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Amendments in Communiqué on Principles Regarding Real Estate Investment Companies
Capital Markets Board of Turkey (“CMB“) has published the Communiqué Amending the Principles Regarding Real Estate Investment Companies (“Amendment Communiqué“) the Official Gazette... [Read More]
Case Study: Two-Pronged Defence Counters Patent Granted without Substantive Examination
The former patent legislation, i.e. the Decree Law on Protection of Patents numbered 551, set forth two systems for registering patents – with... [Read More]
The Turkish Constitutional Court Reframes the Principles for Surveillance of Employee E-mails
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey (“Court“) rendered its decision (“Decision”) dated 17 September 2020 on surveillance of employee e-mails, which... [Read More]
Guideline on Digital Data Review During On-Site Inspections of Turkish Competition Authority
What it Brings and How it Resonates from Privacy and Data Protection Perspective Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has published its Guideline on Digital... [Read More]
The Legal 500 Intellectual Property Comparative Guide 2020 – Turkey Chapter
IP In association with Gordon Harris & Mathilda Davidson of Gowling WLG Intellectual Property Comparative Guide: Questions A. Types of IP Rights What... [Read More]
Turkish Trade Remedies – September 2020
Turkey Announces New Measures on Import of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Films Turkey’s General Directorate of Imports of the Ministry of Trade has decided... [Read More]
Amendments on the Medical Device Sale, Advertising, and Promotion Regulation
Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has issued Medical Devices Regulation Amending the Regulation on Sale, Advertising and Promotion (“Amendment Regulation”) on... [Read More]
Turkish Constitutional Court: Rejection of the Case on the Grounds of the Lack of Capacity to Sue and Applicants’ Interest by Means of Categorical Approach of the Court, Violates the Right of Access to Court
The Constitutional Court ruled that the rejection of the case regarding the cancellation of the decision of EIA is not required dated 21... [Read More]
Turkish Constitutional Court Ruled that Non-granting of Certificate of Inheritance due to Absence of Reciprocity Between Countries Constitutes a Breach of the Property Right
Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that non-granting of the certificate of inheritance to applicants who have Syria and Hashemite Kingdom citizenship due to... [Read More]
Debt Instrument Holders Board to Oversee Issuers
The Communiqué on Debt Instrument Holders Board (“Communiqué”) has entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette numbered 31241 and dated... [Read More]
Data Protection Board: Biometric Signature cannot be Processed without Explicit Consent
Turkey’s Data Protection Board (“Board”) decided that biometric signature cannot be processed without explicit consent since it does not fall within the scope... [Read More]
Procedures and Principles on Social Network Providers
Law number 5651 (“Law number 5651”) on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts has been amended... [Read More]