6 Jul 2020
The following article gives a summary of communiqués by the Ministry of Trade regarding the prevention of unfair competition in imports, released between 1 June 2020 – 30 June 2020. Turkey Initiated Surveillance System for Import of Products Under […]
6 Jul 2020
Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Office (“TITCK”) has updated Guideline regarding Scientific Meetings and Educational Activities within the scope of the Regulation on the Sale, Advertising and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Guideline”) on 27 April 2020 and introduced some […]
6 Jul 2020
Article 25/II of the Employment Law numbered 4857 (“Employment Law”) states that employers will have the right to immediately terminate employment agreements with a valid reason and without any compensation if employees act “against moral and good faith principles”. […]
6 Jul 2020
Two important reports regarding intellectual property crimes have been published: “2020 Status Report on IPR Infringement” published by European Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) and “IP Crime and its Link to Other Serious Crimes” published by the European Union Agency […]
6 Jul 2020
Capital Markets Board made amendments regarding merging rules of government-controlled publicly-traded companies (“Government Companies”), with the Communiqué numbered II-23.2.b on Amendment of the Communiqué on Merger and Demerger numbered II-23.2 (“Amendment Communiqué”). Notable amendments include the following: The definition […]
6 Jul 2020
A number of industry representatives have applied to the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) for the extension of Data Controllers’ Registry (“VERBIS”) registration obligation on the grounds that due to the COVID-19 pandemic some workplaces are physically closed or […]
6 Jul 2020
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency has postponed the effective date of the Regulation on Information Systems of Banks and Electronic Banking Services published in the Official Gazette dated 15 March 2020 and numbered 31069 (“Regulation”) from 1 July 2020 […]
6 Jul 2020
Income Tax General Communiqué (Serial No: 311) (“Communiqué”), which provides clarifications regarding (i) amendments made in the Income Tax Law Number 193 with the Law Number 7194 on the Digital Service Tax Law and Amendments to Certain Laws and […]
6 Jul 2020
The Law Amending the Law on the Protection of Competition (“Amendment Law”) including various innovations regarding exemption regimes, the examination of merger and acquisition transactions, structural measures and examination power, de minimis rule, commitment and reconciliation institutions within the […]
