On 7 April 2016, the Turkish Law on the Protection of Personal Data (the “New Law“) has entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette. Whereas Turkish data protection law previously depended on scattered provisions of privacy in various codes and regulations, the New Law will provide the general framework for the protection […]
You probably hit the ground running when expanding overseas, rather than worry about the small stuff; and focus on delivering to your customers. So, how should you handle company incorporation, HR, payroll, accountancy and tax obligations? It would be wonderful if there was a “one size fits all” approach when you expand overseas but unfortunately, […]
Our readers will recall that ErsoyBilgehan has contributed to the Turkey chapter of International Comparative Legal Guides (“ICLG”) to Data Protection prepared by the Global Legal Group. The ICLG series provides current and practical comparative legal information on a range of practice areas and it follows a question and answer format which ensures thorough coverage […]
The Labour Code numbered 4857 has been amended with the “Law Amending the Labour Law and Turkish Labour Agency Law” (“Amending Law”) numbered 6715 adopted on 06.05.2016. Despite the opposition of labour unions, the Amending Law has been ratified by the Turkish Grand National Assembly and published in the Official Gazette on 20.05.2016, which opened […]
WEBINAR ON DATA PROTECTION IN TURKEY New Framework Law in Comparison with the European Union Directive 95/46 Turkish: July 13, 2016 2:30 PM GMT +3 English: July 13, 2016 2:30 PM GMT +1 Recent Developments On 7 April 2016, the Turkish Law on the Protection of Personal Data (the “New Law“) has entered into force upon its […]
As we have indicated in our previous Client Alert dated 4 April 2016, Turkish Parliament finally passed the long-awaited Law on the Protection of Personal Data last week (the “Law”), following its ratification of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data numbered 108 (“Convention”) last month. On […]
The Turkish Parliament finally passed the long-awaited Law on the Protection of Personal Data which is to set forth the general framework on data protection and it currently awaits for presidential approval before being published in the Official Gazette. Meanwhile, we would like to provide an overview of the data protection landscape in Turkey before […]
The Petroleum Market Licensing Regulation (the “Regulation”) has recently been amended to extend the scope of activities that can be conducted by distributor and lube oil license holders. This was an expected development since the draft amendments were shared with the industry a few months ago by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority to seek opinions. […]
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS IN LIGHT OF ART. 435 OF THE CODE OF OBLIGATIONS NO. 6098 It has long been established in the Turkish labour law under art. 109 of the Turkish Labour Code no. 4857 that all notifications under the Labour Code must be made in written form, including the notices of termination of […]
We are hearing that the strict new opt in rules for sending emails to prospective customers in Turkey are making life very difficult for companies trying to break into the Turkish market. Interestingly it seems that also seems that actually securing consent is generating a lot more communications than just sending the emails! Under the […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Isıl Canaz Yilmaz of Canaz Yilmaz. Isıl has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Law Member in Turkey. CANAZ YILMAZ traces its beginnings to the firm of Canaz Law Firm (Osman Canaz) formed in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976 Osman Canaz; he later inspired […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Selin Gok of Canaz Yilmaz. Selin has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Law Member in Turkey. CANAZ YILMAZ traces its beginnings to the firm of Canaz Law Firm (Osman Canaz) formed in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976 Osman Canaz; he later inspired Isıl Canaz, their […]