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Turkey has updated its Environmentally Conscious Accommodation scheme, aiming to further encourage environmentally sustainable tourism. The voluntary certification scheme generally supports environmental awareness, protects the environment, as well as encourages positive environmental contributions. Certificates enable customers to easily identify […]

Turkey has announced that the owners of land vehicles which were confiscated under Anti-Smuggling Law 5607 before 18 June 2014 for failures to pay customs taxes can now apply to receive their vehicle back, under certain conditions. Vehicle owners […]

Turkey has updated construction rules, meaning it will no longer be possible to build studio apartments. Municipalities also now receive the discretion to determine aesthetic aspects of buildings, to ensure new buildings fit with their neighbours. The maximum permitted […]

Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently ruled that land owners’ property rights had been violated by expropriation of land for a dam and hydroelectric power plant project. The legal basis for the expropriation was subsequently cancelled, but the property had been […]

Turkey has introduced a voluntary certification system for e-commerce websites and intermediary service providers, allowing them to easily show consumers that the website meets minimum security requirements for payment processing. The standards address technical and procedural elements, as well […]

Turkey’s General Directorate of Land Registers Department of Foreign Affairs recently clarified form and process requirements for power of attorneys used during land registry transactions in Turkey, which are issued in another country. A letter was circulated on 20 […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Finance has announced changes to the Value Added Tax (“VAT”) regime. Changes apply to discount methods for undeclared VAT. Undeclared VAT on invoices can now be discounted within the year when the case is completed. The […]

Turkey has made a range of changes to taxes and fees. Stamp waiver is now waived for certain construction-related agreements and title deed fees are reduced until September 2017. Repayment rates for the Resource Utilization Support Fund have been […]

Turkey has expanded the scope of its government investment support scheme. The changes exempt software and intangible rights from VAT, as well as outline the benefits which a relocating facility can receive within the scheme. Notably, it also outlines […]

Turkey has announced clarifications of taxation arrangements for payment services provided by e-money and e-payment agencies. Legislation deems these e-currency transactions to be banking transactions and services. Accordingly, it is clarified that the Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax will […]