Turkey’s Trade Ministry has increased administrative fines for violations in electronic commerce, adjusting the penalties in line with the 25.49% revaluation rate for 2025.
Under the updated schedule, intermediary service providers that significantly disrupt a seller’s commercial activity or make unilateral changes to contract terms can face fines ranging from 28,620 lira to 286,206 lira.
Intermediaries that fail to pay penalties on time will face additional sanctions.
For delays of up to 30 days, the unpaid amount will be added to the fine; delays beyond 30 days will result in a penalty equal to twice the unpaid amount.
Companies that do not make contract terms clear, accessible or understandable despite ministry warnings will be fined 28,620 lira for each violation.
Intermediaries that force sellers into discounted sales — including by unilaterally altering product prices — may face fines of up to 1.43 trillion lira.
Fines for lowering a seller’s ranking or restricting services without objective criteria, or in retaliation for complaints to public authorities, have been raised to 858,620 lira.
The ministry also updated penalties for failing to provide requested documents or failing to report required information to the Electronic Commerce Information System (ETBIS). These fines will range from 143,102 to 715,516 lira.
E‑commerce intermediaries and service providers operating without a required license, or failing to renew one, will face a fine of 28.62 million lira. If the violation is not corrected within 60 days, the fine will rise to 57.24 million lira, and then to 114.48 million lira if it continues beyond an additional 30 days. Continued non‑compliance may lead to content removal or access restrictions.