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Amendments on Communique on General Implementation of VAT “Communique on Amendments on the Communique on General Implementation of Value Added Tax” was published on the Official Gazette dated 23 March 2019.
Personal Data Protection Board rules an administrative penalty against the data controller transferring the health data to a third party without complying with one of the conditions of processing set forth in the article 6 of the Law Personal Data Protection Board rules an administrative penalty against the data controller transferring the health data to a third party without compl
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency grants some exceptions to the banks for the conditions of opening overseas branches and establishing partnerships The amendment made by the Agency on the Regulation on Transactions Subject to Permission and Indirect Share Ownership was published on the Official Ga
ECHR Dismisses Application for Hasankeyf The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed the application concerning that the construction of the Ilısu Dam in Hasankeyf, Batman threatened
SUPREME COURTS DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE EMPLOYEE DISMISSED DUE TO THE DISCLOSURE OF SALARY INCREASE RATES A computer specialist, who complained the injustice of salaries at his workplace, allegedly shared the document including the salary increase rates of
AMENDMENT GRANTING A RIGHT FOR EXCEPTIONAL CITIZENSHIP IN EXCHANGE FOR REAL ESTATE PURCHASE THROUGH PRELIMINARY SALES CONTRACT IN FORCE NOW! Foreign citizens are free to purchase a house anywhere in Turkey on condition that it is not located in a military zone.
WESTWATER FILES INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION REQUEST AGAINST REPUBLIC OF TURKEY The U.S. energy materials development company Westwater Resources, Inc. (Westwater) has filed a request for arbitration against the Republic of Turkey
INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF DOCUMENTS THROUGH E-APOSTILLE AS OF 1 JANUARY 2019 Apostille is a form of authentication issued to documents in order to be used in other country according to the Hague Convention signed in Den Haag on
RECENT NEWS IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION CLAIMS FILED BY TURKISH CONTRACTORS UNDER THE TURKEY-LIBYA BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY There are several investors who had same problems, terminated their investment activities and returned to Turkey due to the adverse events occurred in
KEY FEATURES OF THE ISTANBUL ARBITRATION CENTRE ARBITRATION RULES The Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) is an institution established to provide institutional arbitration services.
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY OF EXPERT WITNESSES ACCORDING TO TURKISH LAW The courts decides to receive experts witnesses opinions and votes for, apart from law matters, special or technical information with request of one o
A SHORT BRIEF OF THE ICSID “International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes” (ICSID or the Center) is an independent, depoliticized and effective dispute-settlement i
POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NON-USE OF A REGISTERED TRADEMARK A trademark right provides many advantages for an author that can be protected against infringers.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW AND AMENDMENTS ON TRADEMARK Turkish Industrial Property Law regulates trademark right, patent right, industrial design, topography, rights of new varieties of plants and geograph
CONCORDAT OVER SUSPENSION OF BANKRUPTCY The Law Amending the Code of Execution and Bankruptcy and Certain Laws numbered 7101 was published on the date of 15 March 2018.
ISTAC ARBITRATION IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT DISPUTES The Turkish Public Procurement Authority recently amended the Regulations on the Implementation of Public Procurements effective as of 19 January 2018
PROTECTION OF THE VALUE OF TURKISH CURRENCY LAW AMENDED NO MORE USD BASED TRADE IN SOME FIELDS On September 2018, the Law on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency was amended and published on the Official Gazette.
OBLIGATION TO REGISTER FOR VERBIS (DATA CONTROLLER REGISTER SYSTEM) ACCORDING TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND RELATED REGULATION As per the regulation issued pursuant to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, VERBIS (Data Controller Register System) has been opened for use