So far, 2019 has seen less activity in terms of enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, compared to 2018.

As an emerging market, Turkey is rightly considered to be a business and commercial hub for the EMEA region, as well as an important market for many multinational companies. In 2017, Turkey received a score of 40 points in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, on a scale of 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean").

Banking sector is undergoing a transformation thanks to the digitalization and technological innovations.

Consequently, the investment contracts which can be regarded as capital market instruments are to be specified and determined by the CMB, on a case-by-case basis.

On 25 April 2017, the Regulation on Packaging Information, Directions and Tracking of Human Medicinal Products ("Regulation") was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force as of its publication date.

In 2014, the Turkish Medicine and Medical Device Institution's ("Institution") New Year's resolution list included two remarkable items: (i) ensuring people's access to safe human medicinal products, and (ii) battling the grey economy.

The Banking Regulatory and Supervisory Agency published the Regulation on the Restructuring of Debts Owed to the Financial Sector amid ongoing currency and inflation pressures.

Could design and layout of a retail store be registered as a three-dimensional trademark? Apparently yes.

Under Turkish law, annulment of arbitral awards is governed either by the Civil Procedure Code No. 6100 or the International Arbitration Law No. 4686, depending on the legal framework applicable...

In Turkey, parties of a dispute tend to resort to courts even if they have a valid arbitration clause for the respective dispute. In the Final Award in Case 8887 ("Case"),...

According to the Communiqués, the importer/exporter will be responsible for complying with the Communiqués during the importation/exportation of goods which possess an IMEI number.

Analysis states that mobile call termination services cover the services initiated and terminated on mobile networks, and services initiated on fixed networks and terminated on mobile networks.

The Communiqué on Safety Stamp and Notification Obligation in E-Commerce ("Communiqué") has been published in the Official Gazette on 6 June 2017. The Communiqué entered into force on the same date.

Consequently, the Constitutional Court decided that Applicant's freedom of expression and press has been violated.

Turkey recently enacted an amendment to the Turkish radio and television legislation that will regulate radio, television and on-demand broadcasts provided through internet and have these services...

The Law No. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data which came into force on April 7th, 2016 is applicable to real persons whose personal data is processed and to the real persons and legal entities that process such data.

The Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data requires data controllers to take adequate measures, as determined by the Personal Data Protection Board, for processing special categories of personal data.

Turkish Data Protection Authority ("DPA") published an announcement in October 26, 2020 regarding cross-border data transfers.

Turkish Personal Data Protection Board published a decision at the Data Protection Authoritys website on September 4 2020 regarding a data controllers transfer of personal data to outside of Turkey.

Turkiye has taken an important step toward reinforcing its national cybersecurity architecture with the enactment of Cybersecurity Law No. 7545, which entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette numbered 32846 and dated March 19, 2025.