News and Publications

The Law Regarding the Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission and Amendment of Certain Laws (“Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 28 July 2020 and numbered 31199. The Law envisages the establishment of the Digital Platforms Commission’s (“Commission”) […]

Since 1990, Middle East Technical University (“METU”) managed the administration and registration of “.tr”. domain names through its Nic.tr system, pursuant to the protocol signed with ICANN. Pursuant to Regulation numbered 27752 on Internet Domain Names (“Regulation”) published in […]

The Regulation on Supporting the Film Sector (“The Regulation Determining the Scope”) which regulates the principles and procedures for supporting the development and strengthening of the film sector, was published in the Official Gazette numbered 30919 on 15 October […]

Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (“Ministry”) has published the Regulation on Filming Permissions and Co-Productions (“Regulation”), on 15 October 2019, entering into effect on the same day. With this Regulation, the Regulation on Cinematographic Co-Productions and Local and […]

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (“RTSC”) and Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) have jointly published the Regulation on Submission of Radio, Television and Voluntary Broadcasts through the Internet (the “Regulation”) on 1 August 2019 entering into effect […]

General Court of the European Union (“General Court”) has considered the decision of the Cancellation Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) on invalidation of Adidas’ three vertical and parallel black stripes trademark registration. The General Court […]

Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Directorate General for Copyrights has provided access to Intellectual and Artistic Works Data Base (“Copyright Database”) through eser.telifhaklari.gov.tr on 8 May 2019. The Copyright Database includes the following: Information on works subject to […]

In its decision dated 11 July 2018 and numbered 2018/83, the Turkish Constitutional Court revoked the Turkish Civil Procedural Law’s (“CPL”) provision —which set forth disciplinary imprisonment from one month to six months for individuals who do not obey […]

The Law to Amend the Law on Evaluation, Classification, and Support of Cinema Films (“Amendment Law”) was published in Official Gazette number 30671 on 30 January 2019. The Amendment Law introduces new provisions for the movie theatre operators, including […]

The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has released 2018 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (“Report”), suggesting record-breaking use of its international intellectual property filing services for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, particularly in Turkey and China. Noteworthy points about […]