Only state run bodies may offer legal wagering, unlicensed online gambling is banned, and a national crackdown is targeting illegal betting sites and apps.
Last reviewed 29 April 2026 · Status as of April 2026 · Information, not legal advice
As of April 2026, prediction markets are illegal in Turkey. Only state run bodies, Spor Toto for sports betting and Milli Piyango for lotteries, may offer legal wagering, and unlicensed online gambling is banned. A national crackdown approved in late 2025 directs agencies including the financial crimes board MASAK and the telecommunications authority BTK to block illegal betting sites and apps through 2026, which captures unlicensed prediction markets.
Turkey runs one of the tighter gambling regimes in the region. Legal wagering is reserved for state controlled bodies. Spor Toto handles sports betting and Milli Piyango runs the national lottery. Private and offshore operators cannot be licensed to offer betting to people in Turkey, and unlicensed online gambling is prohibited. Prediction markets, which let people stake money on event outcomes, are not among the products a state body offers, so there is no lawful route for them.
Enforcement has intensified. In November 2025 the government published an action plan for 2025 and 2026 that zeroes in on illegal betting, games of chance, and gambling in virtual spaces. The financial crimes investigation board MASAK is leading the effort alongside the Ministry of Interior, the telecommunications authority BTK, and the Treasury and Justice ministries. The plan tracks money flows, shuts down illegal sites and apps, and tightens rules on gambling advertising and influencer promotion.
There is no separate public ruling that names Polymarket or Kalshi in Turkey. The legal basis is the existing prohibition on unlicensed online gambling, which the crackdown is enforcing more aggressively. Because no prediction market holds a Turkish licence, offering or accessing one runs against that prohibition. For a resident of Turkey the cautious reading is that prediction markets are not legally available, and that reaching one carries both legal and financial risk. Confirm the current position before acting.
No prediction market holds a Turkish licence, and only state bodies may offer legal wagering. The platforms below are listed so you can see where each one stands, not as places a Turkey resident can legally sign up.
Kalshi is a United States designated contract market overseen by the CFTC and is built around United States access. It holds no Turkish licence and offers no licensed route to residents of Turkey. See the Kalshi profile.
Polymarket is a crypto settled prediction market that operates without a Turkish licence. Reachability through a browser or app is not the same as legal availability. See the Polymarket profile.
The Crypto.com event contract product is a United States CFTC listed offering and is not licensed for residents of Turkey. Read the Crypto.com Sports and Events profile.
Platform positions are as of April 2026 and can change. We link to a platform only where it is genuinely available to a reader, and Turkey is not such a place for these products. Reachability is not the same as legality.
Legal gambling in Turkey is run by state bodies, and unlicensed online gambling is prohibited and actively enforced. Prediction markets hold no Turkish licence. Confirm the current position with the relevant authorities before relying on anything here.
Status as of April 2026. We never invent a citation, and where a position is contested we mark it as contested.
Using a blocked or unlicensed service does not make it safe, and it can expose you to loss with little recourse. Prediction markets can lose you money. Stake only what you can afford to lose, never to chase a loss, and never on borrowed money. If gambling stops feeling like a free choice, step back and seek support from a problem gambling service in your country.
No. As of April 2026 only state run bodies may offer legal wagering, and unlicensed prediction markets fall under the prohibition on illegal online gambling. This is general information, not legal advice.
Only state controlled bodies. Spor Toto handles sports betting and Milli Piyango runs the national lottery. Private and offshore operators cannot be licensed to take bets from people in Turkey.
A national crackdown approved in late 2025 directs agencies including MASAK and the telecommunications authority BTK to shut down illegal betting sites and apps through 2026, which would cover unlicensed prediction markets.
Not that we have found. The legal basis is the existing prohibition on unlicensed online gambling rather than a ruling naming a specific platform, and operators hold no Turkish licence.
Because no prediction market is licensed and available to a Turkey resident. We only show an open account or compare path where a platform is licensed and available to you.