Draft Bill to Amend The Turkish Competition Law
Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority”) prepared a Draft Bill (“Draft Bill”) in order to amend the Law on Protection of Competition with numbered 4054 (“Competition Law”) recently and shared it…
Actor Contracts
According to the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works with No. 5846 (“IPL”) one of the protected types of works is a cinematographic works. There are many kinds such as motion picture, TV series,…
The Regulation on Amending the Regulation on Distance Contracts Has Been Published
Contracts made without the simultaneous physical presence of the seller or supplier and the consumer by using remote communication tools within the framework of a system created for the remote…
Trabis Starts Its Operations
For many years, the allocation and transactions of ".tr" domain names have been carried out by the Middle East Technical University (“METU”) through the Nic.TR system. With the Regulation on Internet…
Revocation of The Trademark Due to Non Use
Turkish legislation provides that the revocation of a registered trademark is a consequence of the legal issues that occurred concerning the trademark owner. Trademark revocation initiates in case of…
Guideline on Advertisements and Commercial Practices with Price Information And Discounted Sales
Advertisement Board, which is operating under the Ministry of Trade, conducted examinations and inspections on deceptive and misleading price and discount advertisements. As a result of examinations…
Proposal for the Amendment of the Press Law
On 26/05/2022, a proposal numbered 2/4471 on the Amendment of the Press Law and Other Laws, consisting of 40 articles, was submitted to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.…
Turkish Competition Authority’s Final Reporton The E-Marketplace Platform Sector Inquiry
The Turkish Competition Authority (“Authority”) has started a sector inquiry on 11 June 2020, regarding the online shopping trend increasing as a result of technological developments and…
Gambling and Betting in Turkish Law
Authors: Hatice Ekici Tağa, Burak Özdağıstanli, Sümeyye Uçar, Öykü Su Sabancı Gambling is defined as “games that are performed for profit and in which profit and loss depend on luck” in the…
Technology law in Turkey: highlights from 2021
The ongoing covid-19 pandemic dominated legal developments in 2021 as restrictions were maintained in order to mitigate its impact. In addition to that, developments in the field of technology,…
Countdown For Compliance with Turkish Data Protection Law
Natural or legal persons who process personal data under the Law on Personal Data Protection with no. 6698 (“DPL”) must register to the Data Controllers’ Registry (“VERBIS”) prior to start of data…
Loss of Rights Due to Remaining Silent
The protection period of the registered trademark is ten years from the application date, as regulated in the Industrial Property Law numbered 6769 (“SMK”), and as long as the trademark is…