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The Constitutional Court evaluated complainant’s (“Complainant”) application where regarding the retention of internet traffic records longer than envisaged by law. The Constitutional Court decided that legal remedies had not been exhausted and the claim was inadmissible, on the grounds […]

In decision numbered 2018/12722, dated 30 June 2021, the Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that a successive and aggravated administrative fine violated article 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey because notice of the initial fine was not […]

In 2018, Guerlain’s 3D trademark application for its iconic “Rouge G de Guerlain” lipstick (the “Product”) was rejected by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the “EUIPO”) after the EUIPO Board of Appeals found that it lacked distinctiveness sufficient […]

The Economy Coordination Board (the “Economy Board”) was established by Presidential Decree numbered 77 (the “Decree”), published in Official Gazette dated 30 June 2021, numbered 31527. Purpose The Decree tasks the Economy Board with ensuring and overseeing the development […]

The Price Stability Committee (the “Committee”) was established by Presidential Decree numbered 74 (the “Decree”), published in Official Gazette dated 30 June 2021, numbered 31527. Purpose The Decree tasks the Committee with advancing and maintaining domestic price stability by […]

Framework Regulation on Market Surveillance and Inspection of Products (“Regulation”) is introduced in Official Gazette dated 10 July 2021 and numbered 31537. The Regulation aims to regulate the procedures and principles pertaining surveillance and inspection of the market for […]

Communiqué numbered 2021/5 (the “Amendment Communiqué”), published in Official Gazette dated 5 August 2021, numbered 31559, amends Communiqué number 2008/6 on International Bank Account Numbers (the “Communiqué”) to allow payment service providers to issue international bank account numbers (“IBAN”), […]

Presidential Circular numbered 2021/16 (the “Circular”) announcing a Strategy Document on combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and enhanced confiscation practices (the “Strategy Document”) was published in Official Gazette dated 17 July 2021, numbered 31544. According to the Circular, the […]

As covered in our article published in MA | Gazette dated 21 September 2020, numbered 94,  the Regulation on Sale of Refurbished Products (the “Regulation”), published in Official Gazette dated 22 August 2020, numbered 31221, regulates sales of refurbished goods. […]

The following are summaries of 11 recent Personal Data Protection Board (the “Board”) decisions published on 2 August 2021: Decision No. 2019/170: a fine of TRY 50,000 was levied on data controller. Board findings: (i) data breaches were detected […]