The Istanbul Center for Regulation aims at establishing itself as the region’s center in matters of regulation and regulatory policies pertaining both to the traditional and the new network industries, namely telecommunications, postal services, transport, energy, water and the newly emerging digital platforms.

We provide thought leadership for practitioners, i.e., policy-makers, regulators and regulated firms facing rapid changes due to liberalization and digitalization.
We do so by way of highly structured, problem-centered and result-oriented forums involving all the relevant stakeholders, high-level conferences, executive trainings and policy advice.
The Center is operating under the auspices of Istanbul Technical University. It is governed by a board composed of regulators and donor firms. Its academic integrity is assured by way of a scientific advisory board.
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NETWORK INDUSTRIES QUARTERLY TURKEY

Türkiye as an infrastructure pivot?

Türkiye as an infrastructure pivot? Between the 2 nd century BC and the 15 th century, the Silk Road, ending in Istanbul, was the main traditional route between China and the Middle East. Europe has developed since the Renaissance and Istanbul (then Constantinople)...
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Regulating Digitalization in Türkiye

The Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (the “E-commerce Law”) of Türkiye has been considered inefficient to address the problems created in the face of rapidly changing technology and digitalization. It was amended with the Law on the Regulation of...
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Sustainability and the Energy Transition in Türkiye

This special issue of Network Industries Quarterly deals with a very important and timely topic: the energy transition and sustainability more generally. Although the urgent need for an energy revolution — based on renewables and energy efficiency measures so as to...
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Regulation of Digital Platforms in Turkey

It is thrilling to be guest editor of this issue of Network Industries Quarterly-Turkey, which deals with one of the most prominent regulatory challenges of our age: The digital economy. Digitalization is omnipresent in contemporary economies. It is a driver of...
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Regulation of Civil Aviation in Turkey

This issue of NIQ-Turkey is about the regulation of civil aviation in Turkey and beyond. Civil aviation is of course a global business with most of the rules and standards being defined at international levels (UN, EU, USA). And Turkey, with its flag carrier Turkish...
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Electric Vehicle Ecosystem in Turkey: Emerging Issues and Future Outlook

I am delighted to be guest editor of this issue of Network Industries Quarterly-Turkey, entitled “Electric Vehicle Ecosystem in Turkey: Emerging Issues and Future Outlook”. Electric vehicles (EVs) are an emerging technology in today’s transportation industry. While...
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Electricity Market in Turkey

I am very pleased to be guest editor of this issue of Network Industries Quarter­ly-Turkey, entitled Electricity market in Turkey: How it is coping with demands from liberalization policies. Electricity has maintained its importance as the main energy source in the...
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Communications infrastructures in Turkey: have they been facing up to the challenges of the growing communications needs in times of COVID-19?

We are pleased to present to you the second issue of our newly established Network Industries Quarterly-Turkey. In it, we pursue the topic of how COVID-19 affects our essential infrastructures. After transport in the last issue, we are now looking at Turkey’s...
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How resilient is the Turkish transportation system? Lessons learnt from COVID-19

Welcome to our first issue of Network Industries Quarterly Turkey, NIQ-TK in short! From now on, you will find a NIQ-TK every three months! NIQ-TK is an offspring of NIQ, the Network Industries Quarterly which has been published 4 times a year since 1998! If you have...
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