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Turkish advertising regulatory enforcement

Overview

Turkey’s Ministry of Trade, through its Advertising Board, has issued over 249 million lira in administrative fines during the first nine months of the year to address deceptive advertising and unfair commercial practices.

Following the implementation of new regulations on August 1, which increased oversight on social media influencers, AI-generated content, and discount sales, the Board reviewed 161 files. These actions resulted in 136 cease-and-desist orders and approximately 17.2 million lira in fines during its most recent meeting on October 8. Specific enforcement included penalties for social media accounts failing to disclose paid promotions and jewelry firms making misleading discount claims.

Entities

Ministry of Industry and Technology · Advertising Board · Ministry of Trade

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Turkey's Advertising Board fines companies over 249 million lira

    Turkey’s Advertising Board fined companies over 249 million lira in the first nine months of the year for deceptive advertising, targeting influencers, fake discounts, and AI-generated content.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Turkey Ministry of Industry imposes 287 million Lira in fines

    Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology fined industrial products 287.5 million Lira in the first nine months of the year following inspections of over 40,000 items.

Sources

haberankara.com · habermeydan.com · karsmanset.com · sesgazetesi.com.tr · tigrishaber.com · ufukturu.net · yenicaggazetesi.com.tr