15 Nov 2017
Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently considered a claim arising from a dismissed lawsuit, seeking compensation for expropriated land. The lower court had dismissed the compensation case without making any substantive examination of the claim. The lower court dismissed the case […]
11 Nov 2017
Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently held that legal representatives are jointly responsible with the respective legal entity for public debts which were payable during their time of influence. The court held that this does not upset the balance between public […]
8 Nov 2017
Turkey has removed the 7.5 working hours maximum limit for night shifts for employee and sub-employees in the tourism, private security and health service sectors, provided each employee gives their written consent. The change allows employees in these sectors […]
1 Nov 2017
The Turkish Medicine and Medical Device Agency, part of the Ministry of Health (“Ministry”), recently announced that it had seized 73 types of counterfeit and smuggled pharmaceuticals during inspections and raids so far in 2017. The counterfeit or smuggled […]
25 Oct 2017
A Turkish court recently held that a trademark application which simply drops the figurative element from an existing trademark (which combined both word and figurative elements) does not fall within the scope of the earlier trademark’s rights. Therefore, the […]
18 Oct 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) recently held that an employer’s monitoring of an employee’s office communication account violated his right to private life, granted under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“Convention”). The employee […]
11 Oct 2017
Turkey has adjusted criminal and civil appeal periods to 15 days from the date a decision is notified to the parties, applying to decisions issued from 5 August 2017 onward. The changes extend the criminal appeal period (previously seven […]
