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Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has updated licensing procedures for solar electricity facilities. Changes apply procedural aspects of pre-license application assessments, as well as amendment applications and applications for unlicensed solar generation facilities. The Regulation Regarding Technical […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Finance has announced details for the process whereby taxpayers can provide a written explanation, seeking to potentially avoid audit or referral in the context of suspected tax evasion. Accordingly, the Evaluation Commission will be formed within […]

The Turkish Competition Authority recently announced a public consultation period for proposed amendments and additions to its guidelines on vertical agreements. The current regulatory framework fails to address the topic in any meaningful detail, simply indicating that online sales […]

Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently considered a shareholder’s failure to receive any revenue from sale of a company he held shares in. The company held a minority stake in another entity (a bank). The government seized the company and sold […]

Turkey has introduced new obligations to take precautions against adverse effects of noise on neighbouring properties. The rules involve technical specifications for building insulation systems used to combat noise pollution. They aim to minimize negative effects to human health […]

The summary of the Decisions of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Economy Communiqués published between 1 July 2017 and 31 July 2017 regarding the prevention of unfair competition in imports are given below. Safeguard Measures for […]

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 July 2017 and 31 July 2017. Safeguard Measure Imposed […]

The Re-examination and Evaluation Board (“Board”) examines decisions by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) about registration of industrial property rights. From 10 January 2017, the Board will now also examine TPTO decisions about traditional specialties. Boards must […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Health has announced a detailed new regulatory regime for the medical tourism industry. The new rules cover health care standards, authorizations and pricing elements. Health institutions and intermediary institutions must obtain an International Health Tourism authorization […]

Turkey has clarified the principles required as a result of administrative judicial decisions during implementation of agreements within the scope of decisions by the Public Procurement Authority. These include procedural requirement where the most economically advantageous bidder in a […]