The Law on Establishment and Authorization of the Courts of Judicial First Instance and Regional Courts, was published in the Official Gazette on 7 October 2004, and came into force on 1 June 2005. Along with this enactment, following the establishment of the courts of first instance, the law governing Regional General Courts has been introduced within the framework of the same jurisdiction as the courts of first instance.

The Turkish Constitutional Court ("AYM") recently ruled that provision under the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition ("Turkish Competition Law") governing the waiver from judicial review of settlement decisions of the Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") ...

As expected, Turkish Competition Authority’s Communiqué No. 1997/1 on Mergers and Acquisitions Subject to the Permission of the Competition Board has been replaced with Communiqué No. 2010/4 on Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board ("Communiqué No. 2010/4").

In accordance with Turkey’s growing social needs, as well as considering its technological enhancements, the need to amend and improve major codes has become indispensable.

The Regulation on Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights of the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Institute (the “Regulation”), issued by the Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mining Research Institute (“TENMAK”)...

While nuclear power has been an agenda item for Turkey since the 1970s, the first significant steps could only be taken four years ago.

Türkiye's first Climate Law was passed by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye on the night of July 2nd.

With Presidential Decree No. 9595 published in the Official Gazette on 15 March 2025, amendments were made to Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency regarding precious metal transactions, derivative transactions, collateral practices, and Turkish lira that may be taken abroad.

"Virtual currencies continue to hit the headlines and are enjoying increasing popularity" wrote the European Banking Authority.

Housing problems in Turkey have been thriving as a result of overpopulation, migration from the rural side of the country to cities, and high rental rates when combined with unlicensed settlements. Turkey has been struggling with unplanned urbanization in addition to the need for approximately 300,000 new residences each year.

The "Regulation on Nuclear Export Controls" dated 2020 has been repealed, and the "Regulation on Nuclear Export and Nuclear Import Control" issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority was published in the Official Gazette dated October 9, 2025 and numbered 33042. The Regulation entered into force upon publication.

After the enactment of Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Broadcasting Services (the "New Broadcasting Law") on 3 March 2011, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (the "RTUK") commenced work on the drafting of new regulations that needed to be issued within the scope of the New Broadcasting Law.

The Turkish Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”) has clarified its approach to the use of biometric identification systems for attendance tracking in the workplace through its Principle Decision on the Processing of Biometric Data for Attendance Tracking (the “Principle Decision”), published in the Official Gazette dated 2 June 2026 and numbered 33268.

The amendment defines the existence of the conditions set forth in paragraph three of Article 6 of the LPDP as the principal rule governing access to personal health data.

Valuation studies regarding the property tax values forming the basis for the calculation of the real property taxes payable by property owners were completed back in July 2025.

The government of the Republic of Türkiye has placed tax incentives for internationally active companies, group companies with cross-border structures, and service providers operating in export markets on its agenda.

The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”) has published a document titled “Agentic Artificial Intelligence (Agentic AI)” (the “Guidance”) on its website, setting out its assessment of the technical features of agentic AI systems...

The New Turkish Code of Obligations will enter into force in July 2012 and will introduce many noteworthy changes to the suretyship (kefalet) institution, which is a widely used legal instrument of personal guarantee, perhaps most commonly invoked to secure loan agreements in Turkey.

The Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") published the Guide on Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Protection of Personal Data ("Guide") on November 24, 2025.

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