An Important Development On Data Protection Compliance!

On 10 October 2026, the Regulation on the Provision of Differentiated Services for Children and Age Verification by Social Network Providers (the "Regulation") was published in the Official Gazette. Issued by the Cyber Security Presidency, the Regulation introduces mandatory age verification, restrictions on children's access to social networks and additional safeguards for users aged 15 to 17.

The Regulation will take effect on 1 November 2026 and allows until 31 March 2027 for existing accounts, and as the relevant sanction provisions of Law No. 5651 will apply to breaches of its obligations, social network providers should review their registration flows, child accounts and objection processes before the effective date.

While the widespread use of social media by children offers significant opportunities for communication and access to information, it also presents various risks, including exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, online exploitation, and threats to the protection of personal data. These risks have increased the importance of legal regulations aimed at protecting children in the digital environment.

Turkey's new regulation mandates strict age verification and child-specific protections for social media platforms, prohibiting services to users under 15 and requiring segregated, privacy-enhanced accounts for those aged 15-17. Social network providers must implement parental controls, restrict targeted advertising and profiling, and establish transparent appeal mechanisms, with enforcement beginning November 2026.

This article examines the protection of minors in digital services through a comparative legal analysis directed at foreign platforms and families. It distinguishes access restrictions, age assurance, parental authority, personal-data processing and routes of challenge.

Türkiye'de kişisel verilerin yurt dışına aktarılması süreci, 10 Temmuz 2024'te yayımlanan yönetmelik ve 2026 yılı itibarıyla tam kapasite çalışan dijital bildirim...

In January 2026, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (the "DPA") issued several public announcements and published six data breach notifications.

This article examines Turkey's personal data protection framework under Law No. 6698 from the perspective of companies operating in, selling into or otherwise handling data connected with the Turkish market. It addresses the distinction between data controllers and processors, lawful processing, the information duty, the 2024 reform of special-category data and cross-border transfers, the 2025 VERBIS exemption update, data subject requests, breach response and enforcement.

Following numerous filings from Turkish citizens, residing abroad, concerning transfer and sharing of their personal data with institutions and organizations of other countries, the Personal Data Protection Authority ...

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