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Procedures and Principles on Measures Aimed at Segments of Society That Need Social Support (Information and Communication Technologies Authority), Article 10 design of operators' websites and mobile applications on the Accessibility Checklist and WCAG 2.2

Also known as Sosyal Açıdan Desteklenmesi Gereken Kesimlere Yönelik Tedbirlere İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar (Procedures and Principles on Measures Aimed at Segments of Society That Need Social Support).

Sosyal Açıdan Desteklenmesi Gereken Kesimlere Yönelik Tedbirlere İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar (Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurulu… 21.06.2018 tarihli ve 2018/DK-THD/190 sayılı Karar), m. 10(1), 2026/DK-THD/138 sayılı Kurul Kararı ile değişik

In force since .

An accessibility requirements rule binding private bodies.

What it requires

  • The Procedures name the Accessibility Checklist Level A and WCAG 2.2 without stating a WCAG conformance level: the duty is to base design on them (Procedures, Art. 10(1) as amended by Board Decision 2026/DK-THD/138).
  • If you are an electronic communications operator that the Procedures bind, base the design of your websites and mobile applications on the Accessibility Checklist Level A and on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) (Art. 10(1)).
  • Report each quarter on the accessibility of your internet pages, giving the link under which the services you offer to disabled people are gathered under a single heading and the page's current level of accessibility, and on your smart-device applications, if you have any (Art. 10 and 11, quarterly reporting table).

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What it reaches

Instrument type

a regulation made under an act

Applicability criteria

As of
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Any of
Criteria
an electronic communications operator that is an obligated operator (yükümlü işletmeci) under the Procedures and Principles

What this law does

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The Information and Communication Technologies Authority's Board approved the Procedures and Principles on Measures Aimed at Segments of Society That Need Social Support on (Decision 2018/DK-THD/190), and its Decision 2026/DK-THD/138 of amends them. As amended, Article 10(1) provides that the operator bases the design of its websites and mobile applications on the Accessibility Checklist Level A and on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-2.2).

The amendment to Article 10(1) entered into force on , and the decision's other amendments entered into force on . The quarterly reporting table of the Procedures, which each obligated operator completes, covers the accessibility of the operator's internet pages (Article 10) and its smart-device applications (Article 11).

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