7 Apr 2018
Turkey has announced principles for industry cooperation projects focused on innovation, localization and technology transfer. These new rules apply to the procurement of construction work, as well as purchasing goods and services. The Regulation on Application of Industrial Cooperation […]
27 Mar 2018
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 […]
20 Mar 2018
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 […]
15 Mar 2018
Turkey has published further rules for acquiring a “green certificate” for buildings. The latest developments address establishment of evaluation bodies and documentation systems. The voluntary certification scheme supports reductions to adverse environmental impacts of buildings and settlements by encouraging […]
13 Mar 2018
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 […]
9 Mar 2018
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 […]
2 Mar 2018
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 […]
1 Mar 2018
Turkey has introduced procedures and principles for use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, supporting the fight against climate change. The new regime addresses fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in the Kyoto Protocol, linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]
28 Feb 2018
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. […]
22 Feb 2018
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. […]
