Quarterly Update on Trade Defense Cases in Turkey (March 2019)
The authority to initiate dumping or subsidy examinations, upon complaint or, where necessary, ex officio, has been given from the Ministry of Economy to the Ministry of Trade ("Ministry"). Within the scope of this authority, the Ministry announces its decisions with the communiqués published on the Official Gazette.
Garden Leave under Turkish Labor Law
1. Introduction The concept of garden leave is not a familiar concept to Turkish labor law as the legislation does not regulate this concept explicitly. The employers however in practice might have the need to make use of this concept for various reasons. Below we first introduce the concept of garden leave in general and …
Turkish DPA Warns with Principle Decision on Promotional Communications
On November 1, 2018, Personal Data Protection Board ("Board"), acting under the Personal Data Protection Authority, published its principle decision with number 2018/119 in the Official Gazette, which then corrected on November 7, 2018 ("Decision"). Board's Decision is regarding prevention of promotional notifications, e-mail messages, text messages and calls that data subjects might receive from …
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2018 FCPA Enforcement Actions and Highlights
Overall, 2018 was a more active year in terms of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") enforcement actions compared to 2017.
Quarterly Update on Trade Defense Cases in Turkey (December 2018)
In Turkey, the authority to initiate dumping or subsidy examinations, upon complaint or, where necessary, ex officio, is given to the Ministry of Trade ("Ministry"). Within the scope of this authority, the Ministry announces its decisions with the communiqués published on the Official Gazette.
Capital Markets Board Announces the Draft Communiqué on Crowdfunding
In September 2018, the Capital Markets Board ("CMB") had issued an announcement on its website, declaring that a secondary legislation for crowdfunding was underway.
Turkey Aligns its Medical Device Regulation with the EU Regulation
In May 2017, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices ("EU Regulation") entered into force, stipulating a transition period for medical device manufacturers to comply with the EU Regulation by May 2020.
Court of Appeals Sheds Light on “Just Cause” for Termination, Exit Right and Squeeze-out
The Court of Appeals Sheds Light on "Just Cause" for Termination, Exit Right and Squeeze-out of Shareholders "Just cause" is a term that is used frequently under the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 ("TCC"). In broad terms, "just cause" may be defined as a situation in which the relationship between a shareholder and the company …
Understanding the Registration Obligation under Turkish Data Protection Law
I. Scope of the registration obligation under Turkish legislation Data controllers processing personal data in the Turkish jurisdiction (including processing activities that are conducted abroad, but have an effect in Turkey) are required to enroll to the Data Controllers' Registry ("Registry"). This requirement is regulated under Article 16/2 of the Data Protection Law ("DP Law"), …
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Quarterly Update on Trade Defense Cases in Turkey (September 2018)
After Turkey's recent change to executive presidency, the President has made some changes in the government system.