Turkey Mandates Age Verification For Virtual Platforms

Game distributors with over 100,000 daily users must maintain a local representative in the country. Regulations also include provisions regarding maternity leave. New measures regarding the storage of firearms are being developed in Turkey. Following school attacks in Sanliurfa and Kahramanmaraş, owners of licensed firearms will be required to store weapons in locked areas within their homes. The source noted that current storage in homes is difficult to manage. The measures aim to require firearms to be kept in locked areas within homes to prevent children from accessing them. This follows reports of individuals, including Isa Aras Mersin, posing with weapons on social media, which led to the arrest of his father, Uhur Mersin. The upcoming regulations are expected to provide more concrete requirements for the storage conditions of licensed weapons. Platforms must cease providing services to children under 15 years of age. For users over 15, platforms are required to develop age-appropriate segregated services. Non-compliant entities face sanctions including administrative fines, advertising bans, and bandwidth throttling. Platforms must also provide clear and accessible parental controls.