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The Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) published the Public Announcement on Push Notifications Sent via Mobile Applications (“Announcement”) on 14 January 2026 via its official website. The Announcement clarifies the legal nature of complaints received by the Authority regarding […]

Intellectual and industrial property rights are among the fundamental factors that today directly affect competitiveness, pioneering capacity, and value creation for both natural and legal persons engaged in economic activity and for all actors who contribute to creative production […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced important updates to the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification System, the international standard for the classification of goods and services in trademark registrations, which entered into force on 1 January […]

On December 9, 2025, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“EMRA“) published the Draft Amendment to the Charging Service Regulation (“Amendment Draft“) on its official website regarding amendments to the Charging Service Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 02 […]

As digitalization accelerates day by day, consumer behavior and preferences are also significantly affected by this transformation. Consumers widely use social media platforms and various online websites to share their opinions about the goods and services they consume with […]

As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen Türkiye’s legal framework regarding the protection of personal data in relation to artificial intelligence systems, the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) has published the Guideline on Generative Artificial Intelligence and the […]

1. Copyright Protection: Automatic Protection upon Creation Under Turkish law, software is protected within the scope of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 (“Copyright Law”) and is recognized as a “literary and scientific work”. For software […]

When launching an alcohol brand in Türkiye, it is important to first carry out a trademark clearance search, as Türkiye is a first-to-file country. It is also important to pay attention to sector-specific regulations that may limit trademark use. […]

With the Official Gazette dated 1 October 2025 and numbered 33034, the scope of data controllers exempted from the obligation to register with the Data Controllers’ Registry under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 has […]

The Amendment Communiqué on the Communiqué (“Communiqué”) on the Keeping of Non-Accounting Commercial Books of Enterprises in Electronic Form (“Amendment Communiqué”), prepared by the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, was published in the Official […]