With the new regulation published last week, consumers lost some of their right of withdrawal and return shipping. While the return shipping fee is now completely left to the consumer, devices such as mobile phones, smart watches, tablets and computers that we have the right of withdrawal were excluded from this scope.
Following this development, an important statement came from the Consumers Union today. Making a press statement in front of the Kayseri Palace of Justice, Consumers Union Chairman Mahmut Şahin emphasized that the consumer can no longer use his right given in the law, and suggested that the regulation will increase fraud.
The way of the Council of State was held for the annulment of the regulation:
President Şahin announced that they have applied to the Council of State to cancel the regulation. Reminding that the right of withdrawal is given to the consumer by law, Şahin held the General Directorate of Consumer Protection responsible for this regulation and said, “We are faced with a general directorate that protects the seller, not the consumer.” He used his expressions.
“All rights of the consumer have been taken away”
“Unfortunately, this general directorate has completed its task and took away all the rights of the consumer one by one. The issue of distance selling had to be implemented as it was practiced throughout Europe. The consumer has the right to return a product; The product he wants may not come because he is taking it from afar. There are millions of complaints about this. But for what complaint did they make this change?”
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