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Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that rejection of an appeal request without taking the inadequate notification procedure into account breaches the right of access to court. In the dispute at hand, the applicant (the “Applicant”) used to work in […]

Turkish Constitutional Court (“Constitutional Court”) recently ruled on a case in which the administrative court rejected the applicant’s claims against an Environmental Impact Assessment decision (“EIA Decision”) due to the expiry of the term of litigation based on the […]

The Communiqué (“Amendment Communiqué”) amending the Communiqué regarding Decree number 32 on The Protection of The Value of Turkish Currency regarding exportation prices with number 2018-32/48 (“Communiqué”) was announced in Official Gazette number 30703 on 3 March 2019, entering into […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the decision of the first instance court to not review the re-employment case by claiming the case is in the jurisdiction of the State of Emergency Commission (“Commission”) violated applicant’s right of […]

Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that rendering a decision before dissolving the divergence of opinions between the Court of Appeal’s different chambers breaches the right to fair trial. The applicant works in a foundation based on an employment agreement. […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that paying 10% of the tender price after the annulment of the tender case is rejected by the Enforcement Court, places an excessive economic burden to the applicant and interferes with the applicant’s […]

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 […]

Turkey has introduced new legislative incentive and support mechanisms for research and development activities, as well as extending existing mechanisms. The changes are intended to support technology and innovation companies, enhance university-industry cooperation, as well as increase R&D human […]

Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently rejected an application which claimed the applicant’s constitutional property rights had been violated by legislative changes which occurred during the trial process. The amended legislation meant the lawsuits could no longer be ruled in the […]

From 1 January 2019, it becomes mandatory in Turkey to make notifications to certain parties via the National Electronic Services System (“UETS”), which will be established by the Turkish Post (“PTT”). The Electronic Services Regulation (“Regulation”) was published in […]