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The Board Decision of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority on the Publication of the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Scope of Application of the Türkiye Sustainability Reporting Standards (“TSRS”) was published in the Official Gazette dated […]

1. Introduction Technological advancements, global economic dynamics, and evolving social expectations continue to create new types of employment within the labour market. These developments have paved the way for modern work life to accommodate increasingly flexible and diverse models […]

The Turkish Data Protection Authority published on its official website a public announcement concerning the sharing of debt information by creditors’ attorneys through accessing the telephone numbers of relatives of debtors, on 20 August 2025. The Turkish Data Protection […]

Intellectual property rights are among the most critical assets of companies in today’s information- and technology-driven economies. In an M&A process, the legal status of these rights can directly influence the outcome of the transaction. Therefore, during the due […]

Regulation on Direct Sales has been published in the Official Gazette dated August 8, 2025, and numbered 32980 by the Ministry of Commerce. The Law Amending the Consumer Protection Law and Certain Laws published in the Official Gazette dated […]

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the pursuit of profit is no longer the sole driver of corporate strategies. Increasingly, enterprising companies are navigating uncharted territory by embracing Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) principles into their decision-making processes. The […]

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 […]