Background On 20 August 2026, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, following a request from the Higher Education Council, submitted a report that laid the groundwork for a new prohibition on income derived from social media by public employees and academics.
Subsequently, the Presidency’s Personnel and Principles General Directorate formalized the process by forwarding a decision dated 2 September 2026 to the Higher Education Council.
Legal Basis The ban is grounded in Article 28 of the State Civil Servants Law No.
657, which defines the limits of commercial activity for civil servants.
Scope of the Ban The regulation targets the earnings generated from content produced on social media platforms, not the act of content creation itself.
Public employees and academics are therefore prohibited from monetizing their social media presence.
Ban on Social Media Income for Public Employees
The Turkish Presidency has prohibited public servants and academics from earning income through social media, defining such earnings as commercial activity.
Sources
- Yeni Alanya · baglanti