New Legal Policies Concerning Games
TOGED secured direct meetings with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and BTK to discuss the draft gaming legislation. The relevant articles were shared during the meeting, and the industry's technical assessments were conveyed to both institutions.
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Days of speculation about the new regulations affecting games in Turkiye ended, at least partially, on Tuesday, February 3rd. That's when TOGED sat down with the people actually writing the rules.
The meetings were with Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan and BTK Deputy Chairman Dr. Abdülkerim Gün. TOGED initiated the contact and secured the appointments. Setimedia Co-Founder Tugbek Olek joined the meetings representing the industry's voice directly, and in his capacity as head of TOGED's advisory board.
The goal was straightforward: stop guessing about what the draft text says and go read it with the people responsible for it. The articles directly concerning games were shared during the meeting. TOGED reviewed them on the spot, asked questions, and put the industry's technical concerns on the table in front of both institutions. Not as a formality. The dialogue was direct and both sides engaged with the actual substance.
TOGED's position has always been that the game industry should be in these conversations at a technical level. Policy decisions about games are often made without anyone in the room who actually understands how games work, how they're distributed, or what the compliance implications look like in practice. That gap is what TOGED exists to close.
The draft text is still developing. Tugbek will continue coordinating with the relevant institutions as it does, and will share updates as there is something concrete to share.
