WTR Anti-Counterfeiting: A Global Guide 2020 Contribution

 Turkey is a party to a number of international conventions, including the Paris Convention, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the Berne Convention.

Legal framework

Turkey is a party to a number of international conventions, including the Paris Convention, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the Berne Convention. Turkey also has specific national legislation, including:

• the Industrial Property Code 6769;
• the Law on Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works (5846) (known as the Copyright Act);
• the Code of Commerce;
• the Customs Law;
• the Anti-smuggling Law; and
• Law 5651 on Regulating Broadcasting in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed through Internet Broadcasting (known as the Internet Law).