4 Feb 2019
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that building an energy transmission line on a part of the property of the applicant without expropriating, violates the constitutional property right. The owner of the concerning land claimed that he was unable […]
4 Feb 2019
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) announced that patent applicants are now able to request search and examination reports to be compiled simultaneously, in order to expedite the application procedure. According to the Turkish Intellectual Property Law number […]
4 Feb 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has released 2018 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (“Report”), suggesting record-breaking use of its international intellectual property filing services for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, particularly in Turkey and China. Noteworthy points about […]
4 Feb 2019
The registration obligation of second group data controllers to Data Controllers Registry (“Registry”) is announced by Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) through its decision dated 2 January 2019 (“Decision”). Turkey’s Data Protection Board (“Board”) has extended the scope of data […]
4 Feb 2019
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (the “Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette. The Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices, which was published in the Official Gazette number 29232 on […]
4 Feb 2019
Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that: compulsory pre-mediation process introduced with the Labour Courts Law Number 7036 (the “Labour Courts Law”) with respect to lawsuits initiated for labour receivables and compensations as well as re-employment claims and the legal provision […]
4 Feb 2019
Ankara Regional Administrative Court 12th Administrative Chamber has ruled that the amount paid for medication during the chemotherapy treatment should be reimbursed to the patient since this medication is later included in “The List of Chemotherapy Medications to be […]
4 Feb 2019
The national post and telegraph directorate of Turkey, Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı Anonim Şirketi (“PTT”), has launched the e-Apostille system as of 1 January 2019. The e-Apostille system will enable online certification of public documents issued in Turkey. At […]
4 Feb 2019
Turkey’s Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority has enacted “ISRE 2400 Engagements to Review Historical Financial Statements” and “ISAE 3000 (revised) Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information” and “ISAE 3402 (revised) Assurance Reports […]
