Turkey: Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

Recent amendments have been introduced to Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Broadcasts via the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed Through Such Broadcasts (Law No. 5651) through the Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws, which was published on 1 May 2026. For the first time under Turkish legislation, the concepts of game platform, game distributor, and game developer have been expressly defined. In addition, new online safety obligations have been imposed on social network providers.

The Act on Amendments to the Social Services Act and Certain Other Acts (Law No. 7578) (the "Act") was published in the Official Gazette on 1 May 2026, establishing a framework addressing both social media platforms and digital games in Turkey. On the social media front, the Act prohibits social network providers from offering services to children under the age of fifteen and mandates the implementation of age verification measures to enforce this prohibition.

5 Mayıs 2026 tarihinde gerçekleştirilen Siber Güvenlik Kurulu toplantısında, Türkiye’nin siber güvenlik politikaları; mevcut riskler, küresel gelişmeler ve geleceğe yönelik eğilimler çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır.