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The Law No. 7550 on the Enforcement of Criminal and Security Measures and on Amendments to Certain Laws—commonly referred to by the public as the "10th Judicial Reform Package"—was published in the Official Gazette dated June 4, 2025, No. 32920 (1st Repeated Issue)

The Constitutional Court ("CC") decision dated 11.10.2023, file no.2020/76, decision no 2023/172 published in the Official Gazette dated January 10, 2024.

In its decision dated 01.06.2023 and numbered 2022/120 E. 2023/107 K., published in the Official Gazette dated 01.08.2023 and numbered 32266, Turkish Constitutional Court ["Court"]...

Pelin Baysal, Partner and Cansu Akbiyikli, Senior Associate at Gun + Partners provide an overview of legal reforms in Turkey aimed at enhancing the country's economic development.

Mali Suçları Araştırma Kurulu ("MASAK"), suç gelirlerinin aklanmasının ve terörizmin finansmanının önlenmesi...

Turkey is the 75th least corrupt nation out of 176 countries, according to the 2016 Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International.

This article examines the application of Turkey's simple procedure in criminal cases, focusing on how judicial recess periods affect the two-week deadline for defendants to submit their defense. It analyzes the conditions under which courts can render decisions without hearings and explores the legal remedies available when this expedited procedure is applied.

With the increase in the number of anticorruption cases and the sky-rocketing fine amounts that the US Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other governmental authorities around the world have imposed in recent years, the importance of compliance as a concept and as a practice has increased exponentially.

In this article white-collar crime is defined, and reactive and proactive measures are discussed through the perspective of risk management.

Duyurumuz, TBMM Genel Kurul'unda kabul edilen 7445 sayılı Kanun'un 26. Maddesi ile 5326 sayılı Kabahatler Kanunu'nda yer alan 43/A. Maddesinde düzenlenmiş bulunan tüzel kişilerin sorumluluğuna...

Internal investigations can lead to legal action if they uncover crimes or violate employee rights. To avoid this, companies must conduct investigations lawfully, ensuring evidence...

In March 2006, arguably the biggest environmental scandal to date in Turkey occurred. Upon an anonymous tip, the authorities discovered hundreds of barrels buried illegally by a creek in the district of Tuzla, Istanbul. The barrels contained various types of poisonous and hazardous chemical substances. Subsequent investigations pointed towards high profile industrial companies as the culprits with the public and the Government strongly reacting to the scandal.

Law No. 7418 on Amendment of Press Law and Certain Laws ("Amendment Law") is published in Official Gazette of October 18, 2022 and introduced significant amendments on certain laws...

Following a comprehensive investigation by the Turkish Competition Authority into the poultry sector, criminal proceedings were initiated against multiple companies and executives, raising critical questions...

United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") published on its website a new guidance paper called "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" ("Evaluation") in February 2017.

Fraud cases are not present only in businesses and on a major scale, but it is easy to encounter other varieties of fraud incidents in everyday life across multiple areas

Oracle Corporation, the American technology giant, agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") $22.9 million as the result of the investigation to resolve charges...