Turkey Internet Tax - RecentPoker.com

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Online gambling may be illegal in Turkey, but the parallel and very popular entertainment of Internet gaming is tempting Turkish officials to try and raise taxes from the pastime.

Zaman Istanbul reported this week that the Telecommunications Directorate (TiB) has proposed to the Ministry of Finance that a tax on Internet gaming be introduced. The head of TiB, Fethi Şimşek, said his agency has been watching the online gaming sector closely and has decided to warn the ministry that a tax is necessary after "...noticing many irregularities in the sector."

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