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Internet Actors in Law No. 5651* Att. Idil Gencosmanoğlu Introduction With the increasing use and development of the internet in soci- ety, it has become significant to determine the responsible subjects for online publications. Indeed, many types of offenses can be committed through these publications on the internet, and they may also consti- tute an attack on one’s personal rights. The most comprehensive legislation on the internet is Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combat- ing Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publication 1 (“Law No 5651”), namely, “Internet Law” which was made in 2007. In this article, the following subjects and their obligations under Law No. 5651 will be discussed: • Content provider • Hosting provider • Access provider • Public use provider In addition to Law No. 5651, the obligations of the mentioned internet actors are regulated under the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles on Issuance of the Certificate of Activity to the Access and Hosting Providers by the Telecommunications Authority (“Regu- lation dated 24.10.2007”), and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles on Publications on the Internet. * Article of June, 2020 1 Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publication, OG. No. 26530, 23.05.2007.