As mentioned in our previous issues, Turkey’s privatization program continues to be one of the hottest topics in the Turkish economy. The Government’s desire to privatize entities in the privatization portfolio has intensified in order to achieve the goals set forth by the International Monetary Foundation.

Ödeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para İhracı ile Ödeme Hizmeti Sağlayıcıları Hakkında Yönetmeliğin ("Yönetmelik") 33. maddesi uyarınca ödeme hizmetleri ve elektronik para kuruluşları için uygulanacak asgari özkaynak yükümlülükleri her yıl Ocak ayında Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası ("TCMB") tarafından yeniden belirlenmektedir.

Kurul'a iletilen ihbar ve sikayetlere göre, gida, kozmetik, teknoloji, giyim ve yapi market gibi sadakat programi yürüten çesitli sektörlerde kasada yalnizca telefon numarasi veya kart numarasi beyan edilerek indirim ya da puan kazanimi/harcamasi yapilabiliyor.

Individual labor law regulates the relationship between the employee and the employer, the legal framework of its establishment and termination.

The last quarter of 2006 and the first half of 2007 set the scene for a number of developments in the energy sector, including the initiation and then cancellation of the privatization process concerning the electricity distribution companies and electricity generation facilities.

We have been regularly summarizing developments in the renewable energy sector. Now, the Government has taken another step to promote renewable energy by radically amending the Law on the Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources in the Generation of Electricity (“Renewable Energy Law”), adjusting the price charged for electricity generated using renewable energy resources.

With the introduction of the International Arbitration Law in July 2001, the Turkish legislator clearly expressed its intention to promote arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. Parties had their frights about filing arbitration proceedings in Turkey thanks to the Turkish courts’ tendency to review the dispute on its merits as well as procedure.

With globalization and technological developments in communications and media, advertising has become a whole different matter in today’s world.

The demands of 21st century business have made computers become more and more integral to business operations.

The Cyber Security Law ("Law"), which determines strategies to protect cyber assets in Türkiye against cyber-attacks and strengthens cyber security through centralized supervision...

The Turkish Commercial Code published in the Trade Registry Gazette dated 14 February 2011 and numbered 27846 (the "TCC"), makes significant changes in the management of joint stock corporations (anonim şirket).

Family businesses combine ownership, management and family dynamics in a way that creates both strength and risk. Trust, long-term vision and flexibility are clear advantages. At the same time, blurred roles, informal decision-making and personal relationships can undermine consistency and accountability if not properly managed.

Faced with the threat of a serious electricity deficit that may occur in the near future, the Government appears to be encouraging the private sector to invest in the energy industry.

The regulatory landscape of climate change in Türkiye is no longer merely a matter of corporate social responsibility or sustainability reporting with the entry into force of the Climate Law No. 7552 on 9 July 2025 (the “Climate Law”). For businesses, particularly those with operations that directly generate greenhouse gas emissions, climate regulation now constitutes a binding legal compliance framework.

In Turkish M&A practice, climate-related considerations have generally been addressed within the broader scope of environmental compliance or ESG positioning. With Climate Law No. 7552 now in force, this approach may begin to shift. In that sense, the shift is less a break with the past than a formalisation of practices already familiar in more mature markets.

Frequently foreign and local lenders and investors inquire whether financial assistance is valid and enforceable under Turkish law.

In recent years, stock exchanges in both developed and emerging markets have encountered notable competition and merger activities.

A warrant, in its general sense, is a security that entitles the holder to purchase or sell a specific number of shares from a company at a particular price, the so-called exercise price, within a certain term according to the terms of the issue.

Not only governmental institutions but private entities and individuals are now authorized to execute agreements with the Social Security Institution.

On 13 August 2025, significant amendments were introduced to the Planned Areas Zoning Regulation (the "Regulation").