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Turkey has revised rules for executing mortgage deeds, meaning that credit institutions and agricultural credit cooperatives can now conclude mortgage contracts without being required to execute the mortgage deed in person before the title deed registry. Furthermore, parties are […]

Turkey has updated various aspects of the TURQUALITY® reimbursement scheme, which provides state support for companies promoting Turkish products abroad. Changes remove the time limit for companies to open franchised stores, as well as the ability to request support […]

Turkey’s Data Protection Authority has published a number of recent decisions by the Data Protection Board (“Board”). The summarized and anonymized decisions help to clarify legislation and practices in this developing area, giving some insight on how the Board […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (“Ministry”) recently announced a new regulatory regime for planning, use and oversight of cultivated areas. These include establishing provincial Soil Protection Boards, as well as introducing rules to soil conservation plans and […]

If a taxpayer will fall into serious financial difficulty by paying a tax debt, a mechanism exists in Turkey to defer payment for up to five years, under certain conditions (Article 48/A of the Law on the Collection of […]

Turkey’s Council of Ministers has approved the international Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (“Protocol”). The Protocol outlines precautions for preventing and identifying illicit tobacco trade, as well as controlling supply chains, destroying related products/equipment and cooperation […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Economy (“Ministry”) annually updates the rules and procedures for product certifications and notifications related to importing various tobacco and alcohol products. According to the latest announcement, conformity certificates and out of scope statements can now be […]

Turkey’s Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) has updated the Implementation Guideline for the Data Protection Law (“Guideline”). The Guideline now outlines the criteria for assessing “legitimate interest”, which is an exception enabling personal data to be processed without explicit consent. […]

Turkey has announced details of procedures for land consolidation activities, as well the roles of various bodies involved in the process. The regime outlines processes for both voluntary and compulsory consolidations, as well as requirements for registering these on […]

The following article gives a summary of decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of unfair competition in imports, made between 1 April 2018 and 30 April 2018. Expiry Revision Investigation […]