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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 […]

With the Communiqué published in the Official Gazette dated 21 April 2024, and numbered 32524, amendments were made to the Health Implementation Communiqué (“SUT“) regarding various health services. The significant amendments made under the Communiqué are as follows: The […]

At the meeting of the Advertisement Board numbered 341 and held on 8 January 2024, a new principle decision regarding discount sales advertisements was made in the Guidelines on Advertisements Containing Price Information, Discount Sale Advertisements and Commercial Practices […]

The Guideline regarding Scientific Meetings and Educational Activities within the scope of the Regulation on the Sale, Advertising and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Guideline”) was updated with its 3rd revision on 03.01.2024. The 3rd revision of the Guideline was […]

The Principles and Procedures for the Allocation of Domain Names in the Structure of “a.tr” Prepared Based on the Regulation on Internet Domain Names and the Communique on Internet Domain Names, have been published by the decision numbered 2023/İK-BTD/244 […]

One of the most striking decisions of the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) in 2023 was annulling the regulation containing the Advertising Board’s authority to block access to websites. In a similar move, “the Court” annulled the regulation that gave […]

The “Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Advertising Council” came into effect after being published in the Official Gazette dated 22.11.2023 and numbered 32377. With the new policies, member organizations in the Advertising Council and their areas and numbers […]

Pursuant to the Consumer Protection Law, advertisements must be carried out in compliance with the matters specified in the law and principal decisions. Otherwise, the Advertisement Board (“Board”) has the right and authority to impose various sanctions. The scope […]

The Regulation on Food Additives in the Turkish Food Codex (“Regulation”) is introduced in Official Gazette dated 13 September 2023 and numbered 32338 (Duplicate). The Regulation which has been prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (“Ministry”) in […]

The Ministry of Trade Advertisement Board examined the packaging of Sütaş Süt Ürünleri A.Ş.’s product named “Sütaş Cream Cheese” at its meeting dated 13 June 2023. During the examination, it was determined that the weight of the product was […]