30 Jun 2016
Turkey has revised its procedures and principles for making, evaluating, updating and approving electricity demand estimates. The revised regulations apply to the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (“TEİAŞ”), organized industry sites, distribution companies and supplier companies in charge. They set […]
23 Jun 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court has recently published a decision where it held that an employer monitoring an employee’s institutional email account and using correspondence in court did not violate the employee’s constitutional rights. The court held that the employer […]
16 Jun 2016
On 25 April 2016, Turkey acceded to the 1996 Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (“Hague Convention”), as well as the 2007 Convention on […]
9 Jun 2016
The Turkish Notary Association made two announcements to clarify and amend notarial requirements. It declared that employment transfer agreements are no longer subject to stamp tax. The association also clarified that real estate leases are not required to be […]
2 Jun 2016
Turkey has introduced an income tax exemption for employees in free trade zones who prepare software which is exported from Turkey via electronic transfer. The mechanism is introduced to address difficulties which arise when delivering CD-based software programs to […]
