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Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) banned advertising on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest for failure to appoint a representative as required under applicable law. Turkey has recently brought a set of amendments on the Law number 5651 on Regulation […]

A security sticker called banderole affixed to a work denotes its authenticity and serves as a deterrent to counterfeiters and required for commercial exploitation of some works. The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Regarding Banderol Implementation […]

The Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction number 7262, Canon 20, et. seq., and the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime number 5549 (“Law 5549”) have been amended to cover, […]

The Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Number 7262, Canon 20, et. seq., and the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime number 5549 (“Law 5549”) have been amended to allow […]

Canon 6102 of the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC“) regarding bearer share certificates and commercial bookkeeping was amended (“Amendment”) in consideration of the Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction number 7262. The Amendment […]

Almost five years passed since the enactment of Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, whilst much of what were once considered standard business practices in Turkey have become obsolete, if not unlawful. Organizations are now required to implement within […]

Introduction We welcome the new year still reeling from the one just ended; still grappling with the lingering effects of an ongoing global pandemic. No industry or profession emerged from 2020 unaltered. Trademark law practice is no exception. Nevertheless, […]

INTRODUCTION We are in an era where every sphere of our lives is, willingly or unwillingly, shaped or at least touched by technology. As the new norm, technology sets the boundaries for the concept of “normal.” Unavoidably, every profession […]

Turkey Opened Tariff Quota in Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips Import With the Communiqué, the procedure and principles of the tariff contingent opened with the purpose of providing exemption from the additional safeguard measures within the scope of the Decision Regarding […]

In its decision, dated 21 October 2020, and numbered 2018/7666, the Turkish Constitutional Court (“TCC”) held that dismissal of a petition, submitted in one court for filing in another, requesting cancellation of a certain order of payment, and dismissed […]