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Turkey Widens Scope of Expropriation Candidates to Include Certain Immovable Properties and Rights Held by Public Bodies
Turkey has amended expropriation requirements and procedures, tightening requirements for the contents of agreements for expropriated immovable property, while also expanding the scope... [Read More]
Turkey Grants Temporary Incentive to Solar Panel Imports
Turkey’s Ministry of Economy has temporarily expanded government incentives to also include solar panel imports made within solar energy power investments. Incentives are... [Read More]
Turkish Constitutional Court: Right to be Forgotten Trumps Press Freedom for Fourteen Year Old News about an Individual’s Drug Use
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered a claim seeking to remove 1998 and 1999 content from an online news archive regarding the Petitioner’s... [Read More]
Turkey Expands Air Transport Agreements to Include Five More Countries
Turkey has ratified Air Transport Agreements with the Republic Of Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Benin, Republic of Rwanda, Central African Republic and Jamaica... [Read More]
Turkey Publishes Further Details of Stamp Tax Exemptions Intended to Encourage Investment
Turkey has published secondary legislation, outlining further details for a recent law which significantly loosened stamp tax obligations and notary fees for a... [Read More]
Turkish Court of Appeal Rejects Evidence Supplied During Preliminary Examination Phase Due to Expired Time
The highest body within the Turkish Court of Appeal system recently considered time limits for submitting evidence at the preliminary examination stage. Accordingly,... [Read More]
Turkey Amends Electricity Legislation to Support National Energy Security and Use of Domestic Resources
Turkey has amended the Electricity Market Law numbered 6446 to promote use and security of domestic energy resources. Under the amendments, planned capacity... [Read More]
Turkey Introduces Auto-Enrolment for Employee Pension Scheme
From 1 January 2017, employers must enrol all employees into an Individual Pension System if they are under 45 year’s old and Turkish... [Read More]
Turkish Patent Institute Launches Electronic Mailbox System for Notifications
The Turkish Patent Institute (“TPI”) has launched an optional electronic mailbox system for Trademark and Patent Attorneys to receive notifications. From 17 August... [Read More]
Turkey Approves 2013 Agreement with Palestine for Mutual Assistance on Customs
Turkey’s Council of Ministers has approved a customs agreement executed between Turkey and Palestine in April 2013. The Agreement Between the Government of... [Read More]
Obligations Apply Under Turkey’s Data Protection Regime From October 2016
The six month transition period for certain provisions under Turkey’s new data protection regime ended on 7 October 2016. As a result, penalties... [Read More]
Turkey Continues Amendments Introducing Mediation After 15 Days for Motor Vehicle Insurance Claims
Turkey recently amended insurance provisions of the Highway Traffic Law Number 2918 (“Law”; see here for more information). Parallel changes have now also... [Read More]