Turkey is a member to the WIPO and is a signatory to the major
Intellectual Property related Agreements including Paris
Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Berne Convention, Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement
Concerning the International Registration of Marks and as well as
TRIPS Agreement.
Until January 10, 2017, trademark protection in Turkey was
regulated through the Decree-Law on the Protection of Trademarks
dated June 24, 1995 and No. 556. After January 10, 2017 however,
this the Decree-Law No. 556 and other IP related Decrees were
revoked and replaced by Industrial Property Law No. 6769
(hereinafter referred as "IP Law No. 6769"). IP Law No.
6769 covers not only Trademark Law but also Patent Law, Industrial
Design Law, Geographical Indications Law, Plant Variety Law and
Integrated Circuit Topography Law. These recent changes in
legislation aim to more effectively combat the counterfeiting of
goods, which is seen as a huge issue in
