Law on Regulation of Internet Publications, Social Network Providers' Duty to Children
Law No. 5651, Ek Madde 4, as amended by Law No. 7418 (13 October 2022)
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In force since 13 October 2022.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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Additional Article 4 of the Law on Regulation of Internet Publications applies to a social network provider, Turkish or foreign, with more than one million daily accesses from Turkey. Paragraph 7, added by Law No. 7418 (13 October 2022), requires the social network provider to take the measures necessary to offer a service specifically differentiated for children.
Paragraph 20, added by the same Law, makes a provider that fails this duty, along with several other duties in the same article, liable to an administrative fine of up to three percent of its global turnover in the preceding calendar year, imposed by the head of the enforcing authority; the authority responsible for enforcing this Law was renamed the Cybersecurity Presidency (Siber Güvenlik Başkanlığı), succeeding the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), by Law No. 7590 (24 July 2026).
A further amendment, Law No. 7578 (22 April 2026), makes additional changes to this article effective 1 November 2026, which had not yet altered the operative text described here as of this review.
If you get it wrong
Penalty structure
Ek Madde 4(20): a social network provider that fails the paragraph 7 duty (along with the duties of paragraphs 6, 13, 16, 18, and 19 of the same article) may be fined up to 3% of its global turnover in the preceding calendar year, by decision of the head of the enforcing authority.
- Rule
- Turnover pct only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- TRY
- Turnover percentage cap
- 3
What it reaches
Covered services
A social network provider, whether based in Turkey or abroad, with more than one million daily accesses from Turkey.
Obligation class
Design code
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform