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Back|Decision to stop advertisements for fortune telling, mediums and spells
Decision to stop advertisements for fortune telling, mediums and spells
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NTV Gündem·14 minutes ago·Business·1 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

Decision to stop advertisements for fortune telling, mediums and spells

The Advertising Board stated that psychic and magic promotions are misleading and deceptive to consumers.

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  • The Ministry of Commerce decided to stop advertisements of psychics, spells and fortune telling that exploit citizens' fears and superstitions on websites and virtual media platforms.
  • As a result of the Advertising Board's investigation within the scope of file number 2026/1564, it was determined that these promotions were contrary to the relevant articles of the Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation and the Law on Consumer Protection.

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The Ministry of Commerce is examining advertisements on virtual media and websites that exploit citizens' fears and superstitions for commercial gain. As a result of the Advertising Board's investigation within the scope of file number 2026/1564, it was decided that medium, magic and fortune-telling promotions were misleading and deceptive to consumers.

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Bekir Kaplan, Press and Public Relations Advisor of the Ministry of Commerce, stated in his statement on his virtual media account that advertisements that exploit citizens' fears and superstitions on websites and virtual media platforms are being examined.

It was stated that in the examination carried out by the Advertising Board within the scope of the file numbered 2026/1564, it was decided that the promotions of psychics, magic and fortune telling on the website, Instagram and Facebook were misleading and deceptive to the consumers.

Stating that the promotions in question were determined to be contrary to the relevant articles of the Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation and Article 61 of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, Kaplan noted that it was decided to stop the advertisements in accordance with Articles 63 and 77/12 of the Law.

Kaplan said, "We do not allow promotions that exploit our citizens' fear, spirituality and superstition for commercial gain."

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  • Inspections for similar fortune-telling and spell advertisements will be expanded.

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  • ?On which websites and virtual media accounts were advertisements stopped?
  • ?What kind of penalties or sanctions will be imposed on advertisers?
  • ?Will a permanent control mechanism be established to stop such advertisements?

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  • The Ministry of Commerce decided to stop advertisements of psychics, spells and fortune telling that exploit citizens' fears and superstitions on websites and virtual media platforms.
  • As a result of the Advertising Board's investigation within the scope of file number 2026/1564, it was determined that these promotions were contrary to the relevant articles of the Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation and the Law on Consumer Protection.

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