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04.09.2026 Official Gazette Summary — Issue 33360

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Banking, Finance & Capital Markets · Regulation

Remote Authentication Amendment in Payment Services Regulation

The amendment to the regulation on payment services and electronic money issuance introduces the use of biometric methods or identity documents with electronic authentication capabilities during remote customer acquisition processes.

Justice & Law · Court of Cassation Decision

Court of Cassation Ruling on Condominium Disputes and Mediation

The 5th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation sustained the Ministry of Justice's appeal in the interest of the law, ruling that peace civil courts have jurisdiction over condominium disputes and that mandatory mediation does not apply to lawsuits filed before September 1, 2023.

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Executive & Administration

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RegulationBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Remote Authentication Amendment in Payment Services Regulation

The amendment to the regulation on payment services and electronic money issuance introduces the use of biometric methods or identity documents with electronic authentication capabilities during remote customer acquisition processes.

Amended Legislation
Change:The second sentence of the fourth paragraph of Article 41 of the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers has been amended to include 'by biometric methods or identity documents possessing electronic authentication capability' following the phrase 'by means of remote communication with the customer'.
Payment Services · Electronic Money · Remote Authentication · Biometric Methods · CBRT
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CommuniquéBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Amendments to Payment Institutions Data Sharing Communiqué

Amendments to the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions updated remote identity verification procedures, including biometric data requirements, NFC verification standards, and rules for foreign nationals.

Amended Legislation
Change:The amendments added a definition for identity documents to Article 3, updated terminology in Article 10, and revised remote identity verification processes, NFC validation rules, exceptions, and non-Turkish national passport provisions in Article 22 of the principal communiqué.
payment institutions · remote identity verification · data sharing services · central bank
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KURUL KARARIEnergy & Mining

EPDK Approves Storage Tariffs for Kırıkkale and LPG Terminals

By the Energy Market Regulatory Board's decisions dated 03/09/2026 and numbered 14847 and 14848, the storage tariffs for Lokal Energy Inc.'s Kırıkkale Terminal and Anadolu Karasal LPG Storage Transportation Industry and Trade Inc.'s LPG Storage Facility have been amended and approved.

EPDK · Board Decision · Storage Tariff · Energy Market · LPG Storage
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Judiciary

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Court of Cassation DecisionJustice & Law

Court of Cassation Ruling on Condominium Disputes and Mediation

The 5th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation sustained the Ministry of Justice's appeal in the interest of the law, ruling that peace civil courts have jurisdiction over condominium disputes and that mandatory mediation does not apply to lawsuits filed before September 1, 2023.

Amended Legislation
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Decision typetemyiz
Court of Cassation · Condominium Law · Mandatory Mediation · Jurisdiction · Appeal in the Interest of Law
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