6 Sep 2016
Turkey’s energy regulator has introduced regulations for sale-purchase and tender procedures for electricity distribution companies. These include a TRY 20 million upper limit for tenders conducted through a single contract regarding purchases of goods and services, or asset sales. […]
1 Sep 2016
EMRA (Energy Market Regulatory Authority), Turkey’s energy market regulator has amended electricity legislation, particularly focusing on consumer-facing aspects. The definition of “eligible consumer” has now changed to focus on the location, rather than individual. Changes also apply to billing […]
30 Aug 2016
Turkey’s High Development Agency has approved the national e-Government Strategy and Action Plan for the 2016-2019 period (“Strategy and Action Plan”). It aims to enhance the efficiency of e-Government and impove society’s quality of life. The Strategy and Action […]
23 Aug 2016
Turkey has extended the fee payable to the Radio and Television Council to now include all devices which receive radio or TV transmissions via the internet. Previously, the fee only applied to devices which contained internal radio or TV […]
19 Aug 2016
Turkey has made a range of changes to energy regulations, notably related to electricity leakage loss. These leakage costs can now be passed on to consumers as part of distribution tariffs. The amendments apply to a range of energy […]
19 Aug 2016
Turkey’s Ministry of Health has introduced exemptions from certain pre-application criteria for employing foreign health workers in private health institutions. In certain conditions, individuals who are temporarily under Turkey’s protection are no longer required to meet criteria related to […]
16 Aug 2016
The effective date for mining waste-management regulation has been postponed in Turkey from 15 July 2016 to 15 July 2017. The Mining Waste Regulation introduces principles for mining waste-management relating to exploration, extraction, enrichment and mine storage activities. It […]
12 Aug 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently held that terminating an employment agreement based on the employee lodging a complaint about the employer to the Prime Ministry Communication Centre (“BİMER”) violated the employee’s constitutional rights. The court held the employee’s freedom […]
29 Jul 2016
Turkey has widened the scope of its public procurement regime to now allow Technology Development Zones to participate in tenders. These zones have now become eligible to receive a “competence for technological products” certificate. Legislative changes also increase the […]
22 Jul 2016
Turkey has announced a range of changes to Value Added Tax arrangements. Notable changes include clarification that overpaid tax during exports will not be refunded, tax obligations become suspended during force majeure events, as well as international organizations being […]
