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The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the property right and the right to a fair trial are violated due to legal uncertainty when Turkish Court of Appeal derogates from its jurisprudence without providing legal grounds. Pursuant to the […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the decision of the first instance court to not review the re-employment case by claiming the case is in the jurisdiction of the State of Emergency Commission (“Commission”) violated applicant’s right of […]

Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that rendering a decision before dissolving the divergence of opinions between the Court of Appeal’s different chambers breaches the right to fair trial. The applicant works in a foundation based on an employment agreement. […]

Turkey has introduced regulations on service providers’ liabilities in e-commerce, as well as transactions to be conducted through the public electronic platform. The Regulation Regarding Amendment on Service Providers’ Liabilities in e-Commerce (“Amendment Regulation”) by Turkey’s Ministry of Trade (“Ministry”) […]

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has transferred the geographical indication (“GI”) inventory to the digital media. The inventory is now reachable from www.ci.gov.tr. Newly established website contains; The database regarding the geographical indication/traditional cultural specialties registry, Statistics regarding […]

The Decision Regarding the Pricing Regulation for Human Medicinal Products in Turkey has been amended. The Decision Amending the Decision on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products (“Amendment Decision”) was published in Official Gazette number 30686 on 14 February 2019, […]

Turkey has established the Real Estate Appraisal Department being responsible for the adoption and administration of the real estate appraisal system. Real Estate Appraisal Department will be a central service unit affiliated to Turkey’s General Directorate of Land Registry […]