The Regulation on the Provision of Separate Services for Children and Age Verification by Social Network Providers (the “Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 10 October 2026 and numbered 33396, will enter into force on 1 November 2026.
The Regulation was issued pursuant to Additional Article 4 of Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed through Such Publications. It covers domestic and foreign social network providers accessible from Türkiye, as well as their users, and introduces obligations relating to account creation, existing accounts and platform features.
Authors:
Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş, Partner
begum.yavuzdogan@gun.av.tr
Yalçın Umut Talay, Partner
umut.talay@gun.av.tr
Raziye Gönen, Trainee
raziye.gonen@gun.av.tr