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The Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the People’s Republic of China on International Road Transport of Passengers and Goods (“Agreement”), signed on 13 May 2017 within the scope of the “One Belt, One Road” project of the […]

The Medium Term Program (2022-2024) (“MTP”), co-developed by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Presidency of Turkey, Presidency of Strategy and Budget, was approved by Presidential Decision numbered 4474 and was published in repeated Official Gazette dated […]

Medical Devices Regulation Amending the Regulation on Testing, Control and Calibration of the Medical Devices (“Amendment Regulation”) has been published in Official Gazette dated 10 September 2021 and numbered 31594. Amendment Regulation issued by the Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical […]

With the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Intermediaries Trading on Commodity Exchanges (the “Amendment Regulation”) published in Official Gazette dated 25 September 2021 and numbered 31609, the conditions of the stockbroker and stock agent are amended. The amendments made […]

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Financial Crimes Investigation Board of the Republic of Turkey and Financial Information Analyzing Unit Concerning Cooperation in the Exchange of Financial Intelligence Related to Money Laundering, Associated Predicate Offences […]

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Financial Crimes Investigation Board of the Republic of Turkey and Central Bank of Libya, Libyan Financial Information Unit Concerning Cooperation in The Exchange of Financial Intelligence Related to Money […]

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology and its applications across various sectors of the economy are growing exponentially. As AI advances, one of the important, practical challenges that courts, governments and regulators face is whether current intellectual property legal frameworks are […]

Dumping Measures for Malaysian and Jordan Coagulated Artificial Leather Have Been Taken  Based upon investigative findings of the Board for Evaluation of Unfair Competition in Imports, measures implemented to counter dumping of “Only non-woven fabrics with a weight of […]

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has published an updated Trademark Examination Guideline (“Updated Guideline”) on 18 August 2021. The guideline has been updated for the fourth time since 2011, and for the second time since the entry into […]

The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) having concluded its investigation ex officio (the “Investigation”) of certain updated WhatsApp’s service and privacy terms, made a public announcement (“Announcement”). According to WhatsApp’s amended terms and conditions, the users were forced to […]