As announced at Spring Budget 2023, the government will double the maximum sentences for the most egregious forms of tax fraud from 7 to 14 years.

Esin Attorney Partnership's Birturk Aydin, Sertac Kokenek and Gokce Serez contributed to Baker & McKenzie's Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws.

CETINKAYA is proud to co-author a recently published white paper titled "FCPA for Turkish Companies" together with experts from Michelman & Robinson, LLP.

On 28 July 2021, law numbered 7333 ("Law") which consists of amendments to certain laws was published in the Official Gazette.

The Communiqué on the Amendment of the General Communiqué of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (Serial No: 5)...

The Turkish political scene has been turbulent since the summer of 2013. Significant numbers of people participated in street protests against the government.

The Law does not include an explicit provision concerning the appeal process of Board decisions imposing administrative fines.

The offering of certain financial products and services is a licensed activity in Turkey.

Autorité de la concurrence has published a new procedural regulation on leniency. The new procedural regulation aims to encourage undertakings to apply for leniency in order to obtain...

The Data Protection Law does not include an explicit provision concerning the appeal process of Board decisions imposing administrative fines; however, it is accepted that criminal courts of peace...

Transparency International, a non-governmental organization combatting corruption worldwide, released the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index ("CPI") on January 25, 2021.

The end results and expert opinions are evaluated by Transparency International for the purpose of composing the Index.

On February 18th, 2016 Turkey finally ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism Agreement.

Turkey has adjusted criminal and civil appeal periods to 15 days from the date a decision is notified to the parties, applying to decisions issued from 5 August 2017 onward

With the Amendment Law, the types of rights that should be protected within the scope of FSEK article 72 have been diversified and the scope of actions aiming to disable these rights is extended.

Değişiklik Kanunu ile FSEK madde 72 kapsamında korunması gereken hakların türleri çeşitlendirilmiş ve bu hakları etkisiz kılmaya yönelik eylemlerin kapsamı genişletilmiştir.

The Law Regarding the Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission and Amendment of Certain Laws ("Law") was published in the Official Gazette dated 28 July 2020 and numbered 31199.

2020 Corruption Perception Index ("CPI 2020"), Transparency International's annual report reflecting the perception of corruption in public sector among 180 countries/territories...

The Law on the Amendment of Certain Laws and Statutory Decrees was published in the Official Gazette dated on 28 July 2021, numbered 31551 and entered into force.

The Regulation on the Amendment of the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Electronic Notification System of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board has entered into force...