6 Jul 2020
The following article gives a summary of communiqués by the Ministry of Trade regarding the prevention of unfair competition in imports, released between 1 June 2020 – 30 June 2020. Turkey Initiated Surveillance System for Import of Products Under […]
6 Jul 2020
Income Tax General Communiqué (Serial No: 311) (“Communiqué”), which provides clarifications regarding (i) amendments made in the Income Tax Law Number 193 with the Law Number 7194 on the Digital Service Tax Law and Amendments to Certain Laws and […]
1 Jun 2020
Turkey Initiated Surveillance System for Import of Potatoes Turkey initiated a surveillance system until 31 December 2020 (including this date) for import of potatoes, having tax code 0701.90, of which CIF value is below USD 500 per gross tones. […]
1 Jun 2020
In Presidential Government System, which was adopted on 9 July 2018 in Turkey, the President is entitled to issue Presidential Decrees on the matters related to executive power without the need for an enabling law. Presidential Decree, being a […]
8 May 2020
Investigation Initiated regarding Imports of “Cereal Spoon Baby Food” from Croatia Turkey’s General Directorate of Imports of the Ministry of Trade has decided to initiate a dumping investigation into “baby food with cereals” under tariff code 1901.10.00.19.00 imported from […]
8 May 2020
The Presidential Circular numbered 2020/6 on the coordination of the foreign trade organizations (“Circular”) was published in Official Gazette numbered 31093 on 8 April 2020. The Circular outlines that the foreign trade organizations will be held under the coordination […]
7 Apr 2020
Investigation Announced into Imports of “Other Hoeing Machines” from China The General Directorate of Imports of the Ministry of Trade has decided to open a final revision investigation regarding strict measures against the in-force dumping of “other hoeing machines” […]
22 Oct 2019
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that the crossover bridge built near an immovable decreases the immovable’s value due to noise pollution, and therefore violates the owner’s right to property. The applicant applied to the General Directorate of Highways for […]
22 Oct 2019
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that the amount of the administrative fine imposed on the applicants (“Applicants”) bringing foreign currency into Turkey without fulfilling the notification and approval obligations is disproportionate and therefore violates the applicants’ rights to property. […]
24 Sep 2019
In order to resolve the conflicting judgments, Turkish Council of State’s General Assembly on Unification of Judgments recently decided on assessments and penalties within the scope of lawsuits filed by taxpayers against ex-officio VAT assessment in cases where books […]
