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Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority has extended its requirements to apply protection measures when adding national markers to fuel. Under the change, all fuel producers holding processing licenses must now implement these protection measures. Also, waste processing license holders […]

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has changed the information required during applications for waste processing licenses in the petroleum market. Accordingly, an application’s facility information file and supporting documentation must now also include the applicant’s agreement with refineries […]

Turkey has announced its National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the 2017-2023 period (“Action Plan”). The Action Plan outlines 55 actions involving buildings and services, energy, transport, industry and technology, agriculture and other issues for horizontal sectors. It examines […]

Turkey has introduced new fee waivers and discounts for mining activities, available during the first five or ten years of a mine’s operation. Changes have also been made to criteria for canceling exploration activities, as well as issuing administrative […]

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has increased administrative fines related to electricity, natural gas, oil and LPG by 14.47% from 1 January 2018, based on the Treasury’s annual revaluation rate, determined for 2017. The Treasury announced the 2017 […]

Turkish residents with no foreign currency income are generally prohibited from making foreign currency loans, either from abroad or from within Turkey. However, the Council of Ministers recently introduced new rules for such loans, as well as new exceptions […]

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has overhauled rules for natural gas certificates and related processes. Changes apply to rules for authorisation certificates, as well as processes for amending, renewing and cancelling certificates. The Regulation Amending the Natural Gas […]

Turkey has introduced a range of changes to Tax Procedural Law number 213 (“Law”). The amendments relate to requirements for taxpayer addresses, procedures for delivering and rejecting correspondences, as well as conditions when notification by public announcement can occur. […]

Turkey has updated electricity legislation relating to calculation of guarantee amounts, reporting obligations, prohibition of share transfers, as well as notification obligations during share transfers. The requirement to hold data processing centres within Turkey has now also been removed. […]

Turkey has updated the regulatory regime related to the ancillary services necessary to ensure safe operation and quality standards for electricity transmission and distribution. Notably, an online registry will be launched, the Price Determination Commission will be disbanded, and […]