1 Nov 2016
Turkey has updated technical details of the regulatory regime for measuring instruments, including their use and market-entry. The updated rules apply to meters for electricity, gas, heat flow, water and taxis, as well as weighing instruments, among others. These […]
25 Oct 2016
Turkey has ratified Air Transport Agreements with the Republic Of Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Benin, Republic of Rwanda, Central African Republic and Jamaica (“Agreements”). Turkey’s president adopted relevant decisions on 6 June 2016, expanding the scope of existing air […]
18 Oct 2016
Turkey’s Council of Ministers has approved a customs agreement executed between Turkey and Palestine in April 2013. The Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the State of Palestine on Co-operation and Mutual […]
11 Oct 2016
Turkey has ratified a supplementary agreement to strengthen the Food and Agriculture Organization Subregional Office for Central Asia (“Subregional Office”) on 6 June 2016 (“Agreement”). Under the new commitments, Turkey will provide a total of USD 4 million annually […]
4 Oct 2016
Turkey has amended regulatory livestock incentives for 2016, increasing the amount available for calves and removing incentives previously available for carnivorous species. Ongoing incentive applications which were made before 1 January 2016 will be considered according to a prior […]
27 Sep 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently held that Courts must indicate the right to appeal in reasoned decisions, including an accurate validity period. A Commercial Court incorrectly indicated the appeal time as fifteen days, rather than ten days. The Supreme […]
20 Sep 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered which date should be used to assess a property’s expropriation value. It held that for price determination lawsuits, it is unconstitutional to determine a property’s expropriation value based its location and conditions at […]
13 Sep 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently held that property rights had been violated where a Municipality expropriated private property to build a playfield, but later re-zoned the property to become a commercial area and sold the site to a third […]
6 Sep 2016
Turkey’s energy regulator has introduced regulations for sale-purchase and tender procedures for electricity distribution companies. These include a TRY 20 million upper limit for tenders conducted through a single contract regarding purchases of goods and services, or asset sales. […]
30 Aug 2016
Turkey’s High Development Agency has approved the national e-Government Strategy and Action Plan for the 2016-2019 period (“Strategy and Action Plan”). It aims to enhance the efficiency of e-Government and impove society’s quality of life. The Strategy and Action […]
