Publications

Istanbul Arbitration Week (ISTAW)

First 72 hours in a data breach! By whom and by what ways should the process be conducted?

We are thrilled to announce our active participation in Enterprise GC Turkey 2023, a pivotal event in the legal landscape organized by @Legal500. This event stands as one of the[…]

“Green Charge” Regulations from Energy Market Regulatory Authority in Turkey

Promoting renewable energy production is crucial for a sustainable future. The YEK-G Certificate is a document that proves the electricity purchased by companies is generated from renewable sources and ensuring[…]

The “Adequacy Decision” Regarding the Free Transfer of Data Between EU and USA was Accepted by The European Commission

As known, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) stipulates that the transfer of data to third countries can only take place if the European Data Protection Board accepts that such[…]

Recent Ammendments On Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers Regulatoin

The Growing Problem in Remote and Hybrid Work: Overtime!

The comprehensive regulation specific to this working model is the Remote WorkingRegulation, which came into force after the pandemic and includes the needs in practice. The importance of employment contracts[…]

New Legal Arrangements in Electricity Storage

Legal arrangements were made that are expected to serve the purpose of increasing the storage possibilities in the electricity market. For this purpose, important changes in the Electricity Market Law[…]

Developments From the World About the Protection of Personal Data

What Does the Graded Natural Gas Sales Tariff Change?

With Article 10 of the Law Number 7351, published in the Official Gazette dated January 22, 2022 and numbered 31727, the clause “Provided that the opinion of the Ministry is[…]

Legal Developments in Electric Vehicle Charging Services Market

The market share of electrically powered vehicles increased from 0.1 percent to 0.5 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 based on the information revealed by Automotive Distributors Association (ODD) in[…]

Kurt and Partners is selected as a Finalist by The Lawyer

Kurt & Partners is proud to announce to be recognized as finalist of Law Firm of The Year in South Eastern Europe category by The Lawyer which is known as[…]

Foreign Data Controller Representative Must Be Appointed!

The Data Protection Law in Turkey numbered 6698 The Law on Personal Data Protection No. 6698 (“DP Law”) sets out obligations, principles and procedures that will be binding on natural[…]

General Assembly and Board Meetings of Associations can be Held Electronically

With the regulation on the “Regulation Amending the Regulation of Associations” published in the Official Gazette dated 21/10/2021 and numbered 31635, Associations will now be able to hold their general[…]

Minority Shareholders’ Right to Postpone Discussion of Financial Statements

The right to postpone discussion of financial statements is a minority shareholders’ right which is regulated under article 420 of the Turkish Commercial Code and is a positive right and[…]

New ” Ce ” Marking Regulation Entered into Force

CE Marking Regulation ( “Regulation” ) entered into force on the date it was published in the Official Gazette dated 27 May 2021 ; In this article, we will talk about the innovations and changes brought by the regulation.[…]

The Legal Compliance Criteria of the Employer’s Employees Monitoring

I.INTRODUCTION It can be carried out by auditing the internet usages and e-mails of employees who are becoming more and more common in working life , to monitor their audio[…]

Periods of Termination Restriction of Employer and Unpaid Leave Have Been Extended

With the Law No. 7244 on Reducing the Effects of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on Economic and Social Life, the temporary article 10 was added to the Labor Law[…]

Turkish Competition Authority Fines Google TL 296 Million ($36.6 Million)!

The Competition Board has made a decision as follows as a result of its investigation; •             Google has a dominant position in the general search services market, •             Google’s own[…]

The Singapore Convention was Ratified by Turkey

United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also as known as the Singapore Convention was ratified with the Law no. 7282 published in the Official Gazette dated[…]

Communiqués on “De Minimis” and “Commitment” of the Competition Authority have been published in the Official Gazette and entered into force!

Communiqué on Commitments for Preliminary Inquiries and Investigations on Anticompetitive Agreements, Concerted Practices, Decisions and Abuse of Dominant Position was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. The[…]

The Competition Board Launched a Sector Inquiry for the Online Advertising Sector

With its announcement dated 06.03.2021, the Turkish Competition Authority announced that The Competition Board has decided to conduct a sector inquiry, in order to identify behavioral and / or structural[…]

Periods of Termination Restriction of Employer and Unpaid Leave Have Been Extended

With the Law No. 7244 on Reducing the Effects of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on Economic and Social Life, the temporary article 10  was added to the Labor Law[…]

Short Time Working Allowance Period is Extended

As it is known, with the provisional article 23 of the Unemployment Insurance Law No. 4447, in cases where the weekly working hours in the workplace are temporarily reduced by[…]

Bearer Share Certificates Will Be Notified to the CRA

By the Law to Fight Against Proliferation of Financing Weapons of Mass Destruction No. 7262 (“Law”) published in the Official Gazette dated December 31, 2020 and numbered 31351, many amendments[…]

The Termination Prohibition Period Extended!

Within the scope of the measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the whole world and our country, with the Provisional Article 10 added to the Labor Law numbered 4857, a termination prohibition for 3 months was imposed[…]

Application for Short – Time Work Allowance and Allowance Periods Have Been Extended!

With the Presidential Decrees dated December 22, 2020 and numbered 3316-3317 published in the[…]

Application Time Extended for the Short – Time Working Allowance

As it is known, according to the provisional article 23 of the Unemployment Insurance Law numbered 4447, an application had to be made until 30/06/2020[…]

Cryptocurrency And Turkish Law

With the technology becoming an important part of our lives, cryptocurrencies have lately had a widespread use as a means of exchange in the trade in the virtual world. You can find our newsletter on the situation of cryptocurrencies which have been regulated as legal currencies in many countries[…]

The Liabilities of the Social Network Providers Have Been Detailed

Obligations imposed on social network providers with the amendments made in the Law No.5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of[…]

H&M was fined 35 million Euros by the Data Protection Authority

The global retail giant H&M was fined 35 million Euros by the Hamburg Data Protection Authority for keeping a comprehensive data record on the private lives of[…]

Right To Wind Up Joint Stock Companies On Justifiable Reasons

With article 531 of the Turkish Commercial Code, minority shareholders have the right to demand to wind up joint stock companies they are shareholders in, from[…]

Pandemic and its Effects on Contracts

We would like to share our reviews on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic which started in China at the end of the year of 2019 and have spread to the whole world including Europe and Turkey, on contracts signed between private and public persons[…]