the highly anticipated Law No. 7464 on the Renting of Residential Properties for Tourism Purposes (effective as of January 1, 2024). This statute effectively dismantles the informal “Airbnb economy” by imposing a strict, quasicommercial regulatory framework upon individual property owners. From a legal-analytical perspective, the law redefines the scope of short-term rentals. Any residential lease lasting for 100 days or less is now legally classified as a “tourism-purpose rental” and is entirely stripped from the protective domain of standard residential tenancy laws. To legally operate, the property owner must overcome a series of strict administrative requirements including The Mandatory Permit System (İzin Belgesi); The Unanimity Rule (Oybirliği Şartı) and Subletting Prohibition. 6.2. Platform Liability The enforcement mechanism of Law No. 7464 heavily relies on conscripting digital platforms into the state’s policing apparatus. As discussed above, Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) were historically protected by the “safe harbor” provisions of the Electronic Commerce Law No. 6563, insulating them from liability for user-generated content.36 Law No. 7464 pierces this digital veil. Platforms like Airbnb and Booking. com are now legally mandated to actively verify that a property possesses a Ministry-issued Permit Document before allowing the listing to go live. If a platform allows uncertified properties to be advertised and fails to remove them within 24 hours of an administrative warning, the intermediary platform itself faces administrative fines (100,000 TL per listing). This effectively forces global tech giants to act as decentralized extensions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. VII. CONCLUSION The legal architecture governing the travel and tourism industry in Türkiye is not a static, monolithic code, but rather a dynamic, interdisciplinary living ecosystem. As systematically explored throughout this study, Turkish Tourism Law operates at the intricate intersection of macroeconomic state policy, transnational mobility, and vulnerable consumer rights. Its evolution mirrors 36 Burcu Sırış, “Elektronik Ticaret Aracı Hizmet Sağlayıcının Hukukî Niteliği ve Sorumluluğu”, Başkent Üniversitesi Doktora Tezi (2025): 140 20 ENES ALTAN
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