Commitment Letter Application for Transfer of Personal Data Abroad
The conditions of the transfer of personal data abroad are regulated under Turkish Data Protection Law w. no 6698 (“DPL”). One of the conditions is that in the case that one of the conditions of…
Personal Data Protection Regarding Employment Relation and Vaccination Agenda
The purpose of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“Law No. 6698”) is to protect fundamental rights and freedoms of persons, particularly the right to privacy, with respect…
Certificate Obligation for Intellectual and Artistic Works
The Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Certification of the Companies that Fill, Reproduce and Distribute or Fill in the Materials in…
Econsumer.gov
Econsumer.gov is an initiative of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (“ICPEN”). ICPEN is a network of governmental organizations in the enforcement of fair-trade practice…
Protection of Unregistered Trademarks
The trademark is the sign which enables the goods or services of a business to be distinguished from the goods or services of other businesses. Article 7 of the Industrial Property Law (“IP…
Sweepstakes and Competitions
Provided that they comply with the relevant legal regulations, chance-based sweepstakes and skill/information/ability-based competitions are generally permissible in Turkey. Principally, sweepstakes…
Position Marks
The developments in business activities cause changes in Trademark Law, as well. In this respect, the non-traditional mark, also known as a non-conventional mark, has been adopted. The…
Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority Decision w. no. 2020/47
On 23 June 2020, The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (“the DPA”) published a summary of decision w. no. 2020/47 to respond a request of a foreign bank that has a representative office in…
Turkey’s Social Media Law
On 29.07.2020 the Turkish Parliament voted and agreed the proposed amendments on the Law on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by Means of such…
Domain Name Allocation
Middle East Technical University (“METU”) has managed the administration and registration of ".tr" domain names for many years in Turkey by means of Nic.tr system. On December 21, 2018, METU…