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A New Era For Digital Gaming Platforms: Key Amendments To Law No. 5651
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.
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Paksoy
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Dijital oyun platformları için yeni dönem: 5651 sayılı Kanun’da kritik değişiklikler
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.
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Paksoy
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New Rules For Social Networks And Game Platforms In Türkiye
Turkey's amended Law No. 5651 introduces comprehensive regulatory obligations for social network providers and gaming platforms, establishing age verification requirements, parental controls, and content moderation standards. The legislation, effective November 2026, creates a graduated enforcement framework with administrative fines reaching up to 3% of global turnover and potential bandwidth restrictions for non-compliant platforms.
Turkey Media & IT
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Moroglu Arseven
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Dijital Oyun Platformlarına Yeni Uyum Rejimi: 5651 Sayılı Kanun’da Öngörülen Değişiklikler
A proposed amendment to Turkish Law No. 5651 introduces comprehensive compliance obligations for digital gaming platforms, social media providers, and game distributors. The new regulatory framework mandates age verification systems, parental control tools, content classification by age ratings, and risk assessment reporting to the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK), with significant administrative penalties for non-compliance.
Turkey Media & IT
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CBC Law Firm
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