The Artificial Intelligence Bill Of Law Is On The Agenda

The Bill of Law on Amendments to the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 dated 26/9/2004 and Certain Laws (“Bill”), submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on 23 July 2025 and currently under committee review, introduces a legal definition of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and clarifies the applicable liability framework. In this context, the Bill establishes separate penalties for users and developers, imposes a six-hour intervention requirement and a permanent labelling obligation for deepfake content, classifies the use of discriminatory data sets as a violation, and authorizes the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) to issue access-blocking orders and impose administrative fines of up to TRY 10 million. It also introduces obligations for AI service providers, including ensuring transparency of training data sets and implementing content-verification mechanisms. Through these measures, the Bill aims to enact a series of regulatory