The Legal 500

As soon as Turkey started to take an active role in international trade, intellectual property rights have recently increased in importance. Due to the effects of European Union harmonization process, Turkey has made and is still continuing to make several amendments on its national legislation for the purpose of protecting the intellectual property rights more extensively.

Focus item in this edition is: CE Marking

Focus items in this edition: Transplantation Services, Intensive Care Units and Employment of Foreign Healthcare Professionals

Focus items for this edition: Competition conditions for the energy market

Focus item for this edition: Employment of Foreign Health Professionals

Focus items for this edition: Competition Board Market Report, Liability of Electricity Market Players, Natural Gas Storage, Wind & Solar and the Akkuyu Nuclear PP

Focus item in this edition: Bounced Cheques (also see Banking & Finance Q1/2012)

Focus item for this edition: New Incentive Package

Focus items in this edition: Internet Services and Call Centre Quality Targets 

Focus items for this edition are: Amendment to Corporate Governance Principles, Amendment to Real Estate Investment Companies Communiqué, the Registered Capital System Threshold Decrease and the ISE Authority to Prevent Manipulation.

Focus items for this edition are: Amendment to the Council of Ministers Decree on Resource Utilisation Support Fund, Amendment to the Communiqué on Legal Reserves and the Cheque Law.