TKHK art.61-63: Misleading advertising and deceptive commercial practices are prohibited and are subject to heavy sanctions.
Misleading Advertisement Types
- False price information
- Unfounded health claims
- Fake discount ("From 100 TL to 50 TL!")
- Non-existent feature promise
- Comparative misleading advertising
Deceptive Commercial Practice
- Aggressive selling (pressure, intimidation)
- Manipulative advertising directed at children
- Costly product claiming to be "free"
- Fake consumer reviews
Advertising Board
- Within the Ministry of Commerce
- Monthly is collected
- Inspects upon complaint or ex officio
- Stopping the advertisement + administrative fine
Sanctions
- Stopping the advertisement
- Corrective advertising with the same method
- High administrative fine (in all cases)
- In case of repetition, up to 10 times
The victim's Rights
- Withdrawal from the contract
- Material and moral compensation
- Consumer arbitration committee / court
Supreme Court 13. HD
13. HD accepts that the consumer who is a victim of misleading advertising has the right to rescind the contract + compensation and that it can be applied together with the sanction of the Advertising Board.
Consumer/advertising law attorney is recommended.