ArticleTurkey Requires Ship Recycling Plan Under The HK ConventionPlease do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding this development. TurkeyTransportErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleThe European List Published: Only Facilities Contained In The List Can Recycle Ships Flying The Flag Of An EU Member StateThe European Union ("EU") has surpassed the Hong Kong Convention in implementing controls and criteria applicable to ships and ship recycling facilities with the Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013...European UnionTransportErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleHistoric Judgement From The Constitutional Court: The Provision For Suspended Sentences Is ScrappedIn a landmark decision, Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled that one of the most frequently used concepts in criminal procedure, namely the Article 231 of the Criminal Procedure Law...TurkeyCriminal LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleSpecialised Banking And Finance Courts Are To Be Created To Hear Banking And Finance DisputesThe High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (the "Council") have issued a bundle of decrees on 25 November 2021, forming several specialised criminal and commercial courts in a variety of subjects.TurkeyFinance and BankingErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleShort-Term Working And Applications Thereof Are ExtendedAs our readers will recall from earlier articles, the period of short-term working was extended for employers who already benefit from the subsidy and the government extended...TurkeyEmployment and HRErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleAppointment Of Independent Auditors For Corporations Which Are Not Subject To Independent Audit The General Directorate of Domestic Trade ("General Directorate") has recently issued a circular with respect to the Law on Amendments to the Customs Law and Other Laws and Statutory Decrees ("Law") dated April 11, 2013 and numbered 6455. TurkeyAccounting and AuditErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleCertification Of Company BooksAs we are approaching the year end, we would like to draw your attention to the rules for certification of company commercial books.TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleLegislative Proposal Sets Out Restrictions On Profit Distributions By CompaniesAs our readers might recall, we have announced via our client alert dated 10 April 2020 that the Ministry of Family, Labor, and Social Services has been working on a draft law aiming to prevent...TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleNew Circulars On (I) Subscription Of Receivables As Share Capital Contribution And (II) Quorum For Dismissal Of A Shareholder From The Partnership The General Directorate of Domestic Trade ("General Directorate") has recently issued two circulars with respect to the Turkish Commercial Code ("TCC"). TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleRuling By The Turkish Revenue Administration On Whether A Manager Of A Sole Shareholder Limited Liability Company Can Be Entitled To A Fee Since the new Turkish Commercial Code has entered into force on July 01, 2012, limited liability companies can now be incorporated with a sole shareholder provided at least one shareholder is among the managers of the company. TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleTurkish Parliament Finally Takes Step To Regulate Shopping Malls And Retail TradeTurkey’s history of shopping malls go back as early as 1988 and the country saw a shopping mall boom since early 2000s. TurkeyCorporate/Commercial LawErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleNew Parental Leave Rights Under The Amended Labour CodeThe Labour Code numbered 4857 has been amended with the Amending Law numbered 6663 adopted on 29.01.2016, which was published in the official gazette dated 10.02.2016 and numbered 29620.TurkeyEmployment and HRErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleNew Changes Brought To The Environmental Permission And Licenses In Accordance With The Turkish Environmental LawThe Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning has recently issued a Regulation on Environmental Permission and Licenses, rendering the previous regulation obsolete.TurkeyEnvironmentErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleTurkey To Boost Islamic Finance With Advanced Customer ProtectionTwo new regulations1 were published in the Official Gazette on 30 November 2021, with certain provisions entering into force on 01 January 2022.TurkeyFinance and BankingErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleDeadlines For The Submission Of Cheques And The Enforcement Proceedings Of The Bills Of Exchange Have Been Suspended!The Presidential Cabinet has implemented nation-wide curfew measures starting from 19.00 on Thursday, April 29, 2021 until 05.00 on Monday, May 17, 2021 in order to curb the spread of the Covid-19...TurkeyInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleThe Deadline For Registration With Data Controllers' Registry Has Been Extended Due To Covid-19This article is one of many articles we have published concerning the legal implications of Covid-19. Please click here for our "Covid-19 Insights" page and other articles. TurkeyPrivacyErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleTurkey Ratifies The Additional Protocol To The Convention No. 108 On Data ProtectionOur readers will recall from our previous Client Alert dated 4 April 2016 that the Turkish Parliament finally passed the long-awaited Law on the Protection of Personal Data...TurkeyPrivacyErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleComprehensive Legislative Changes In Turkiye's TransportationThe "Law on the Amendments to the Turkish Civil Aviation Law, Certain Laws and the Presidential Decree No. 655" (the "Law") came into force on 9th of July...TurkeyTransportErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleThe International Convention On Arrest Of Ships (1999) Enters Into Force In TurkeyThe International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1999 Convention") was ratified by the Turkish Parliament on 02.03.2017, a development which was reported TurkeyTransportErsoy Bilgehan
ArticleData Protection Board's Latest Resolution Stipulates Administrative Fines Up To 1 Million TRY For Unauthorized Advertisements And CallsData Protection Board with its resolution 2018/119 dated 16/10/2018 published in the Official Gazette on 1/11/2018, resolved that transmissions of advertisement messages to e-mail addresses and mobile phones ...TurkeyPrivacyErsoy Bilgehan