15 Nov 2017
Turkey has clarified rules for taxing income derived from independent professional services (and similar activities) carried out within Turkey, by residents of countries which have double taxation prevention agreements with Turkey. The number of days a company’s employees spent […]
8 Nov 2017
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board (“Board”) has introduced principles and procedures for the organized natural gas wholesale market (“Market”). The updated rules focus particularly on market conduct, obligations for Market participants, registering transactions, as well as settlement, imbalance and […]
18 Oct 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) recently held that an employer’s monitoring of an employee’s office communication account violated his right to private life, granted under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“Convention”). The employee […]
18 Oct 2017
Turkey has updated its rules for obtaining and revoking employee consent for performing overtime work, as well as restrictions on the working hours for employees in underground mines. Notable changes and clarifications include: It is no longer necessary to […]
7 Sep 2017
Turkey has extended the deadline for eligible energy projects to benefit from exemptions and discounts, adding five further years to become operational. Qualifying projects must now become operational by 31 December 2025 in order to receive the incentives available […]
25 Aug 2017
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has announced new rules for IT processes in industrial control systems in certain energy facilities which are deemed critical for public services. The rules address system continuity and cyber security matters. Under the […]
11 Aug 2017
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 […]
6 Jul 2017
The deadline for retailers to ensure house mark-branded goods comply with the Regulation on Principles and Rules for Retail Trade has been extended for 12 months. Retailers must now ensure that the name, trade name, or brand of both […]
20 Jun 2017
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board (“Board”) has amended procedures for financial guarantees in the wholesale electricity market. Amendments address the market operator’s (Enerji Piyasaları İşletme A.Ş.) risks where market participants fail to fulfil obligations. Changes introduce new daily requirements […]
14 Jun 2017
Turkey has introduced an additional environmental assessment mechanism for approving certain types of government projects, which have the most significant environmental effects. The new Strategic Environmental Assessment mechanism integrates further environmental factors into approval of government projects, in the […]
