The owner of the website "borsagundem.com" ("Applicant") applied to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance's decision ("Court"), which had decided to impose an access ban on 18 pieces of content published on this website.

The owner of a modeling agency ("Applicant") applied to the Constitutional Court regarding the Istanbul 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace's decision ("Decision"), which had affirmed the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace's ruling rejecting the Applicant's request for the access ban of certain search engine results.

Turkish Data Protection Authority ("DPA") has published its activity report for the year 2019. The purpose of preparing such report is presented as to inform the public...

Turkish Data Protection Authority ("DPA") recently published a decision regarding exercise of "right to be forgotten" on search engines in Turkey.

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that the right to privacy can be violated on the Internet. The court's decision numbered 2014/16701 was delivered on October 13, 2016 and concerned a military officer's dismissal from the Turkish Armed Forces.

The Regulation on the Determination of Investment Zones was published by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Official Gazette on December 1, 2018, and entered into force on the date of its publication.

Many competition law specialists in Turkey were expecting some crucial aspects of the Turkish Competition Law to be revised for more than a year, but few of these lawyers thought that this would be inevitable due to recent decisions of the High State Council (the highest administrative court in Turkey) canceling certain decisions of the Turkish Competition Board on very fundamental procedural grounds.

Prohibition of competition on company executives which may arise from contractual obligations or legislative stipulations are designed to protect and benefit all the shareholders and ...

The Communiqué on Keeping Commercial Ledgers in Electronic Format which are not Related to the Accounting of the Enterprise has been published in the Official Gazette and amended as of August 14, 2025, and entered into force on July 1, 2025 ("Communiqué").

From Turkish corporate law point of view, privilege refers to a privileged right attached to a share regardless of identity or qualifications of the shareholder.

The Information and Communication Technologies Authority ("Authority") published the Draft Principles and Procedures on the Resolution of Consumer and User Complaints by Operators and Service Providers ("Draft") on its official website on November 13, 2017, in order to obtain opinions and comment from the public and other stakeholders.

The Law on Protection of Personal Data ("Data Protection Law"), which is mainly based on Directive 95/46/EC, is approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly ("TGNA") on March 24, 2016.

The ICTA published the Draft Regulation on Processing and Protection of the Privacy of Personal Data in the Electronic Communications Sector for public notice and comment on their website on August 17, 2017.

An employer may collect and process his/her employees' personal data for a variety of reasons starting from the very beginning of the employment relationship or even before.

As we approach the end of the year, the Turkish Competition Authority ("Authority") introduced some important legislative changes regarding vertical agreements.

In Turkey, digitalization in corporate law practice has been significantly and gradually increasing in the last few years.

A joint-stock company is managed and represented by its board of directors as the compulsory legal management organ of the company.

The Law Amending the Turkish Commercial Code and Other Laws numbered 7511 was published in the Official Gazette on May 29, 2024 and it has introduced significant changes and novelties in terms of the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 and Turkish corporate law practice.

Trademarks have an important role in protecting the identity, reputation, and commercial value of goods and services.

Construction agreements in return for land shares are a common practice whereby landowners obtain completed buildings without incurring additional costs while contractors finance...