{"id":777042851,"date":"2026-05-28T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042851"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:33:09","slug":"turkey-blocks-over-84000-illegal-gambling-websites-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/turkey-blocks-over-84000-illegal-gambling-websites-in-2025","title":{"rendered":"Turkey blocked over 84,000 illegal gambling websites in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Investigators found that many of the blocked platforms operated through foreign-based servers and domain providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Turkey.- More than 84,000 illegal gambling and betting websites were blocked by Turkish authorities in 2025. That’s according to figures released by the National Lottery Administration (MPI) <\/strong>through state-run Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MPI, operating under Turkey\u2019s Treasury and Finance Ministry, flagged 84,585 websites for shutdown as part of a digital enforcement drive targeting unlicensed operators and their support networks. The enforcement campaign also targeted social media accounts, streaming platforms, mobile applications and overseas gaming-content providers linked to illegal betting operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2025, authorities began targeting international gaming and software providers supplying services to illegal betting platforms. During the year, regulators blocked 14,263 gaming and content providers believed to be connected to unauthorised operators. In addition, authorities identified 26 mobile applications containing illegal gambling content and blocked access to 1,902 streaming websites accused of advertising or redirecting users to illegal betting services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MPI also sought restrictions against 3,021 social media accounts promoting illegal gambling services, resulting in court-approved blocks on 2,105 accounts. An additional 261 social media accounts were reported to the Trade Ministry\u2019s Advertising Board for promoting unlawful gambling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said 51 per cent of the websites traced in recent investigations were linked to the United States, while Armenia and the Isle of Man each accounted for 7 per cent. Colombia represented another 5 per cent. The government reported 517 overseas-based gambling and betting websites, along with 109 gaming-content platforms, to the Foreign Ministry and the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) for cross-border enforcement action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside digital restrictions, Turkish authorities said criminal complaints continue to be filed against operators of illegal gambling websites, mobile applications, social media accounts and payment networks linked to online betting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Turkish justice minister tells prosecutors to step up fight against illegal gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investigators found that many of the blocked platforms operated through foreign-based servers and domain providers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777033276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Turkish authorities, led by the National Lottery Administration (MPI), blocked over 84,000 illegal gambling and betting websites in 2025 as part of a comprehensive digital enforcement campaign. This initiative targeted unlicensed operators, their B2B content providers, social media promoters, and streaming platforms, with significant cross-border reporting and criminal complaints against illicit networks. The crackdown highlights an escalating regulatory focus on market integrity and the entire value chain supporting black market iGaming operations.","focusai_entities":"National Lottery Administration (MPI), Turkey\u2019s Treasury and Finance Ministry, Anadolu Agency, Trade Ministry\u2019s Advertising Board, Foreign Ministry, Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK)","focusai_location":"Turkey, United States, Armenia, Isle of Man, Colombia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.9), tech_data (0.75), marketing_crm (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border Enforcement Impact?","query":"What specific mechanisms are Turkish authorities employing for cross-border enforcement against foreign-based illegal iGaming operators and their B2B suppliers, and what precedents does this set for international regulatory cooperation?"},{"label":"B2B Supplier Due Diligence?","query":"How will the targeting of international gaming and content providers by Turkish regulators influence the due diligence processes and compliance frameworks for B2B suppliers operating in grey or black markets globally?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[20326,4138,24953],"class_list":["post-777042851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-online-gambling","tag-turkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042851"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042856,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042851\/revisions\/777042856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}