Turkey’s history of shopping malls go back as early as 1988 and the country saw a shopping mall boom since early 2000s.

At the First Instance Court, the plaintiff claimed the defendant continued to use its trademark, despite termination of the franchise agreement.

BFIT granted franchisees the right to use its trademark in its franchising agreements in order to open gyms.

This article will explain key legal components of franchising in Turkey.

Franchise agreements are vertical agreements.

Traditionally, Turkey has considered resale price maintenance to be one of the hardcore vertical restraints.

Franchising is defined as a long term and continuous business relation based on the utilization of a system and brand of a system or royalty owner by independent investors, for a certain period and under certain conditions for a certain amount.

Franchise sector in Turkey has been in a rapid growth in the recent years. As of 2014, there were approximately 1850 chain of enterprises in Turkey, 24% of which are foreign trademarks.

The leading trend amongst global and big chain hotel business owners has been to turn over the running of their hotel operations.

Under Turkish law, franchise agreement, being a "sui generis" type of contract, contains features of various other agreements.

Turkey represents a dynamic expansion opportunity for international brands, offering a strategic bridge between Europe and Asia. For food and beverage brands, fashion retailers, and technology companies...

Franchising as a concept originated in 1851 when Isaac Singer invented the sewing machine; he did not have the capital to produce or customers - due to a lack of knowledge on how to use the machine.

Tüm dünyada olduğu gibi ülkemizde de franchising sektörü çok hızlı gelişiyor. Bunda tüketiciler tarafından güven sağlamış markaların tercih edilmesi rol oynuyor, kaliteli ürün veya hizmet en...

Franchise was defined by the abrogated Communique on 1998/7 as a trade system consisting of intellectual property rights as trademarks, commercial names, business marks, utility models, designs, know-how and patents ...

Portfolio compensation under Turkish Commercial Code Article 122 provides fair indemnity to distributors and franchisees who build customer goodwill that continues to benefit the supplier or franchisor after contract...

Franchising agreements constitute a preferred business relationship in many sectors such as food and beverage, education, petroleum, tourism and logistics.

Tarihsel olarak bakıldığında, Türkiye, yeniden satış fiyatının belirlenmesini açık-aleni (hardcore) dikey sınırlamalardan biri olarak karakterize eden rekabet hukuku rejimleri arasında yer almaktadır.

Franchising ilk defa 1851'de dikiş makinesini icat eden Isaac Singer'in üretim yapacak sermayesi olmaması ve insanlar makineyi kullanmayı bilmediği için müşteri çevresi oluşturamaması...

Franchising sözleşmeleri günümüzde yeme içme, eğitim, petrol, turizm, lojistik gibi pek çok sektörde tercih edilen bir iş ilişkisi meydana getirmektedir.

5015 sayılı Petrol Piyasası Kanunu'nun 2 nci maddesinde bayilik faaliyeti, "Karşılıklı yükümlülüklerin .... bir sözleşmeye bağlanarak akaryakıt dağıtım şirketleri tarafından gerçek ve tüzel kişilere ...