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Regulation on Settlement Procedure Applicable in Investigations Regarding Abuse of Dominant Position, Concerning the Restriction of Competition Agreement, Concerted Actions and Decisions (“Settlement Regulation”), which is secondary legislation as regards settlement in competition violations has been published in the […]

The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2021-2025) is prepared by the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, taking the opinions of other stakeholders in order to determine a roadmap for the studies carried […]

Annex-1 to the Import Inspection Communiqué Regarding Products Required to Have the “CE” Mark, published in Official Gazette numbered 31493, dated 31 December 2020 (the “Communiqué”), is now amended by those certain amendments to the Communiqué published in Official […]

As the global economy grows, technology expands, and the sale of electronic goods increases, principles of exhaustion rights relating to trademarks are becoming more relevant as various products are sold across international borders. The concept of gray market goods […]

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL“) plays a significant role in harmonizing and modernizing the rules on international trade through the texts it publishes. As part of this mission, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (“Arbitration Rules”), which […]

Efficiency of process Turkey’s judicial system has been subject to continuous reforms to enhance its efficiency. The reforms have brought, among others, significant technological and structural novelties. In particular, following the global trend which has arisen upon the appearance […]

The following are summaries of ten recent decisions of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”). Decision No. 2020/216: Regarding a cyber-attack in data controller’s systems, the Board determined the following facts: (i) the data controller could not clearly determine […]

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 […]

The Ministry of Industry and Technology Market Surveillance and Inspection Regulation (“Regulation”) is introduced in the Official Gazette dated 14 July 2021 and numbered 31541. The Regulation aims to regulate the procedures and principles pertaining surveillance and inspection of […]

The Green Deal Action Plan prepared by the Ministry of Trade and approved with the Presidential Circular numbered 2021/15 (“Action Plan”), is a roadmap aiming to support green transformation in all relevant policy areas. Action Plans mainly aims to […]