MA | Gazette Edition 60: 1 February 2018

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Turkey Updates Rules and Procedures for Organic Farming

Turkey has updated the rules and procedures for organic farming. Most notably, it is now permitted to renew stocks of organic aquaculture by... [Read More]

Turkey Reassigns Regulator Responsibilities for Sugar, Tobacco and Alcohol

Turkey recently closed down its regulatory bodies which focused specifically on sugar, alcohol and tobacco. Accordingly, the duties which were previously held by... [Read More]

Turkey Establishes Board to Reduce Import Dependency and Extend Competitive Industrial Power

Turkey has established an Executive Board on Localization (“Board”) to carry out projects which reduce import dependency and extend the country’s competitive industrial... [Read More]

Turkey Updates License Regime for Petroleum Waste Processing

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has changed the information required during applications for waste processing licenses in the petroleum market. Accordingly, an... [Read More]

Turkey Announces National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for 2017-2023

Turkey has announced its National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the 2017-2023 period (“Action Plan”). The Action Plan outlines 55 actions involving buildings... [Read More]

Turkey Introduces New Fee Waivers and Discounts for Mining Activities

Turkey has introduced new fee waivers and discounts for mining activities, available during the first five or ten years of a mine’s operation.... [Read More]

Turkey’s Capital Markets Board Announces Rules for Managing and Auditing Information Systems

Turkey’s Capital Markets Board has announced rules for managing and auditing information systems. Among other entities, the new regime applies to publicly held... [Read More]

Turkey Updates Tax Procedures, Introducing Electronic Notification

Turkey has introduced a range of changes to Tax Procedural Law number 213 (“Law”). The amendments relate to requirements for taxpayer addresses, procedures... [Read More]

Turkey Overhauls VAT Regime, Introducing VAT Liability for Electronic Services Provided to Recipients Outside Turkey

Turkey has made a series of amendments to its VAT regime, introducing new liabilities, as well as exemptions. Notably, VAT will now apply... [Read More]

Turkey’s Data Protection Board Orders Phone Directories to Cease Unlawful Data Processing, Plus Announces Obligations to Maintain Data Security at Service Counters, Box-offices and Desks

Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”), has adopted and published two important rulings. These address protection of personal data in websites/applications that provide... [Read More]

Turkey’s Constitutional Court Dismisses Legal Challenges Seeking to Strike Out Certain Clauses of the Data Protection Law

Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently dismissed an application seeking to suspend and strike out certain clauses in the Data Protection Law number 6698 (“Law”).... [Read More]

Turkey Introduces Online System for Taxpayers

From 1 January 2018, certain taxpayers in Turkey can now use an electronic Bookkeeping Declaration System (“System”) to store and submit selected documents... [Read More]