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Turkey Extends State of Emergency For Three Further Months From 19 October 2016
After an attempted coup on 15 July 2016, Turkey’s Council of Ministers introduced a nationwide State of Emergency. The State of Emergency ran... [Read More]
Turkey Introduces Intellectual Property Rules for Scientific and Technological Research Council
Turkey has introduced principles and procedures for management of intellectual property rights owned or shared by the Scientific and Technological Research Council (“TÜBİTAK”).... [Read More]
Turkish Trade Remedies – October 2016
An overview of notable decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of unfair competition in... [Read More]
Turkey Updates Technical Details of Regulations for Metering and Measuring Instruments
Turkey has updated technical details of the regulatory regime for measuring instruments, including their use and market-entry. The updated rules apply to meters... [Read More]
Turkey Introduces Detailed Legislative Regime to Encourage Large-Scale Renewable Energy Investment
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has introduced details for operation, investments and licence procedures regarding large-scale renewable energy resource areas (“Investment... [Read More]
Turkey Introduces Investor Repayment Mechanism for Dematerialized Capital Markets Instruments Transferred to Investor Compensation Center
Turkey has introduced principles and procedures for investors to claim payments for capital market instruments which have been transferred to the Investor Compensation... [Read More]
Turkey Tightens Cheque Issuance Regime
Turkey has tightened the legal regime for open chequing accounts, along with criminal sanctions for issuing dud cheques. Dud cheques were regularly issued... [Read More]
Turkey Extends Items Banned from Use in Manufacturing Tobacco Products
Turkey’s Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has updated the items which are prohibited from being used when manufacturing tobacco products. Manufacturers... [Read More]
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]