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The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has announced inspection figures for cosmetic products and medical devices, relating to the second quarter 2016. The Agency’s inspections found 128 of the 170 cosmetic products inspected were deficient and unsafe […]

Turkey has updated rules for the certain sales operations of the local food establishments. These rules apply to retail food establishments selling food products which originated from animals, such as meat, fish and dairy products. The rules primarily relate […]

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board no longer requires applicants to submit Environmental Permission and License Certificate (from the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning) when applying for a license to produce base oil from waste oil. The document will […]

The Ministry of Health of the Turkish Republic (“Ministry”) has announced procedures and principles for protecting personal health data, ensuring data privacy, as well as processing and transferring personal health data. It also establishes a central system, enabling data […]

Turkey has introduced clarifying provisions with regard to auditing contractor performance for construction and renovation of existing facilities in public-private partnerships. Legislation previously empowered the Ministry of Health to establish an audit system to assess contractor performance, but did […]

Turkey has amended classification rules for banks (including foreign branches) which apply when classifying collectible credit groups and other receivables. The changes allow conditions of underlying agreements to be restructured more easily. Agreements can now be changed, provided they […]

Turkey has significantly loosened stamp tax obligations and notary fees for a range of documents. Under the change, copies of papers subject to proportional stamp tax are no longer subject to stamp tax. From 9 August 2016, proportional stamp […]

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 November 2016. Anti-Dumping Duty on Refillable Pocket Lighters Will Continue Without Amendment The […]

Turkey has updated regulations aiming to combat agricultural nitrate pollution in rivers and soil. The revised rules include procedures and principles for determining, reducing and eliminating nitrate pollution. Turkish water areas will be surveyed over the next two years […]

Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency’s (“Agency”) has extended certain regulations for energy sector credits and receivables until 31 December 2016. The regulations address classification, rearrangement, and repayment of energy sector credits and receivables. The Amending Regulation on Regulation […]