Turkey: Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

Elektronik ticaret platformlarının tüketici işlemlerinden kaynaklanan sorumluluğu, son yıllarda hem Türk hukukunda hem de karşılaştırmalı hukukta giderek daha fazla tartışılan konulardan biri hâline gelmiştir.

AYM’ye yapılan 2024/187 esas sayılı başvuruda, e-ticaret platformundan alınan ayıplı ürün nedeniyle açılan manevi tazminat davasında, TKHK m.48/6(d)’deki “…ile 11 inci…” ibaresi ile ETK m.9/1’in Anayasa’ya aykırılığı ileri sürülmüştür.

In Application No. 2024/187 before the Constitutional Court, provisions of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 and the E-Commerce Law No. 6563 were challenged as unconstitutional in a non-pecuniary damages case concerning a defective product purchased online.

The Regulation on Direct Selling ("Regulation"), issued by the Ministry of Trade ("Ministry") pursuant to Articles 47/A and 84 of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502...

Regulation on Direct Sales has been published in the Official Gazette dated August 8, 2025, and numbered 32980 by the Ministry of Commerce.

The Regulation on Direct Selling ("Regulation"), published in the Official Gazette dated 8 August 2025, separates the provisions on direct sales from the already existing Regulation on Contracts Established Outside the Workplace and introduces an independent set of rules

30 Ekim 2024 tarihli ve 32707 sayılı Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanan 7529 sayılı Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Kanun, özellikle Kurul tarafından...

The exemption regime for certain goods delivered through mail or expedited shipments ("Low-Value Channel" or "LVC") was initially designed for personal imports and exports.

Celebrated for the first time on March 15, 1983 by Consumers International, a federation of consumer groups, World Consumer Rights Day gained a global dimension after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Consumer Rights in 1985. In this context, March 15 is celebrated as "Consumer Rights Day" every year to protect consumer rights and raise awareness all over the world.