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]

Turkish Competition Roundup 2016

Click here to Read Welcome to the inaugural Competition Roundup by Moroğlu Arseven. It offers a comprehensive overview of Turkish competition law during... [Read More]
25/04/2017 Roundup

Turkey Updates National Occupation Standards, Adding New Professions and Updating Others

Turkey’s Professional Competence Authority has published a range of Communiqués introducing and amending National Occupational Standards for a number of professions. The Communiqués... [Read More]

Turkey Clarifies Tax Obligations for Electronic Money and Payment Agencies

Turkey has announced clarifications of taxation arrangements for payment services provided by e-money and e-payment agencies. Legislation deems these e-currency transactions to be... [Read More]

Turkey Updates Rules for Free Trade Zones, Allowing Urgent Expropriation of Land or Facilities

Turkey has made significant changes to rules for Free Trade Zones. From 24 February 2017, land and facilities located in these areas will... [Read More]

Turkey Announces 2017-2019 Strategy and Action Plan for the Software Sector

Turkey’s High Planning Council (“Council”) has accepted a Strategy and Action Plan for the Software Sector (“Action Plan”) for 2017-2019. It aims to... [Read More]

Turkey Includes Legal Fees in Government Financial Support Mechanism for R&D and Design Centres

Turkey has amended the support scheme for R&D and design activities to now include third party services. The change means external legal counselling... [Read More]

Turkish Competition Board: Mey İçki Abused Dominant Position in Raki Market

The Turkish Competition Authority recently published a short-form decision from the Competition Board (“Board”) concluding that Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (“Mey... [Read More]

Turkey’s Central Bank Updates Rediscount and Advance Interest Rates

Turkey’s Central Bank has updated discount interest rates for commercial papers with expiry periods of three months or more. The revised rates are... [Read More]
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