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BackThe Ministry of Commerce imposed administrative sanctions on two companies that made misleading advertisements on food platforms.
The Ministry of Commerce imposed administrative sanctions on two companies that made misleading advertisements on food platforms.
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The Ministry of Commerce imposed administrative sanctions on two companies that made misleading advertisements on food platforms.

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  • The Ministry of Commerce imposed administrative fines and suspended commercial practices through advertisements on two separate companies that misled consumers by using different business names, addresses and consumer reviews that did not actually exist on food ordering platforms.
  • The Ministry stated that the inspections will continue on websites, virtual media, mobile applications and digital platforms.

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The Ministry of Commerce is fighting against practices that mislead consumers on food ordering platforms. The Advertising Board inspects misleading advertisements and imposes administrative sanctions.

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According to the statement made by the Ministry of Commerce, administrative sanctions were imposed on two separate companies that misled consumers by creating the impression that they were serving many restaurants on food ordering platforms, even though they had a single real restaurant. The following statements were used in the statement:

"In the files discussed at the Advertising Board meeting numbered 372 dated 13.08.2026, it was determined that two separate restaurants used different business names, addresses and consumer evaluations that do not actually exist on food platforms. It was evaluated that this method created a misleading perception among consumers that there were more than one independent restaurant operating at different addresses, and it was decided to impose administrative fines on the relevant restaurants and penalties to stop advertisements and commercial practices."

CONTINUE INSPECTIONS

In the statement, it was stated that as the Ministry of Commerce, through the Advertising Board, inspections against deceptive and misleading advertisements and manipulations on websites, virtual media channels, mobile applications and digital platforms are continuing:

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  • Which two companies were penalized?
  • How much is the administrative fine?
  • When is the implementation date of the penalty?
  • Can companies appeal this decision?

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