15 Mar 2018
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently ruled that blocking access to certain articles and columns on an online aviation news site infringed the website owner’s constitutional rights regarding freedom of expression and press. It noted that in a democratic and […]
25 Jan 2018
Unit values form the basis of real estate taxes in Turkey (duplicated article 49 of Tax Procedural Law number 213). Real estate valuations are valid for four year periods and during each period, the valuation is annually re-calculated and […]
27 Dec 2017
Principles and procedures have entered into force for the Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution (“Institution”). These include occupational and ethical rules for staff, along with procedural requirements for making complaints to the Institution about alleged discrimination based on […]
14 Dec 2017
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently held that suspending the statute of limitations while the Tax Valuation Commission deliberates is constitutional, provided certainty and proportionality principles are respected. The Court ruled that this did not impose an excessive and unbearable […]
6 Dec 2017
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered calculation of judicial fines for bounced cheques. It decided to remove interest and court expenses from the calculation on the basis that this violates the constitutional principle that no crime or punishment should […]
16 Nov 2017
In Turkey, employees of social security institutions are entitled to receive retirement bonuses after working for certain periods. The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the loss in value caused by inflation between the date an employee is entitled to […]
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 […]
7 Nov 2017
Turkey has announced confidential principles for public tenders related to defence, security, intelligence, or other matters which the respective ministry decided should be carried out confidentially. Government authorities can now carry out such tenders via negotiation based tendering, selective […]
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 […]
