Turkey

HERDEM joins IR as the exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms Member in Turkey

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Yunus Caglar of HERDEM. Yunus has joined IR as our exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms Member in Turkey. HERDEM is an Istanbul based law firm that engages multinational transactions to support business objectives and to transact business in the burgeoning and developing economic environment of […]

Yunus CaglarLegal Counsel, Herdem Attorneys At Law

HERDEM joins IR as the exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms Member in Turkey

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Şafak Herdem of HERDEM. Şafak has joined IR as our exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms Member in Turkey. HERDEM is an Istanbul based law firm that engages multinational transactions to support business objectives and to transact business in the burgeoning and developing economic environment of Turkey. […]

Şafak HerdemManaging Partner, Herdem Attorneys At Law

LATEST AMENDMENTS AT ZONING FORBEARANCE COMMUNIQUE

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Procedures and Principles Regarding Issuing of Building Registration Certificates (“Communiqué“), which is published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 20 September 2018, has brought important changes in order to overcome obstacles which have arisen during zoning forbearance practice.   One of the most conspicuous amendment introduced […]

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON DETERMINATION OF CONTRACT VALUES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY OR INDEXED TO A FOREIGN CURRENCY

Presidential Decree dated 12 September 2018 (“Decree”) [1] brought restrictions to agreements denominated in foreign currencies or indexed to foreign currencies concluded between real persons and legal entities residing in Turkey. According to the Decree, for contracts which meet the below mentioned three conditions, the contract price and any other payment obligation arising from the contract cannot […]

Zihni BilgehanSenior Partner, Ersoy Bilgehan

DATA PROTECTION BOARD PUBLISHES THE LATEST ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS: CONTROLLER RECEIVES TRY 200,000 FINE

The Turkish Data Protection Board (“DPB”), the decision making body of the Turkish Data Protection Authority (“DPA”), has recently published on its website a number of enforcement actions it has taken against the data controllers for the breach of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“Data Protection Law”). The DPB has already been publishing summaries […]

Zihni BilgehanSenior Partner, Ersoy Bilgehan

DATA PROTECTION BOARD ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS WILL START IN OCTOBER

A series of decisions by the Data Protection Board (“DPB”) in relation to the obligation to register with the Data Controllers’ Registry (“Registry”) were recently published in the Official Gazette. The decisions set out new exemptions from registration obligations and provide the timeline for registration with the Registry. New Exemptions from the Registration Obligations As […]

Zihni BilgehanSenior Partner, Ersoy Bilgehan

NEW PRINCIPLE DECISIONS OF DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY

NEW PRINCIPLE DECISIONS OF DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY KİŞİSEL VERİLERİ KORUMA KURUMU’NUN YENİ PRENSİP KARARLARI     4 (four) important principle decisions of Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) were published in the Official Gazette, on 18 August 2018. Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu’nun (“Kurum”) 4 (dört) yeni önemli prensip kararı, 18 Ağustos 2018 tarihinde Resmi Gazete’de yayımlandı.   […]