Türkiye has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Türkiye has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

According to the Regulation on the Presentation of Radio, Television, and On-Demand Broadcasts on the Internet, all online radio, television, and on-demand streaming services, such as YouTube and Netflix, and online news sites, are required to obtain a license from the government-controlled state television and radio regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK). The regulation makes RTÜK responsible for monitoring their online content and requires content providers to abide by RTÜK’s standards or face revocation of their license and blocking their platforms.

It is reported that Türkiye suspended all imports from Israel with effect from 2 May 2024. It is further reported that, from August 2025, Turkish port authorities began requiring shipping agents to submit an electronic declaration confirming that the vessel’s owner, agent, or operator has no affiliation with Israel.

According to the Regulation on After-sale Service, products requiring after-sales services, such as advanced data processing equipment, office equipment and computers, cash registers, TV and video equipment, and wireless equipment, need an import permit from the Ministry of Trade. To obtain such a permit, importers must guarantee that they will provide service and spare parts either by establishing offices or by signing agreements with existing service/parts firms. Complaints have been raised by some companies in 2014 that a lack of transparency in Türkiye‘s import licensing system results in costly delays, demurrage charges, and other uncertainties that inhibit trade.

According to the Notification No. 2019/4 on Import Surveillance of September 2019, the Turkish Ministry of Trade imposed a licensing requirement on the imports of LED lamps.

According to the Notification No. 2020/6 on Import Surveillance of May 2020, the Turkish Ministry of Trade issued a licensing requirement on the imports of mobile phones.

According to the Communiqué on Implementation of Tariff Quota in Imports of Printed Circuit Boards with LED Diodes Used in the Production of Backlight Units, in October 2014, the government of Türkiye announced an altered import quota on printed circuit boards with LEDs used in the production of backlight units.

It is reported that Türkiye's documentation requirements for many imports are burdensome, inconsistent, and non-transparent, often causing shipments to be delayed at Turkish ports.

It is reported that Türkiye suspended all exports to Israel with effect from 2 May 2024. It is further reported that, from August 2025, Turkish port authorities began requiring shipping agents to submit an electronic declaration confirming that the vessel’s owner, agent, or operator has no affiliation with Israel and that the vessel is not carrying military or hazardous cargo destined for Israel.

It is reported that Türkiye permits self‑certification for radio transmission, electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), allowing foreign manufacturers to demonstrate compliance through a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC). Under the conformity assessment procedure applied to EMC/EMI, the supplier or manufacturer declares that the equipment satisfies the relevant technical and administrative requirements; registration with the national regulator is not required, and testing by a recognised testing laboratory is not mandatory. Where testing is undertaken, the selection of the laboratory is at the discretion of the supplier or manufacturer; however, if harmonised standards are not applied or do not exist, an independent third‑party opinion is required.

The Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries beyond copyright infringements. According to Art. 4 of the law, a content provider is not responsible for the link to the content that belongs to someone else. However, if it is clear from the format of the presentation that the content in question it links to is embraced and intended to be reachable, the content provider is responsible according to the general provisions.

The "Regulation on the Process of Identity Authentication of Applicants in the Electronic Communications Sector" establishes the procedures and governing principles for identity authentication in the creation of electronic documents relating to subscription agreements, applications for number portability, changes of operator, the issuance of qualified electronic certificates, and SIM card replacement within the electronic communications sector (Art. 1). Therefore, it can be inferred that there is an identity requirement.

It is reported that several social media and messaging platforms were subject to throttling or access restrictions in Türkiye between 19 and 20 March 2025 and again on 8 September 2025. During these periods, X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, and Signal were reportedly throttled, while YouTube (on the TurkNet network) and Telegram Web were fully blocked. It is further reported that Grindr has been blocked in Türkiye since 11 September 2013, with the restriction continuing through 2025. In addition, it is reported that the Turkish authorities imposed a nationwide ban on Discord with effect from 8 October 2024, which has remained in force into 2026.

The indicator "7.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 3 in Türkiye for the year 2025. This corresponds to "Rarely but there have been a few occasions throughout the year when the government shut down domestic access to Internet."
Following the February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye, the government is reported to have implemented politically motivated internet blackouts.