Turkiye: Law on Protection of Children and Young People in Digital Environment including design requirements was introduced to Grand National Assembly

On 7 January 2026, the Law on Protection of Children and Young People in the Digital Environment was introduced to the Grand National Assembly. The Law applies to content providers, intermediary service providers, social network providers, gaming companies, and users. It seeks to establish a preventive and protective framework addressing risks such as digital addiction, virtual gambling, cyberbullying, harmful or obscene content, misuse of personal data, disinformation, and terrorist propaganda. The Law defines terms including access provider, content provider, intermediary service provider, social network provider, gaming company, cyberbullying, and harmful content. The Law imposes new design, content classification, and time-use obligations on social network providers, digital platforms, and online game companies serving users under 16. The framework would require platforms to avoid virality-driven and recommendation-based design features, introduce parental control tools, protect children’s privacy and other rights, provide rapid complaint resolution, minimise personal data processing for vulnerable users, and prohibit third-party data transfers. It would also mandate age classification of content, limit children’s daily platform and gaming use to 55 minutes, prohibit access between 10.30 pm and 09:30 am, and exempt educational content. Non-compliance would be punishable by administrative fines of TRY one million to TRY 5 million, with fines increased by half for repeat offences within one year and termination of activities following a third offence.