Turkey: Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

Turkey has introduced comprehensive amendments to Law No. 5651, establishing the country's first sector-specific regulatory framework for digital gaming platforms. The new legislation imposes obligations on gaming platforms including age rating requirements, mandatory appointment of Turkish representatives, parental control tools, and information disclosure to authorities, backed by a graduated system of administrative fines and bandwidth restrictions for non-compliance.

Turkey introduces comprehensive regulations for digital gaming platforms through amendments to Law No. 5651, establishing age rating requirements, parental controls, and mandatory representative appointments for platforms exceeding 100,000 daily users. The legislation creates a tiered enforcement mechanism with escalating penalties from administrative fines up to 30 million TRL to bandwidth throttling for non-compliance.

June 2026 brought significant developments in Turkish technology regulation, with the Turkish Data Protection Authority issuing strict guidance on workplace biometric systems and CCTV monitoring. How will these new restrictions on employee surveillance reshape corporate compliance practices, and what do the Constitutional Court's rulings on e-commerce liability mean for digital platforms operating in Türkiye?

Telefon numarası ve e-posta adresi gibi iletişim bilgilerinin üçüncü kişilerden temin edilerek reklam ve pazarlama faaliyetlerinde kullanılması, 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu (“Kanun”) kapsamında dikkatle değerlendirilmesi gereken önemli hukuki riskler doğurmaktadır.

The use of telephone numbers, email addresses and other contact details obtained from third parties for advertising and marketing activities gives rise to significant legal risks that must be carefully assessed under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “Law”).

Data centers are critical physical infrastructure facilities that constitute the backbone of the digital economy. A wide range of services, extending from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data analytics and financial technologies, are delivered through these facilities.

The European Commission has approved Paramount Skydance Corporation's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but only after securing significant commitments regarding film distribution partnerships in the European Economic Area. The decision addresses competition concerns in theatrical distribution markets, particularly focusing on Paramount's existing joint venture with Universal and the potential market concentration that would result from combining three major studios' distribution operations.

2464 sayılı Belediye Gelirleri Kanunu’nun 21. Maddesi uyarınca biletle girilen bazı yerlerde bilet bedeliyle birlikte aşağıdaki tarifeye göre eğlence vergisi alınmaktadır

The Turkish Competition Board has concluded its investigation into major streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, and others through a commitment procedure that addresses exclusivity practices in content licensing and talent agreements. The decision introduces significant restrictions on how platforms can contract with producers, actors, directors, and screenwriters, while also protecting producers' access to government incentives and ensuring separation of key production roles.

On December 25, 2025, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) accepted the revised commitments submitted by Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Ş. (“Sahibinden”) and terminated the investigation launched against Sahibinden under Article 6 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”) concerning alleged leveraging practices associated with Sahibinden's Otobid service.

Telefon numarası ve e-posta adresi gibi iletişim bilgilerinin üçüncü kişilerden temin edilerek reklam ve pazarlama faaliyetlerinde kullanılması, 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu (“Kanun”) kapsamında dikkatle değerlendirilmesi gereken önemli hukuki riskler doğurmaktadır.

The use of telephone numbers, email addresses and other contact details obtained from third parties for advertising and marketing activities gives rise to significant legal risks that must be carefully assessed under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “Law”).