Türkiye

State monopoly

Casinos have been closed since 1998 and online casino is prohibited. Sports betting runs only through the state İddaa system, sold online by authorised dealers, and Milli Piyango holds lottery rights. Access to unlicensed sites is blocked.

Online casino
ProhibitedLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Spor Toto Teşkilat Başkanlığı, Ministry of Youth and Sports (betting); Milli Piyango (lottery)Start of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Futbol ve Diğer Spor Müsabakalarında Bahis ve Şans Oyunları Düzenlenmesi Hakkında KanunKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Futbol ve Diğer Spor Müsabakalarında Bahis ve Şans Oyunları Düzenlenmesi Hakkında KanunKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
Law No. 7258Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Regulators covering Türkiye

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Türkiye yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Türkiye, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Türkiye, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Türkiye43025.0%
  • Exclude Türkiye in their terms57233.2%
  • No declaration71941.8%
Hold a licence covering Türkiye0brands
List Türkiye as a focus market57brands
Offers marked available25welcome offers
Brands serving Türkiye Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Türkiye Asia 430 25.0% 572 57 25
Azerbaijan Asia 543 31.6% 400 17 8
Hong Kong Asia 452 26.3% 520 4 2
Israel Asia 272 15.8% 807 3 0
Lebanon Asia 461 26.8% 515 3 0
Singapore Asia 417 24.2% 564 22 11
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Spor Toto Teşkilat Başkanlığısportoto.gov.tr
  2. Gambling in Turkey, Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Identifier
CR-JUR-TR
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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