4.3.5. Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce No. 6563 As the contemporary hospitality landscape transitions into algorithmic marketplaces, the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce No. 6563 provides the primary regulatory matrix for digital tourism activities. This statute targets the operational parameters of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and global booking platforms, categorizing them as “Intermediary Service Providers” (Aracı Hizmet Sağlayıcılar). The Law establishes the general legal framework applicable to electronic commerce by introducing information, transparency and compliance obligations for electronic commerce service providers and intermediary service providers. Analytically, Law No. 6563 introduces a complex legal duality when combined with the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502. Under general e-commerce doctrines, an intermediary service provider is fundamentally insulated from liability regarding the accuracy of content or the contractual breaches of the underlying service providers (such as a hotel or transport company listed on their platform), unless explicit statutory exceptions apply. However, when applied to the tourism sector, this liability shield creates an acute tension with the asymmetric information realities of the vulnerable tourist. In the tourism sector, these rules complement consumer protection legislation by promoting transparency in electronic transactions and facilitating the conclusion of distance contracts. 4.3.6. Package Tour Contracts Regulation The Package Tour Contracts Regulation, promulgated under the explicit authority of Article 51 of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, represents the most specialized, consumer-centric regulatory framework within Turkish tourism private law. This secondary legislation is the direct domestic product of the European Union acquis harmonization process, explicitly modeling its structural tenets after the EU Package Travel Directives. The regulation targets a unique contract structure—the package tour—which inherently combines multiple distinct tourism components into a single commercial product, thereby necessitating a departure from classical, fragmented contract laws. V. OBLIGATIONS OF THE TOURISM ACTORS The modern tourism industry is not sustained by isolated commercial transactions, but rather by a highly complex, interdependent network of legal 14 ENES ALTAN
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTE4NzM5Nw==