The Social Security Institution (SSI), through Circular No. 2026/21 dated September 4, 2026, has established the procedures and principles governing the 2026 Tourism Wage Support for insured employees working at private-sector accommodation establishments holding a tourism operation certificate under Law No. 2634 on the Encouragement of Tourism.

The support will apply to eligible workplaces for the May–December 2026 period. The amount of support is calculated based on the number of premium payment days reported for insured employees covered by the scheme.

Principle Decision No. 2026/921 of the Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") dated April 29, 2026 on the Processing of Biometric Data for Attendance Tracking Purposes ("Principle Decision") was published in the Official Gazette dated June 2, 2026. Following the publication of the Principle Decision, various requests for opinion were submitted to the Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") by data controllers operating in different sectors, and these requests gave rise to the need to clarify certain matters.

By way of the public announcement published on August 27, 2026, the Authority resolved these uncertainties and clarified the scope of application of the Principle Decision.

With the Communiqué (Serial No: 2) Amending the Communiqué (Serial No: 1) on the Electronic Submission of Counter-Examination Minutes Attached to Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification Reports, published in the Official Gazette dated August 21, 2026, the transition period for electronic submission has been extended.

With this amendment, the date "July 1, 2026" stated in the second paragraph of Article 7 of the Communiqué published in the Official Gazette dated December 24, 2025, No. 33117, has been changed to "January 1, 2027."

With the publication of the Presidential Circular No. 2026/9 dated August 17, 2026, in the Official Gazette No. 33344 dated August 18, 2026, the Türkiye Artificial Intelligence Action Plan (2026–2030) has entered its implementation phase.

In its current form, the Action Plan does not impose any direct and general binding obligations on the private sector. However, the new legal and technical framework envisaged by the Plan is expected to result in concrete compliance implications for companies in the subsequent stages.