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The Ministry of Trade Advertising Board, in its May 15, 2025 dated meeting, examined advertisements and promotions conducted through a website that is an exact copy of another company’s official website. As a result of the examination, it was […]

The authority of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“the TPTO”) to maintain a registry of well-known trademarks has been a subject of debate since the Court of Appeal’s decision in 2020. Although the TPTO continues to accept well-known […]

With the Climate Law No. 7512 (“Law”), published in the Official Gazette dated 9 July 2025 and numbered 32545, Turkey’s nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement have been granted a domestic legal basis for the first time and […]

The Regulation on the Identification and Certification of Technology and Innovation-Oriented Startups (“Regulation”), which introduces the issuance of a “Techno-Entrepreneurship Badge” to startups with technology and innovation-based, and scalable business models, was published by the Ministry of Industry and […]

The Communiqué of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (No. 29) (“Communiqué”), issued by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance (“Ministry”) pursuant to Article 26/A of the Regulation on Measures Regarding the Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime and Financing […]

The Personal Data Protection Board’s (“Board”) Principle Decision No. 2025/1072, titled “Principle Decision Regarding the Processing of Personal Data by Sending a Verification Code via SMS to Data Subjects During the Provision of Products and Services” (“Principle Decision”), was […]

The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Butter and Clarified Butter (‘Communiqué’) entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 4 April 2025 and numbered 32860. The purpose of Communiqué is to determine the product characteristics required […]

Significant amendments have been introduced to the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services in the Field of Payment Services by Payment Service Providers (“Communiqué”) through the “Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on […]

The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (“CBRT”) published the new regulations on 28 March 2025, titled “Regulation on Amendment to the Regulation on Payment Services and Issuance of Electronic Money and Payment Service Providers” (“Amendment Regulation”), which […]

The Constitutional Court in its decision number 2024/232 dated 25 December 2024 (“Decision”) annulled paragraph 14 of Article 10 of the Expropriation Law No. 2942 (“Law”) that relates to the administrative court’s suspension of execution in the case of […]