11 Jan 2023
GENERAL CONTEXT, KEY PRINCIPLES AND HOT TOPICS 1 Identify the highest-profile corporate investigation under way in your country, describing and commenting on its most noteworthy aspects. Criminal investigations including those concerning corporate crimes are conducted by public prosecutors with […]
1 Nov 2022
1. How often is tax law amended and what are the processes for such amendments Turkish tax law has been constantly being amended by Turkish Parliament and the changes in tax legislation are put into effect almost every year […]
30 Sep 2022
The Medium Term Program (2023-2025) (“MTP”), co-developed by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Presidency of Turkey, Presidency of Strategy and Budget, approved by Presidential Decision numbered 6003, was published in repeated Official Gazette dated 4 September […]
30 Sep 2022
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on License-Exempt Electricity Generation (“Amendment Regulation”), published in Official Gazette dated 11 August 2022 and numbered 31920, introduced provisions especially on the sale of excess consumption electricity, facilities to be established in organized industrial […]
30 Sep 2022
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Distance Contracts (“Amendment Regulation”) has been published in Official Gazette dated 23 August 2022 and numbered 31932. Fundamental changes have been introduced to Regulation on Distance Contracts numbered 20237 (“Regulation”) concerning consumers, sellers, […]
6 Sep 2022
As the Web3 economy grows—including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse—so do concerns regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. And these concerns have come to the forefront as more brands take action to enforce their rights. One […]
22 Aug 2022
In Turkey, and in other countries around the world, there is a fairly common misconception that if a trademark is not registered then it’s not enforceable. The truth is that even an unregistered trademark is enforceable in Turkey, although […]
27 Jul 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published two decisions that would affect the practice in the banking sector, underlining that the processing of the personal data of the bank customers and transferring them to the third parties by […]
27 Jul 2022
The board resolution of the Energy Market Regulatory Board (“EPDK”) dated 12 May 2022 and numbered 10971 (“Board Resolution”) was published in Official Gazette dated 13 May 2022 and numbered 31834. Thus, the provision of the Electricity Market Connection […]
27 Jul 2022
With the Circular on Financial and Social Rights (“Circular”) published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance-General Directorate of Public Financial Management and Transformation on 4 July 2022, the severance payment limit has been determined as TRY 15,371.40. The […]
