Turkiye: 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

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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…

Scope

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

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2026-03-04
under deliberation

On 4 March 2026, the Bill on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws was intro…

2026-04-22
adopted

On 22 April 2026, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey adopted Law No. 7578 on Amendments to the S…

2026-04-30
adopted

On 30 April 2026, the President signed the Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain…

2026-11-01
in force

On 1 November 2026, the provisions of the Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain …