The Law No. 7529 on Amendments to Law On Consumer Protection and Various Laws ("Act") was published in the Official Gazette No. 32707 on October 30, 2024.
In line with this Act, the phrase "or distance" was added after the term "written" in the relevant articles of the Law No. 6502 on Consumer Protection ("Consumer Protection Law"). This change aims to ensure comprehensive consumer protection in both written and distance contracts.
Within the scope of Article 14/5 of the By-Law on the Procedures and Principles for the Transfer of Personal Data Abroad, it is stipulated that standard contract notifications shall be made (i) physically, (ii) via registered electronic mail ("KEP"), or (iii) by other methods determined by the Board.
In the announcement made by the Social Security Institution on October 22, 2024, it was stated that applications for e-Declaration user changes can now also be made through the e-Government system.
Currently, employers fulfill their obligations to the SSI using the e-Insurance username and password obtained from the Institution.
According to the regulation made with the General Communiqué on Tax Procedure Law (Serial No: 572) published in the Official Gazette dated October 18, 2024 and numbered 32696, it is obligatory for non-taxpayers to make all kinds of collections and payments exceeding 7,000 TRY through financial institutions and to certify these collections and payments with documents issued by such institutions.