Turkiye: Bill on Digital Copyright and Online News Content including copyright protection regulation was introduced to Grand National Assembly

On 10 February 2026, the Bill on Digital Copyright and Online News Content was introduced to the Grand National Assembly. The Bill defines an in-scope large digital platform as a digital platform with Turkey-sourced annual gross digital service revenue exceeding TRY 100 million or a monthly average active user number in Turkey exceeding 1 million, assessed across platforms within the same economic unity, and updated at the start of each calendar year using the revaluation rate. The Bill defines digital copyright as a sui generis payment obligation and provides that digital copyright does not remove or limit financial rights under Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works. It designates the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) as the competent authority.