entities providing or operating systems that host services and content.