With the Industrial Registry Communiqué (SGM 2026/4) published in the Official Gazette dated April 1, 2026, significant amendments have been introduced regarding the processes of application, registration, modification, validity, cancellation, and the annual operating statement related to the industrial registry.

To ensure production continuity in the manufacturing industry, facilitate access to financing for businesses, and contribute to the preservation of existing employment, the Credit Financing and Employment Protection Program for the Manufacturing Industry will be implemented.

The program will be implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, KOSGEB, and the Turkish Employment Agency, and SMEs and large-scale businesses operating in the manufacturing sector will be eligible to benefit from the program.

As published in the Official Gazette dated 07 August 2025 and numbered 32979, the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises ("Regulation") has been enacted pursuant to Presidential Decision No. 10182.

With the enactment of this Regulation, the monetary threshold regarding the annual net sales revenue or financial balance sheet total of small and medium-sized enterprise ("SME") has been increased, thereby modifying the definition of SME. In particular according to Regulation:

The Law No. 7529 on Amendments to Law On Consumer Protection and Various Laws ("Act") was published in the Official Gazette No. 32707 on October 30, 2024.

In line with this Act, the phrase "or distance" was added after the term "written" in the relevant articles of the Law No. 6502 on Consumer Protection ("Consumer Protection Law"). This change aims to ensure comprehensive consumer protection in both written and distance contracts.