Social Network Providers Are Required To Implement Age Verification And Child-Specific Safety Measures

The Regulation on the Provision of Differentiated Services for Children and Age Verification by Social Network Providers (“Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 10.10.2026 and numbered 33396, establishes the procedures and principles governing age verification, content safety, personal data protection and parental controls applicable to social network providers offering services to children.

The Regulation, issued pursuant to Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed Through Such Publications (“Law No. 5651”), applies to domestic and foreign social network providers accessible from Türkiye and their users.

Under the Regulation, social network providers are prohibited from providing services to children under the age of 15, while they are required to offer differentiated services incorporating specific safety measures appropriate to the age and developmental needs of children aged 15 to 17.