18 Jan 2021
Introduction We welcome the new year still reeling from the one just ended; still grappling with the lingering effects of an ongoing global pandemic. No industry or profession emerged from 2020 unaltered. Trademark law practice is no exception. Nevertheless, […]
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INTRODUCTION We are in an era where every sphere of our lives is, willingly or unwillingly, shaped or at least touched by technology. As the new norm, technology sets the boundaries for the concept of “normal.” Unavoidably, every profession […]
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Turkey Opened Tariff Quota in Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips Import With the Communiqué, the procedure and principles of the tariff contingent opened with the purpose of providing exemption from the additional safeguard measures within the scope of the Decision Regarding […]
5 Jan 2021
In its decision, dated 21 October 2020, and numbered 2018/7666, the Turkish Constitutional Court (“TCC”) held that dismissal of a petition, submitted in one court for filing in another, requesting cancellation of a certain order of payment, and dismissed […]
5 Jan 2021
The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that where the lawsuits are backlogged, mediation is not mandatory for commercial cases initiated with non-monetary claims. Accordingly, it overruled the Regional Court’s decision. In the dispute subject to […]
5 Jan 2021
The Turkish Constitutional Court (the “TCC”) ruled that the trial court’s ruling imposing proportional attorney fees based upon legislation not in effect at the time of the ruling was in violation of the applicant’s constitutional right of due process. […]
5 Jan 2021
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that differing opinions among chambers of the Court of Cassation do not violate the right to a fair trial. The Constitutional Court’s decision dated 13 October 2020, and numbered 2017/33904 (the “Decision”), was published […]
5 Jan 2021
Law on Amendments on Electricity Market Law and Certain Laws (“Law”) has entered into force. Through amendments under the Law, comprehensive changes have been made, especially in the scope of the obligation to obtain the permission of EPDK regarding […]
5 Jan 2021
On 16 December 2020, Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) announced (the “Announcement”) on its website regulations applicable to public disclosure of personal data by data processors. The Announcement provides, in relevant part, as follows: Articles 5 and […]
5 Jan 2021
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Licensing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette, numbered 31338, on 18 December 2020, and became effective thereupon. Notably, the Amendment Regulation provides, in relevant part, as […]
5 Jan 2021
The Amendment Communiqué published in the Official Gazette, dated 26 December 2020 and numbered 3134 (“Amendment Communiqué”), amends certain provisions of the Communiqué on Procedures and Principles Regarding the Implementation of Article 376 of the Turkish Commercial Code number […]
30 Dec 2020
Duration of short-term employment allowance has been extended for two more months pursuant to Presidential Decrees numbered 3316 and 3317 published in Official Gazette numbered 31343 and dated 23 December 2020. In this regard; In accordance with the Decision […]
