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Turkey has introduced regulations to improve accessibility to banking services for disabled customers, as well as customers over 70 years old. The changes aim to increase safety and ease of use for banking services. New rules include providing documentation […]

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 August 2016.  Anti-Dumping Duty Placed On Seamless Drawn Pipes Imported from China  The […]

Turkey has announced National Profession Standards of Ethics and Compliance Management Level 6 (“Standards“). The Standards address the role and responsibilities for an Ethics and Compliance Manager (“Manager”). They address requirements, the working environment and conditions, tools and equipment […]

After the failed coup attempt, Turkey’s Council of Ministers has introduced a nationwide State of Emergency, under Article 120 of the Constitution. The State of Emergency will extend for three months from 1 AM on 21 July 2016. Given […]

Turkey has amended various application, extension and qualification aspects of its government investment aid scheme. Supporting documents required during incentive certificate applications have been updated and certified copies are no longer necessary for some registry documents. Foreign solar panels […]

Sometimes traders obtain branded goods removed from their original packaging. Before sale to consumers, the branded product is repackaged and either the original trademark or other trademarks are put on the new packaging. This is an issue frequently faced […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Domestic Affairs has issued secondary legislation outlining the requirements for visa, residence permit, deportation and international protection requests. The latest regulation codifies processes and practices which have largely already been applied in Turkey, since the primary […]

Turkey’s High Development Agency has approved an action plan (“Action Plan”) to support rural development during the 2015 to 2018 period. The Action Plan aims to develop the quality of life in Turkey’s countryside, to become equivalent to the […]

Turkey has widened the scope of its public procurement regime to now allow Technology Development Zones to participate in tenders. These zones have now become eligible to receive a “competence for technological products” certificate. Legislative changes also increase the […]

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered a claim that since part of the legislative basis for an earlier decision had been struck out, the decision now breached the applicant’s constitutional rights. The Constitutional Court held that the applicant’s rights […]