Communiqué numbered 2026/2, amending the Communiqué numbered 2010/4 which sets out mergers and acquisitions subject to Competition Board approval, entered into force after having been promulgated in the Official Journal dated February 11, 2026 and bearing the issue number 33165.
As per the Council of Judges and Prosecutors Decision, numbered 282 and dated February 18, 2026, promulgated in the Official Journal on February 20, 2026, a significant change has been made regarding the judicial districts of the Commercial Courts of First Instance.
Upon the Regulation on Amendments to the Price Tag Regulation, promulgated in the Official Journal, the collection of additional charges under any name or reference whatsoever, including service fees, table fees, cover charges, or similar, in restaurants has been prohibited.
The law known to the public as the 11th Judicial Reform Package, officially titled “Law Nr. 7571 on Amendments to the Turkish Penal Code and Certain Other Laws and Decree Law Nr. 631” was published in the Official Journal dated December 25, 2025 and entered into effect.
The €30 duty-free allowance long applied to individual e-commerce purchases from abroad has been abolished with the regulation promulgated in the Official Journal. The new system will come into effect as of February 6, 2026.
Reversal decision for the sake of law was published in the Official Journal, dated 30.12.2025 and bearing the issue number 33123, with the ruling of the 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, dated 30.09.2025, bearing the Basis number 2025/3440, and the Decision number 2025/4430.
With European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitioning from reporting-only to full implementation in January 2026, making adjustments for global trade, compliance obligations and corporate strategy have become important for relevant companies.
Giant technology company Apple is being sued by the authors due to its illegal usage of their copyrighted books in training of its artificial intelligence systems. Recently the battle over the protection of intellectual property in the AI area has been more common.
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a regulation put in place by the European Union to reinforce the cybersecurity of financial organizations.
We are proud to announce the successful completion of the Competition Authority approval process, which allowed Moka United Payment Services and Electronic Money Inc., one of Turkey’s largest domestic payment services and electronic money companies, to acquire some of the shares in Turan Teknoloji Inc., ranked among Turkey’s top 50 startups by Forbes Turkey.
Eminem’s music publisher, Eight Mile Style, has settled a $30 million lawsuit against Spotify, accusing the streaming giant of significant copyright infringement. The lawsuit, which gained attention earlier this year, alleged that Spotify had streamed Eminem’s music, including the hit track “Lose Yourself,” without obtaining the necessary licenses, resulting in substantial financial damages for the publisher.
Ryanair has lost its appeal against a ban in Italy on charging travelers to sit next to accompanying children under 12 or people with disabilities. The dispute between the airline and Italian authorities regarding the issue has been ongoing for a few years, with the dismissal now coming from Italy's top administrative court.