Crypto & Digital Assets - Turkey

DevelopingCapital Markets Law (No. 6362) as amended by Law No. 7518 (effective 2 July 2024), implemented through CMB Communiqués III-35/B.1 and III-35/B.2 (13 March 2025); AML/transfer rules administered by MASAK. Primary regulator: Capital Markets Board (Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu / CMB-SPK).

Turkey moved from an unregulated market to a full licensing regime: Law No. 7518 (July 2024) brought crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under the Capital Markets Law, and the CMB's March 2025 secondary communiqués set detailed establishment, capital, governance and conduct rules. Operating as a CASP — exchange ('platform'), custodian, or other crypto service — now requires prior CMB authorization, with most provisions effective from 30 June 2025 and MASAK AML/transfer rules layered on top.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →