Erdem & Erdem's E-Commerce practice provides specialist legal guidance to businesses operating in the digital marketplace, with particular expertise in advising intermediary platforms and online marketplaces. We counsel platform operators, marketplace providers, digital retailers, and technology companies on the complex legal frameworks governing intermediary and merchant liability, content moderation obligations, and platform-to-business relationships. Our team helps clients navigate the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for e-commerce players, platform transparency requirements, and obligations towards both business users and consumers, ensuring regulatory adherence while supporting sustainable business growth.

We assist clients in understanding and fulfilling sector-specific obligations under Turkish e-commerce legislation, including compliance with duties imposed on e-commerce intermediary service providers and e-commerce service providers, restrictions on unfair commercial practices, and obligations related to advertising and data use. Our team also provides comprehensive guidance on licensing and authorization requirements, applicability thresholds, application procedures, ongoing compliance obligations, and engagement with regulatory authorities.

Additionally, we advise on data protection and privacy matters inherent to platform business models, intellectual property protection and enforcement strategies, terms and conditions for multi-sided platforms, payment services regulation, and online dispute resolution mechanisms.

Whether launching a new platform venture, managing the legal complexities of intermediary services, responding to regulatory investigations, or adapting to new legislative requirements such as platform governance rules, Erdem & Erdem's E-Commerce practice delivers practical, commercially focused advice tailored to the digital economy. We work closely with our clients to structure compliant platform models, balance the interests of multiple stakeholders, mitigate intermediary liability risks, and capture opportunities in the dynamic world of online commerce.