February 11, 2025
Key Findings under the 2024 Report of the Advertisement Board
With the rapid development of e-commerce, the online advertising industry has gained significant prominence. To safeguard consumer rights and uphold fair commercial practices, the Advertisement…
February 7, 2025
Turkish Data Protection Authority: If You Mediate, You Must Communicate
On January 13, 2025, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority published a public announcement on the “Obligation to Inform Data Subjects Within the Scope of Mediation Activities”…
February 4, 2025
Implications of Artificial Intelligence Generated Output on Existing Copyright Regulations in Turkey
Artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies, especially those that generate creative outputs, have been posing questions all around the world in terms of intellectual property law. Accordingly, the…
January 9, 2025
Turkey: Looking Back at the Legal Developments in 2024
2024 has been a year of notable legal developments, and as we reflect on the changes, we’ve highlighted the key updates in the fields of technology, data protection, advertising, and intellectual…
January 8, 2025
A Closer Look at Agency Contracts Under Turkish Competition Rules
Under the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, an agent is defined as “the person who intermediates or directly concludes contracts concerning a commercial enterprise in a specific region or area, on a…
December 23, 2024
Major Update to Turkish (Nice) Classifications After Eight Years
Today, the Communiqué on the Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Applications, published in the Official Gazette and introduced significant updates to the classification of goods and…
December 12, 2024
Can Reputation be Compensated under Turkish Trademark Law?
Trademarks are considered to be among the most valuable assets for a business. However, trademark reputation is often harmed by counterfeit products, improper use, and malicious commercial…
December 10, 2024
Exploring the Liability Maze: Generative AI and the Challenges of Content Moderation
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, especially generative tools like ChatGPT, have revolutionized content creation. But with great power comes great responsibility. What happens when an AI,…
December 3, 2024
Responsible Advertising: Legal Protections for Children in Turkey
The primary legal framework governing advertisements in Turkey is comprised of two key pieces of legislation: (i) the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 ("CPL") and (ii) the Regulation on Commercial…
November 12, 2024
Specialized Product Safety Rules for E-Commerce
The Regulation on Market Surveillance and Inspection of Products Made Available to the Market Through the Means of Electronic Communication Tools (“Regulation”) was published on the Official…
November 1, 2024
Novel Amendments on Consumer Protection and E-Commerce Legislations
On October 30, 2024, the Law Amending the Consumer Protection Law and Other Laws (“Amending Law”) was published on the Official Gazette, introducing significant changes regarding sanctions on…
July 19, 2024
Time to Legalize Data Transfers from Turkey – Deadline: September 1, 2024.
TIME TO LEGALIZE DATA TRANSFERS FROM TURKEY - DEADLINE September 1, 2024 As we posted here last week, the Regulation on The Procedures and Principles for Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data…