7 Nov 2025
1. Copyright Protection: Automatic Protection upon Creation Under Turkish law, software is protected within the scope of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 (“Copyright Law”) and is recognized as a “literary and scientific work”. For software […]
17 Oct 2025
The Regulation on the Identification and Registration of Manuscripts and Rare Printed Works (“Regulation”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated September 5, 2025. The Regulation establishes the procedures and principles for the identification, registration […]
28 Jul 2025
The authority of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“the TPTO”) to maintain a registry of well-known trademarks has been a subject of debate since the Court of Appeal’s decision in 2020. Although the TPTO continues to accept well-known […]
17 Mar 2025
The long-anticipated amendments to the Regulation on the Implementation of the Industrial Property Law (“the Regulation”), addressing non-use cancelation action proceedings, were published in the Official Gazette on March 15, 2025, and numbered 32842 and have entered into force. […]
25 Oct 2024
The Regulation on Hemp Cultivation for Medicinal Active Ingredient Production and Its Control (“Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette No. 32661 on September 13, 2024, regulates the procedures and principles regarding the procedures to be applied within the scope […]
27 Sep 2024
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is a psychoactive plant that has been used since ancient times. It contains more than 500 components and 103 identified cannabinoids. The main compounds in the plant are tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and cannabidiol (“CBD”), the former […]
25 Jun 2024
The Notification Regarding the Fee Schedule to be Implemented by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2024 was Published in the Official Gazette on April 24, 2024. The details regarding the notification are as follows: 1- New regulations […]
17 Apr 2024
The Regulation on Closed Environment Plant Production Registration System (“Regulation”), prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (“Ministry”), was published in the Official Gazette, dated 16 March 2024 and numbered 32491. It entered into force on the date […]
28 Oct 2022
The administration of the domain names with .tr extension has been handled by Nic.TR operating under Middle East Technical University (“METU”) since 1991 according to protocol signed by METU between The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”). […]
16 Mar 2022
1. Cloud Computing 1.1 Laws and Regulations Although there are no specific laws for regulating cloud computing in Turkey, certain rules prescribed in several laws and secondary legislation concerning cloud computing apply in most cases. These rules are mainly […]
