Turkiye: Announcement of Regulation of Electronic Commerce (Amendment) Law including illegal content takedown requirement

On 12 March 2022, Turkish President Erdoğan announced the new Economic Reform Package, which includes an amendment to the Regulation of Electronic Commerce Law. The Bill aims to address uncompetitive practices in the electronic commerce market. The Bill specifies that providers of e-commerce intermediary services will have to take down illegal content from the listings on their platform, including advertisements on goods infringing property rights and notify the competent authorities and the right holder.