14 Feb 2018
The lower limit for Administrative Fines under the Law on the Protection of Competition number 4054 has increased by 14.47% for 2018, from 18,377 to 21,036 Turkish Liras. The revised lower limit will apply for administrative fines issued in […]
7 Feb 2018
Turkey’s Council of Ministers has now ratified the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (“Convention”), subject to several exclusions. The Convention involves Council of Europe and OECD member states. Its primary purpose is for signatories to exchange […]
31 Jan 2018
Turkey’s Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (“Authority”) has declared that if an independent audit firm has its activity permit suspended, the permit will not be cancelled during the suspension period if the firm fails to satisfy its […]
24 Jan 2018
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered an individual’s request for confidentiality within a malpractice case. It ruled that a fair balance must be struck between the public interest in conducting open proceedings and protecting an individual’s right to privacy. […]
17 Jan 2018
Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the process of deciding whether to join a workers’ union also falls within the scope of the right to join a union, protected by the Turkish Constitution and European Convention on Human Rights. […]
10 Jan 2018
Turkey has updated rules for Organized Industrial Zones Specialized in Agriculture (“Agriculture Zones”). Changes apply to principles and procedures for projects, applications, zoning plans, activities, operations and audits of Agricultural Zones. They also include increased details for determining and […]
3 Jan 2018
The Turkish Health Institutes Directorate (“Directorate”) has announced establishment of the Biotechnology Institute (“Institute”). The Institute will include a range of Scientific Boards, focusing on Genome and Bioinformatics, Vaccines, Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Products, Biomedical and Medical Devices, Microbiology-Immunology and […]
27 Dec 2017
Principles and procedures have entered into force for the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (“Institution”). These include occupational and ethical rules for staff, along with procedural requirements for making complaints to the Institution about alleged discrimination based on […]
20 Dec 2017
Turkey has amended the Regulation on Processing of Personal Health Data and Protection of Privacy (“Health Data Regulation”), concerning rules and regulatory framework for processing and transferring health-related personal data. Amendments were made by the Regulation Amending the Regulation […]
13 Dec 2017
Operating rules have now been announced for Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”). The Regulation on Working Procedures and Principles of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Regulation”) outlines details of the Board’s operational procedures, duties, authorities and responsibilities. Notably, […]
