6 Apr 2016
First published by The Patent Lawyer, March/April 2018 The Industrial Property Law (“IP Law”) enacted in January 2017 marked the beginning of a new era for intellectual and industrial property rights in Turkey. The country’s long discussed patent law […]
2 Mar 2016
First published by Bloomberg BNA in the World Data Protection Report, 16 WDPR 02, 2/25/16 Although it sounds so, the right to be forgotten is not new. Rather, this right is simply another dimension to applying personal data protection […]
3 Dec 2015
In early 2015, the Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority”) published a comprehensive research report considering the wholesale and retail electricity markets (“Sector Report”). The Sector Report separately considered the privatization process and competition-related issues arising at each market level. Decisions […]
1 Dec 2015
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“EMRA”) has published draft regulation (“Draft Regulation”) which would amend the current regime for unlicensed electricity generation in Turkey. The Draft Regulation proposed changes to the Regulation on Electricity Generation without License in Electricity […]
14 Oct 2015
Moroğlu Arseven, K&L Gates LLP ve EY Türkiye; 13 Ekim 2015 tarihinde, “Avrupa Birliği, Orta Doğu ve Kuzey Afrika, Bağımsız Devletler Topluğu, Rusya ve Türkiye’de İnşaat ve Altyapı Sektörlerini Etkileyen Hukuki Gelişmeler ve Uyuşmazlık Çözüm Süreci Yönetimi Konferansı” konulu […]
19 Aug 2015
First published by Mondaq. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a Consent Arbitral Award in the arbitration procedure between the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the Turkish Athletic Federation (TAF) and Turkish middle-distance runner, Asli […]
19 Aug 2015
First published by Tax Planning International: Indirect Taxes, Bloomberg BNA, Volume 13, Number 11, November 2015. A recent Decree by the Turkish Council of Ministers has introduced additional customs duties for certain goods. However, the legal basis for these […]
19 Aug 2015
First published by Mondaq. The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) has released its latest caseload statistics (Issue 2015-2). The statistics offer insight into the ICSID’s caseload profile, based on cases registered or administered by […]
12 Aug 2015
Another United States trade case involving the Turkish steel industry was filed on 11 August 2015. This time, the product is hot rolled steel flat products. A Petition was filed requesting imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain […]
20 Feb 2015
First published by Mondaq. Turkish electricity markets has gone through a series of reforms since 2001 when the Electricity Market Law numbered 4628 was enacted. These reforms have generally meant a shift to a liberalized market structure by securing […]
