Establishment and validity conditions of electronic contracts

As a result of developments in internet technology, tools such as telephone, fax, television and radio, which were previously used to establish contracts, have been replaced by tools such as website, e-mail and communication application. For this reason, both international organizations and countries make legal regulations on commercial activities carried out on the Internet in order to adapt to new situations and find solutions to problems that may arise, and to contribute to the development of activities and to establish trust in transactions. In the first part of the study; the definition of electronic contract, legal nature of electronic contracts, electronic contract types and forms of establishment of electronic contracts, as well as the regulations made for electronic contracts and the differences of electronic contracts from similar contracts will be presented. In the second part, the stages of establishment of the electronic contract and the conditions necessary for the electronic contract to be valid will be included. In the last part, regulations to protect consumers in terms of electronic contracts to which consumers are a party will be discussed.