Turkiye: Regulation on compliance with obligations on prevention of laundering proceeds of crime and financing of terrorism including registration of compliance officers enters into force

On 25 December 2025, the Regulation on compliance with obligations on prevention of laundering proceeds of crime and financing of terrorism including registration of compliance officers enters into force. The rules apply to financial institutions, cryptoasset service providers, payment service providers, and electronic commerce intermediaries. The rules include updating the reference to the Capital Market Law No. 2499 to incorporate the Capital Market Law No. 6362 of 6 December 2012, and replacing “or expert” with “or Treasury and Finance Expert” in certain clauses. A new clause has also been added, requiring compliance officers to be authorised and registered in the compliance officer register.