Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Forbidden
Local License:
BTK
Top brands in the country
Ranking of iGaming brands as of December 2024 (Ahrefs)
Top payment systems
Top Payment Methods (October 2024):
Слоты по доли рынка
Affiliates receiving traffic
CPA ставка у разных партнёрских программ
от 60 до 120 $/€
за депозит (FTD)
More about gambling regulation
Online casinos are banned in Turkey, with legal forms of gambling being the national lottery and sports betting from state-owned betting company IDDAA, which is the only organization allowed to offer online betting to Turkish citizens.
The authorities are fighting against illegal gambling platforms: over 1 million payment accounts used for transactions with illegal gambling sites have already been blocked. Also in 2024, the Information and Communication Technology Authority of Turkey blocked 183 thousand illegal gambling sites.
Turkey has a population of more than 80 million people, of which more than 10 million play on illegal gambling platforms (the country has a state monopoly on betting, and online casinos are banned). Therefore, the authorities are intensively continuing the fight against the shadow market.
It is known that in early November 2024, Turkish police detained 17 people, including celebrities (singer Serdar Ortaç, TV presenter and actor Mehmet Ali Erbil, former footballer Batuhan Karadeniz, Influencer Ibrahim Yılmaz and others), who are accused of promoting illegal gambling sites. Some of them are wanted, others are under house arrest.
Also recently, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) set fines for the country's soccer clubs for advertising illegal gambling sites.
For the first offense a fine of $58 thousand, for the second - $146 thousand, for the third - almost $300 thousand and removal of three points in the standings. The ban applies to all types of media and equipment used in stadiums, as well as affiliate programs associated with unlicensed bookmakers.
According to Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), the country's illegal iGaming sector is worth more than $3 billion and the economic loss from illegal gambling is $8.7 billion.
About blocking and liability
High
Legislation:
State monopoly; provision of services without authorization is prohibited, mass blocking of sites is carried out
The activity of the authorities:
High
Risk of harassment of non-residents:
Medium
The risk in entering the country:
Medium
Risk of extradition to the country:
Medium
Precedents (against non-residents):
Yes (mass blocking and deletions)
Comment on the level of risk:
Turkey actively blocks and retrieves domains of illegal operators; promotion of Turkish traffic by offshore sites involves the risk of rapid blocking and possible legal actions. The risk of extradition to the country is medium - serious case requests from various jurisdictions are possible.
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Forbidden
Local License:
BTK
About the population of the country
Official Language:
Turkish
Believers:
79 %
Second Religion:
Basic information about the country
Name of country:
Turkey
Code (2-digit):
TR
Continent:
Asia
Capital:
Ankara
Area of the country:
780,580 square kilometers.
Phone Code:
90
Currency (currency code):
Turkish lira (TRY)
Geographical features of the country
Statistical region (7): Eastern Anatolia, Marmara, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Black Sea, Aegean, Southeastern Anatolia.
The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the states: Troy (Ilion), Akkad, Assyria, Karkemesh, Hittite Kingdom, Kizzuwatna, Mitanni, Lydia, Urartu (Kingdom of Van), Phrygia, Diaocha, Miletus, Ephesus, Macedonian Kingdom, Midia, Byzantium, Achaemenid Power, Colchis Kingdom, Roman Republic, Odris Kingdom, Bithynia, Armenia Minor, Kingdom of Ayrarat, Cappadocia, Seleucid State, Kingdom of Pontus (Pontus), Iberia (Kartli), Galatia, Kingdom of Sophia (Tsopian Kingdom), Great Armenia, Commagene (Komagene), Osroene (Kingdom of Edessa), Roman Empire, Laz Kingdom (Egrisi), Sassanid State, Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), Western Roman Empire, Arab Caliphate, Umayyad Caliphate, First Bulgarian Kingdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Ani Kingdom, Conian Sultanate, Kingdom of Cilicia, Principality of Antioch, Principality of Edessa, Second Bulgarian Empire, Latin Empire, Empire of Trebizond, Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire, Timurid State, Kara-Koyunlu, Ak-Koyunlu.
Turkey is washed by seas: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Cyprus, Aegean Sea, Sea of Cilicia, Sea of Marmara.
Turkey has access to lakes: Van, Tuz, Beyşehir, Egridir, Iznik, Burdur, Manyas (Kush), Ağıgöl, Uluabat, Çıldır, Akshehir, Eber, Ercek, Bafa, İşıklı, Nazık, Sapanja, Salda.
There are rivers running through the area: Euphrates, Tigris, Kura, Kyzyl-Irmak, Araks, Sakarya, Murat, El-Asi (Oront), Seyhan, Big Menderes, Maritsa, Khabur, Ceyhan, Karasu, Porsuk, Chorokh, Big Zab, Yeshilirmak, Gediz, Tunja and others.
There are straits in the waters of the country: Dardanelles (Hellespont), Bosphorus.
Turkey owns the islands: Gokceada, Marmara, Bozjaada, Tenedos, Pashalimani, Avsa.
Mountains within the country: Big Ararat, Ararat, Syupkhan, Resko, Supkhan, Kachkar, Small Ararat, Ergiyas, Samdi, Mor, Kizilkaya, Demirkazik, Aladag, Engin, Kesis, Medetsiz, Artos, Akbaba, Mezovit, Hasan and others.
Volcanoes are present in the area: Ararat, Erciyas.
Famous caves in the country: Pinargusu-Magarasi, Chukurpinar-Dedeni, Kuzgun, Egma (Peynirlikönü), Kuyukuyu.
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