27 Mar 2019
The 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. […]
27 Mar 2019
Turkey has introduced regulations on service providers’ liabilities in e-commerce, as well as transactions to be conducted through the public electronic platform. The Regulation Regarding Amendment on Service Providers’ Liabilities in e-Commerce (“Amendment Regulation”) by Turkey’s Ministry of Trade (“Ministry”) […]
27 Mar 2019
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has transferred the geographical indication (“GI”) inventory to the digital media. The inventory is now reachable from www.ci.gov.tr. Newly established website contains; The database regarding the geographical indication/traditional cultural specialties registry, Statistics regarding […]
27 Mar 2019
Turkey has established the Real Estate Appraisal Department being responsible for the adoption and administration of the real estate appraisal system. Real Estate Appraisal Department will be a central service unit affiliated to Turkey’s General Directorate of Land Registry […]
23 Mar 2019
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) announced that patent applicants are now able to request search and examination reports to be compiled simultaneously, in order to expedite the application procedure. According to the Turkish Intellectual Property Law number […]
21 Mar 2019
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 […]
16 Mar 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has released 2018 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (“Report”), suggesting record-breaking use of its international intellectual property filing services for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, particularly in Turkey and China. Noteworthy points about […]
14 Mar 2019
The Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation (“Amendment Regulation”) on the Principles and Rules on Retail Trade was published in the Official Gazette dated 18 January 2019 and numbered 20659. The second paragraph of Article 12/B of the […]
9 Mar 2019
The registration obligation of second group data controllers to Data Controllers Registry (“Registry”) is announced by Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) through its decision dated 2 January 2019 (“Decision”). Turkey’s Data Protection Board (“Board”) has extended the scope of data […]
7 Mar 2019
The Regulation on Commissioner for Concordat and Creditors’ Committee and The Regulation on Documents to be added to the Concordat Request were published in Official Gazette numbered 30671 dated 30 January 2019. The rules mainly regulate the following issues: […]
