29 Dec 2020
Electric scooters (“e-scooter”) have been rapidly gaining popularity worldwide as one of the micro-mobility transportation modes. Their swift adaptation to the cities owing mostly to their easy use and efficiency also raised legitimate concerns in terms of safety, sufficiency […]
11 Dec 2020
Due to the rapid developments in technology each and every day and the effects of Covid-19; the digitization process is closely followed in Turkey. Legal regulations on digitalization draw attention in many sectors, especially banking and telecommunication. The Regulation […]
17 Nov 2020
We provide a guide to copyright protection in Turkey, answering some commonly asked questions about protection, creation, duration and enforcement. How is copyright protected in Turkey? Copyright protection in Turkey is provided through the Law on Intellectual and Artistic […]
16 Nov 2020
What is Commercial Electronic Communication? All kinds of commercial communication conducted via electronic communication tools with the purpose of promoting, marketing of its goods and services or in order to increase the recognition of its business in line with […]
11 Nov 2020
Article 15 of Turkey’s Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (‘LPPD’) allows the Personal Data Protection Board (‘the Board’) – the decision-making authority within the Personal Data Protection Authority (‘KVKK’) – to carry out investigations on its […]
27 Oct 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is having a devastating impact worldwide, has affected our daily lives deeply, and slowed down and almost stopped the functioning of state institutions and organizations including courts.In order to mitigate these effects, a number of […]
23 Oct 2020
The former patent legislation, i.e. the Decree Law on Protection of Patents numbered 551, set forth two systems for registering patents – with or without substantive examination. This legislation was in effect until early 2017. Patents granted without substantive […]
23 Oct 2020
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey (“Court“) rendered its decision (“Decision”) dated 17 September 2020 on surveillance of employee e-mails, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 14 October 2020 and numbered 31274. The issue of […]
22 Oct 2020
What it Brings and How it Resonates from Privacy and Data Protection Perspective Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has published its Guideline on Digital Data Review During On-Site Inspections (“Guideline”) on its website on 11 October 2020 which was approved […]
18 Aug 2020
Under Turkish law, identical or indistinguishably similar trademarks covering the same classes (or classes which cover the same kind of goods) cannot co-exist. This is an absolute ground for rejecting a later trademark application. In this regard, when deciding […]
