Turkiye: Bill amending Law No. 6698 on protection of personal data (No. 2 / 3465) was introduced to Grand National Assembly

On 8 January 2026, the Bill amending Law No. 6698 on the protection of personal data, was introduced to the Grand National Assembly. The Bill would amend the Personal Data Protection Act by introducing an administrative fine for social media services and digital platforms which permit the sharing of AI-generated audio, written, or visual content without the consent of the represented or depicted person. The imposed fine would amount to five percent of the offending entity's turnover in the year prior to sharing of the content in question. According to the Bill's justification, social media services and digital platforms should be held legally responsible for the sharing of AI-generated content because they are not merely passive intermediaries but play an active role in amplifying content through their algorithms.