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We are connected to the whole world with simply the click of a button. In moments a trade secret can become public knowledge, patents or designs can lose their novelty, or all work and effort invested in IP development […]

Turkey’s Advertising Board (“Board”) ruled on 302 cases during 2017, in the period up to November. Among these decisions, the Board imposed administrative fines totalling 1.2 million Turkish Liras. 63 cases (21%) resulted in detention, while 21 cases (7%) […]

The Turkish legislative regime for doctors’ advertising involves contradictions between provisions in primary and secondary legislation. The uncertainty and legislative gaps mean that in practice, government enforcement and interpretation of advertising limitations are inconsistent. The legislative regime should be […]

Turkey is on the verge of a new era for intellectual and industrial property rights, with enactment of the new Industrial Property Law (“IP Law”). As a result, the country’s long discussed patent law practices are on the verge […]

First published by Commercial Dispute Resolution Magazine (15 May 2017). Turkey has introduced a new regime enabling non-possessory pledges – pledges without the actual delivery of the possession of the pledged goods. The new regime which constitutes major legislative […]

Major changes have been introduced to Turkey’s Intellectual and Industrial Property regime, including design rights. Indications suggest the new legislative regime will serve an increased scope of design-related disciplines, in a wider manner. Notable changes include introducing ex office […]

First published in the IBA Antitrust Committee newsletter, December 2016. This year was busy for the Turkish Competition Authority (the ‘Authority’) and indications suggest this investigation-focused workload will continue into 2017. Among many other things, there have been significant […]

The Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority“) published its final report into the cement sector (“Report“) on its website recently. The Report sheds light on future enforcement by the Competition Board (“Board“). Although it is not possible to directly attribute the […]

First published in the IBA Antitrust Committee newsletter, September 2016. Enforcement trends for the presumption of concerted practice in Turkish competition law have developed over the last decade to integrate the presumption of innocence. However, a recent decision by […]

First published in the IBA Arbitration Committee newsletter, August 2016. Current Dispute Resolution Landscape in Turkey Commercial disputes are on the rise in Turkey due to recent economic instability arising from local and regional political fragility. The Turkish lira […]