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Turkish Trade Remedies – April 2017
The following article gives a summary of decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of... [Read More]
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board Updates Regime for Issuing Debt Instruments
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board has announced a range of changes regarding debt instruments. Among other changes, an entity’s board of directors can now... [Read More]
Turkey Updates Waste Management Regime
Turkey has updated the regulatory regime for waste management. A temporary storage permit is now required if more than 1,000 kilograms of hazardous... [Read More]
Turkish Competition Board: No Further Investigation of Price Fixing Needed in Eastern Mediterranean Cement Market
The Turkish Competition Board (“Board“) recently published a reasoned decision, deciding not to initiate a full scope investigation into an anonymous allegation of... [Read More]
Turkey Rejects Trademark Application Involving the European Union Emblem
The Appeal Board (“Board”) of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) recently upheld an appeal by the European Commission against a local... [Read More]
Turkey’s Social Security Institute to Take Over Named Patient Pharmaceutical Imports from Pharmacists Association in May 2017
The Turkish Ministry of Health (“Ministry”) and Social Security Institute (“Institute”) announced that according to a new cost savings action plan, pharmaceuticals imported... [Read More]
Two New Appointments to Turkey’s Data Protection Board
Turkey has taken a further step towards it Data Protection Board (“Board”) being operational, with the President appointing two individuals to the nine... [Read More]
Turkey Tweaks Government Financial Support Scheme for Technological Products
Turkey has amended the scope and procedure of a government investment support scheme for technological products (“Scheme”). Notably, support for loan interest has... [Read More]
Consumer Courts Ruled to Have Jurisdiction in Turkey for Compensation Cases Initiated from Bank Cartel
Turkey’s Court of Cassation recently held that the Consumer Court is the appropriate forum for a lawsuit filed by a consumer against a... [Read More]
Turkish Competition Board to Initiate Google Investigation
The Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) will conduct a full scope investigation into Google’s exclusivity agreements with original equipment manufacturers. The Board had previously... [Read More]
Turkish Competition Board Fines Luxottica Gözlük for Abuse of Dominance
The Turkish Competition Board recently published a short-form decision concluding that Luxottica Gözlük Endüstri ve Ticaret A.Ş. abused its dominant position in the... [Read More]
Turkey Updates Trademark Classification System for Goods and Services in Line With WIPO Standards
Turkey has updated classification of goods and services for trademark application purposes, to be compatible with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (“WIPO”) 11th... [Read More]