# Turkey commercial advertising and consumer protection > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/turkey-commercial-advertising-and-consumer-protection > Updated: 2026-10-06T05:13:38.000Z. Sources: 38. Developments: 5. The Turkish Ministry of Trade has intensified its efforts to combat deceptive practices in e-commerce and digital services. The Advertising Board continues to target artificial engagement, including fake reviews, likes, follower counts, and star ratings used to manipulate consumer preferences. Investigations have identified services designed to suppress negative feedback and the use of bots to artificially inflate product popularity. As a result, access to numerous websites providing these deceptive services has been blocked. To prevent the distortion of economic behaviors, the Ministry has implemented strict measures under the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices. Ministry Press Advisor Bekir Kaplan stated that the ministry ‘will not permit the misleading of citizens through fraudulent digital evaluations.’ Under these rules, consumer evaluations are permitted only by individuals who have actually purchased the relevant good or service. Reviews must be published without distinction between positive or negative sentiments, must be displayed using objective criteria—such as date, rating, or seller—and must remain published for at least one year. Sellers violating these procedures face administrative sanctions under Law No. 6502. Recent enforcement actions have expanded to food delivery platforms. The Advertising Board has imposed administrative sanctions and ordered the cessation of commercial practices against companies for creating the illusion of multiple independent establishments. Specifically, Data Gurme Gıda Turizm Ticaret Limited Şirketi was fined 1,083,000 TL for operating nine different restaurant names—such as Sushi Samba and Noodle Factory—from a single physical location. The Ministry has also targeted other companies using different business names, addresses, and fake reviews to simulate variety. The Ministry continues to monitor for deceptive pricing, undisclosed advertisements, and influencer promotions, with administrative fines for internet advertisements potentially reaching up to 10,837,065 TL. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-06: Turkey Ministry of Trade fines companies for fake restaurant branches Turkey's Ministry of Trade fined two companies for using fake names, addresses, and reviews to pose as multiple independent restaurants on food delivery platforms. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkey-ministry-of-trade-fines-companies-for-fake-restaurant-branches ### 2026-10-04: Turkey Ministry of Trade fines companies for fake restaurant practices Turkey's Ministry of Trade fined companies for operating 'fake restaurants' on delivery apps, using multiple brand names and addresses to deceive consumers into believing they were independent businesses. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkey-ministry-of-trade-fines-companies-for-fake-restaurant-practices ### 2026-09-30: Turkish Ministry of Trade regulates fake online product reviews The Turkish Ministry of Trade has introduced new regulations to combat fake online product reviews and protect consumers from misleading digital evaluations. 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkish-ministry-of-trade-targets-fake-online-product-reviews ### 2026-09-27: Turkey implements e-commerce crackdowns and tourism projects Turkey's Ministry of Trade is blocking fake e-commerce reviews, monitoring Istanbul simit price hikes, and launching a gastronomy tourism project in Trabzon. 14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkeys-advertising-board-targets-e-commerce-review-manipulation ### 2026-09-02: Turkey Ministry of Trade implements new discount advertising rules Turkey's Ministry of Trade has introduced new rules for discount advertisements, requiring the lowest price from the last 10 days to be used as a reference to prevent deceptive pricing tactics. 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ministry-of-trade-introduces-new-discount-advertising-regulations --- Cite as: Turkey commercial advertising and consumer protection. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/turkey-commercial-advertising-and-consumer-protection