11 Jan 2017
Turkish legislation protects lessees by imposing comparatively higher thresholds on lessors to terminate fixed term leases. A first instance court recently applied to the Turkish Constitutional Court, claiming a legislative provision enabling lessors to terminate fixed term leases without […]
11 Jan 2017
It is time to close the era of Decree Laws and the Constitutional Court striking out provisions in Turkey’s trademark regime. Turkey’s long discussed trademark law practices are on the verge of substantial changes. The finalized Industrial Property Law […]
11 Jan 2017
An overview of notable decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of unfair competition in imports, made during January 2017. Additional Customs Duty Applied to a Range of Perfumes Cosmetics and […]
10 Jan 2017
The Turkish Court of Appeal recently confirmed a case upholding a plaintiff’s right to seek compensation for trademark infringement based on a hypothetical license fee that would have been paid if the infringing party had used the trademark under […]
9 Jan 2017
Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has amended certain rules for natural gas licenses, including rules for merging distribution regions into a single license, determining license-exempt activities and natural gas storage obligations. The Regulation Amending the Natural Gas Market […]
9 Jan 2017
Turkey’s Ministry of Customs and Trade (“Customs and Trade Ministry”) has announced procedures and principles for banderol fees collected by the customs administration as revenue, as well as how the Customs and Trade Ministry’s units can use banderol fees. […]
7 Jan 2017
Turkey has announced additional import customs duties for a wide variety of items, ranging from stationery to stainless steel household items. The additional customs tax rates vary between 6% and 25%, provided the rates do not exceed the 50% […]
6 Jan 2017
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that the Article 14 of Decree Law No. 556 on the Protection of Trademarks (“Trademark Decree Law”) is contrary to provisions of the Turkish Constitution. The court ruled to strike out the basis […]
5 Jan 2017
Turkey has taken further steps towards the Data Protection Board (“Board”) being operational, with the appointment of the final two members to the nine-person panel: Murat Karakaya and Hasan Aydın. Further developments (such as the establishment of the Data […]
4 Jan 2017
The Financial Action Task Force (“Task Force”) will commence its Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluations for Turkey in October 2018. The Task Force establishes international standards to fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Since 2014, all member countries […]
