Turkey: Consumer Law

The Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Flavourings introduces comprehensive rules for the use, authorization, production, labeling and notification of flavouring substances and food ingredients with flavouring properties. The regulation establishes source material restrictions, usage limits and special transition provisions, requiring food businesses to review their product, supply, production and labeling processes to ensure compliance by 31 December 2026.

The new Regulation, published on 14 September 2026, comprehensively regulates the use, authorisation, production, labelling and notification requirements applicable to flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties. It introduces restrictions on source materials, limits on use and specific transitional provisions. Food business operators are required to review their products, supply chains, production processes and labelling practices and ensure compliance with the new requirements by 31 December 2026.

27 Haziran 2026 tarihli ve 33293 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Yenilenmiş Ürünler Hakkında Yönetmelik (“Yönetmelik”), 1 Ağustos 2026 tarihinde yürürlüğe girmiştir.

Turkey introduces sweeping reforms to its advertising regulations, establishing comprehensive rules for AI-generated content, social media influencer marketing, targeted advertising, and environmental claims. The amendments mandate transparency requirements for artificial intelligence use in advertising, impose strict disclosure standards for influencer partnerships, and introduce enhanced consumer protections for digital marketplaces and online reviews.

Bu makale, yurt dışı merkezli şirketlerin Türkiye'deki faaliyetlerini hizmet ilişkisi altında yerel şirketler aracılığıyla yürütmesi halinde ortaya çıkan hukuki sorumluluk rejimini incelemektedir

Turkish law has evolved significantly in addressing dark patterns—manipulative digital interface designs that steer consumers toward decisions contrary to their interests. The 2026 amendments to the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices introduce comprehensive transparency obligations covering targeted advertising, AI-generated content, discount claims, and consumer reviews. How do these new provisions reshape the legal framework for protecting consumer autonomy in digit

As is well known, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods (the “Right to Repair Directive” or “Directive”) on June 13, 2024, as part of its “Climate-neutral Europe by 2050”2 goal under the European Green Deal. With this Directive, the European Union aimed to transform established consumption habits and accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Turkey has introduced a new regulatory framework governing the production and marketing of fruit saplings and propagation materials through a comprehensive certification system.

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that provisions exempting e-commerce intermediary platforms from liability for defective products sold through their marketplaces violate consumer protection principles.