Turkiye: Content moderation authority governance in Law on Amendments to Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578/Bill No. 263)

Progress

Current status
adopted
01 Nov 2026 in force
30 Apr 2026 adopted
22 Apr 2026 adopted
04 Mar 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Nov 2026
in force

Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578) including additional powers for Information Technologies and Communication Authority enters into force

On 1 November 2026, the provisions of the Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578) concerning the supervisory and enforcement powers of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) enter into for…

Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
30 Apr 2026
adopted

President signed Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578) including additional powers for Information and Communication Technologies Authority

On 30 April 2026, the President signed the Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578). The Law expands the powers of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) over social network providers and i…

Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
22 Apr 2026
adopted

Grand National Assembly adopted Law on Amendments to Social Services Law and Certain Laws (Law No. 7578) including social network provider regulation

On 22 April 2026, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey adopted Law No. 7578 on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Laws, which amends Article 2 and Additional Article 4 of the Law on Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Comb…

Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
04 Mar 2026
under deliberation

Bill on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws including additional powers for Information Technologies and Communication Authority was introduced to Grand National Assembly

On 4 March 2026, the Bill on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws was introduced to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Article 22 would grant the Information Technologies and Communication Authority additional powers over…

Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament