The long-awaited Guidelines on Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data (“Guidelines”), prepared to serve as a guiding document regarding the cross-border data transfers under the Personal Data Protection Law (“Law”), was published on the website of the Personal Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) on January 2, 2025.
With the amendments made in the Law effective as of June 1, 2024, along with a three-month transition period, and the publication of the Regulation on the Procedures…
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The owner of the marks BATIKAR and BATISOL in Class 5 sued the defendant for selling antiseptic disinfectants under the mark MIRADERM BATIMER
While the IP Court ruled in favour of the defendant, the Regional Court – and subsequently the Court of Cassation – found that the shared element ‘bati’ created a likelihood of confusion
Arguably, the courts did not take into account the specifics of the relevant sector and the global appreciation principle in the examination of…
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The intersection between competition and data privacy has emerged in recent years. Questions have arisen globally about whether processing of consumers’ (personal) data constitute a competition issue, and, how authorities and capabilities between the two approaches can be managed and cooperate.
Meta In the Origin of Investigations
On December 5, 2024, the investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) in Turkiye has been concluded following the acceptance of the…
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The Constitutional Court’s decision dated 14 March 2024 and numbered 2023/160 E., 2023/160 E., 2024/77 K. annulled Article 18/A of the Law No. 6325 on Mediation in Civil Disputes (“Mediation Law”). The annulled provision imposed a sanction on parties causing the mediation to end due to their failure to attend the first mediation meeting without a valid excuse, holding them liable for all litigation costs and attorney fees, even if they were partially or fully justified in the…
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The 12th Development Plan 2024–2028 (“Development Plan”) and the 2025 Presidential Annual Program (“Program”) set the development goals and strategic policies for various sectors in Türkiye.
In line with the Development Plan and Program, the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors are among those that emphasize key goals to increase Türkiye’s sustainability in the healthcare field, enhance domestic production capacity, and reduce dependency on imports. Overall, the aim is…
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The principle of sustainability initially emerged as a corporate social responsibility notion under the management activities of companies and then, brought along the necessity for companies to act ethically and responsibly towards their stakeholders. The elements of environmental, social and economic sustainability are collectively at the core of corporate social responsibility and this concept is based on the responsibility of companies towards society.
It is observed that…
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