Turkish Constitutional Court Decision On The Internet Law

The Constitutional Court found that some amendments introduced to the Law no. 5651 on Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combatting Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publication ("Internet Law") are unconstitutional in accordance with its decision dated 11.10.2023 and numbered 2020/76 E. and 2023/172 which was published in the Official Gazette dated 10.01.2023 and numbered 32425.¹

Evaluations on Provisions Found to be Unconstitutional

Powers Granted to the President of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority

The President of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority ("ICTA President") was granted the power to "give content removal decision" in addition to its existing power to "block access" with respect to internet publications constituting the crimes listed in the catalogue under Article 8/1 of the Internet Law. The relevant amendment was made in Article 8/4 of the Internet Law and entered into force as