Turkey Legal Update

April 2019

Turkish Color of the Month

Born in Elazığ on the east of Turkey, Saim Dursun, depicts, with the warm liveliness of light and color on his spatula, the true Anatolian picture uncovering the strong willpower of Turkish people and their joy of life despite hardship.

By Saim Dursun ©

Review of Information Obligation in light of CNIL’s Google Decision

Technology, Media and Telecom
By Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş and Selin Başaran Savuran

Privacy notices must be seriously treated as they are closely related with the legality of data processing and explicit consent. Further they are part of data subjects’ information right.

News and Events

World Intellectual Property Day

You are cordially invited to our World Intellectual Property Day event on April 26 in İstanbul.

Legal500 2019 Ranking Results

We are proud to have the “Top Tier” rankings in 5 out of 9 practice areas we are ranked by The Legal 500.

GALA's Semiar

Hande Hançar Çelik, gave tips about the Turkish advertising regulation at 3rd Annual Advertising Law in the United States & Around the Globe Seminar in New York.

Supreme Court Rules Inappropriately Worded Emails are Valid Reason for Termination

Employment
By Beril Yayla Sapan and Asena Aytuğ Keser

The Supreme Court, found that the failure of employees to use appropriate language in their written workplace correspondence with superiors or colleagues constitutes a valid reason for termination.

Is a Public Interest Compulsory Licence on the Way?

Intellectual Property and Patent and Utility Models
By Özge Atılgan Karakulak

The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has issued, the first letter to a pharmaceutical company about a CL for reasons of public health. While the letter points the public health reasons, it also opens the door for a voluntary licence.

Proper Reasons for Non-use in Turkey

Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs
By Mutlu Yıldırım Köse

The Court of Appeal has ruled that regulatory restrictions can constitute proper reason for the non-use of the trademarks.

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