As is known, regulations regarding price tags are included in Article 54 of Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, titled "Price Tags," and in the Price Tag Regulation.
The Regulation, whose primary purpose is to "regulate the form, content, and use of labels, tariffs, and price lists for goods and services offered for retail sale, as well as the procedures and principles regarding discounted sales," is important for protecting consumers" economic interests and ensuring accurate and complete information.
In response to consumer complaints submitted to our Ministry and various sector demands, the need to amend price tag legislation has arisen. In this context, some articles of the aforementioned regulation have been amended by the Regulation on Amendments to the Price Tag Regulation, published in the Official Gazette No. 33044 dated October 11, 2025. Explanations regarding these amendments are provided below.
-It has been assessed that the practice of selling products sold loose, weighed according to consumer demand, without deducting tare weight is contrary to the fundamental purposes of Law No. 6502, prevents consumers from being accurately informed, and harms their economic interests. Therefore, it has been made mandatory to reduce the tare weight for non-lightweight packaging such as boxes, plastic containers, or reinforced tetra packs, excluding insignificantly heavy packaging such as plastic bags, stretch wrap, and paper bags, which are weighed together.
-In restaurants, cafes, patisseries, and similar establishments offering food and beverage services, price lists have been permitted to be displayed using QR codes to eliminate difficulties encountered in presenting price lists to consumers at tables and to provide consumers with easier access to price information.
On the other hand, as detailed in the Regulation, even before this amendment, restaurants, cafes, patisseries, and similar establishments offering food and beverage services were already required to display price lists on tables and in front of the establishment"s entrance, where they could be easily visible and readable by consumers. With this amendment, businesses are now permitted to display price lists using QR codes, rather than displaying them on tables. However, in establishments where lists are displayed on tables using QR codes, the price list must be provided separately upon request by the consumer.
- Removing labels on products such as books, magazines, and newspapers during cancellation and return processes can damage the products and create difficulties in implementation. Therefore, to eliminate these difficulties by utilizing technological advancements and to ensure accurate information for consumers, the use of electronic devices to display price information for these products has been made possible. In cases where price information is provided via electronic devices for products such as books, magazines, and newspapers, these devices must be functional, easily accessible, and available in sufficient numbers.
- As stipulated in the Regulation prior to the amendment, in addition to the requirements required by this Regulation for the labels, tariffs, and price lists of goods or services subject to price reductions, the requirement to display the pre-discounted sales price and the discounted sales price on the tariffs, price lists, and labels remains. The lowest price applied within the ten days prior to the discount"s application date is now required to be used as the basis for determining the pre-discounted sales price.
The regulations made with the amendment to the Regulation in question are in effect as of October 11, 2025. In the event of any violations of these regulations, administrative sanctions will be imposed pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 77 of Law No. 6502.
