Legal Glossary

An algorithm is a set of rules that defines, in sequence, the steps to be followed to reach a particular result; in law it mostly describes the logic by which software processes data to rank, recommend, score or produce decisions. There is no general statutory definition of an algorithm in Turkish legislation. The concept is, for example, made subject to transparency obligations, without being defined, in additional Article 4 of Law No. 5651 concerning social network providers.

Artificial intelligence is a general concept describing computer systems that produce outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations or decisions by making inferences from the data they receive and that can operate with a degree of autonomy. There is no general statutory definition of artificial intelligence in Turkish legislation. The official definition most often referred to is the definition of an AI system in Article 3/1 of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Regulation (EU) 2024/1689; this Regulation is not binding in Türkiye of its own force.