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As stated in our previous article, by the date of 5 December 2018 Turkey introduced new plain packaging rules for tobacco and announced that details will be provided with a regulation. Mentioned regulation, The Regulation on The Methods and […]

The Communiqué (“Amendment Communiqué”) amending the Communiqué regarding Decree number 32 on The Protection of The Value of Turkish Currency regarding exportation prices with number 2018-32/48 (“Communiqué”) was announced in Official Gazette number 30703 on 3 March 2019, entering into […]

Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) clarified certain matters regulated under the Law on Personal Data Protection (“DP Law”) with the decision summaries published on 3 April 2019. The Board’s decisions and events subject to them are as follows: […]

On 2 April 2019, the European Union (“EU”) has filed a request for consultations against Turkey’s measures on production, importation, and marketing of the pharmaceutical products to the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”). The EU’s main argument is that such […]

The Legal 500 ranks Moroğlu Arseven in Tier 1 for Compliance, Intellectual Property as well as Media and Entertainment practices, in its 2019 awards. In total, Moroğlu Arseven received awards from Legal 500 in nine practice areas for 2019. […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the property right and the right to a fair trial are violated due to legal uncertainty when Turkish Court of Appeal derogates from its jurisprudence without providing legal grounds. Pursuant to the […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that the decision of the first instance court to not review the re-employment case by claiming the case is in the jurisdiction of the State of Emergency Commission (“Commission”) violated applicant’s right of […]

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. […]

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”) […]

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 […]