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THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON INDUSTRIALIZATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROMULGATED ON THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL

The Presidential Decree, setting out the principles and procedures on establishment of the industrialization executive committee to enhance the domestic production and technological capabilities, as well as the duties and powers thereof, was promulgated on the Official Journal on 14.10.2020.

DECISION, DATED 07.05.2020 AND NUMBERED 2020/355, OF THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BOARD

A petitioner applies with the Provincial Directorate of Health, claiming that a pharmacist is uncapable of practicing due to health issues and therefore lacks the knowledge and skills required by the job, and should not be allowed to run and be in charge of a pharmacy for the benefit of public health.

EMPLOYER MAY NOT USE ANY PERSONAL DATA OF EMPLOYEES, ACQUIRED ILLEGALLY, AS A VALID REASON FOR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

The Court of Cessation, the Turkish supreme court of appeals, issued an order on 07.05.2019 whereby it was stated that employers may monitor the computer activities of any employee to the extent that preliminary information is provided to the same by the employer.

WIPO PROOF - DIGITAL EVIDENCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched “WIPO PROOF”, a new online application, on May 27, 2020, starting to provide time stamping service for contents which might be subject to intellectual property.

PROTECTABLE SHAPE MARK - RITTER SPORT CHOCOLATE

A precedent case on protected trademarks just landed on Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH).

TURKEY TO RESTART LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Turkey's justice minister on June 15 announced that all legal proceedings and trials in the country would continue as of June 16 after having been halted due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

U.S. LAWMAKER PREPARES BILL AIMING TO END COURT PROTECTION FOR POLICE

With cities across America in turmoil over the death of George Floyd, a U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation this week that he hopes will end a pattern of police violence by allowing victims to sue officers for illegal and unconstitutional acts.

GERMANY'S ONE-SIDED RESPONSE TO TURKEY-LIBYA MoU ON DELIMITATION OF THE MARITIMA JURISDICTION AREAS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

On 27 November 2019, the Governments of Turkey and Libya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which purported to delimit the boundaries of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the two States the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

CORONAVIRUS TAKES TOLL ON GLOBAL M&A AS $1 BN DEALS DISAPPEAR

For the first time since September 2004, no merger and acquisition deal worth more than $1 billion was announced worldwide last week, according to data provider Refinitiv, as the new coronavirus stifles global M&A.

TURKEY BARS FIRMS FROM LAYING OFF WORKERS AMID PANDEMIC

Turkey has barred employers from laying off workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a top government official said on April 16.

TURKISH PARLIAMENT GOES ON RECESS UNTIL END OF MAY DUE TO COVID-19

The Turkish Parliament is going on recess until early June after a number of key bills in the fight against the pandemic has been approved, with expectations that it will resume its works on June 2 after Eid el-Fitr.

NEW REGULATIONS ON SHIP WASTE SERVICES IMPOSED

Turkey on April 13 issued new directives to its coastal provinces on waste management of incoming non-domestic ships amid the global coronavirus pandemic.