17 Aug 2021
Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 (“Guideline”). Social media posts by influencers deriving financial or other material benefit are commercial in nature under […]
21 Jul 2021
As advertising has evolved, sponsorship has become an important tool – and that in turn has led to the growth of ambush marketing. We look at what ambush marketing is, discuss some prominent cases, and provide advice on how […]
11 May 2021
On 27 April 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO“) announced the launch of Europe’s first ever blockchain platform for secure delivery in real time of IP rights documentation (“Platform”). The Platform makes available in real time, up-to-date […]
11 May 2021
To clarify the current state of the law on social media advertising governed by Consumer Protection Law numbered 6502 (“Law”) and the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Advert Regulation”), Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline […]
5 Jan 2021
The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that where the lawsuits are backlogged, mediation is not mandatory for commercial cases initiated with non-monetary claims. Accordingly, it overruled the Regional Court’s decision. In the dispute subject to […]
11 Dec 2020
Turkish Ministry of Trade (the “Ministry”) issued a press release regarding the discounts offered via online platforms under “Black Friday” or similar titles. The release outlined the points to be watched out and followed by consumers, as well as […]
21 Sep 2020
The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that where the lawsuits are backlogged, mediation is not mandatory for commercial cases initiated with non-monetary claims. Accordingly, it overruled the Regional Court’s decision. In the dispute subject to […]
21 Sep 2020
In the meeting held in July, the Ministry of Commerce’s Board of Advertisement (the “Board”) evaluated the posts regarding a food supplement that were shared on personal social media accounts of six people, within the scope of surreptitious advertising. […]
6 Jul 2020
Two important reports regarding intellectual property crimes have been published: “2020 Status Report on IPR Infringement” published by European Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) and “IP Crime and its Link to Other Serious Crimes” published by the European Union Agency […]
1 Jun 2020
Turkey’s Court of Appeal recently rendered an explanatory decision regarding the situations in which online game characters, items, and virtual money are displaced through wrongful acts or become inaccessible to the user. The Court of Appeal has been referred […]
