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. Painter Saim Dursun passed away in August 13, 2021 at the age of 62.
The Reinsurance Market in Turkey
According to the Insurance Association of Turkey, there are currently 61 active insurance companies incorporated in Turkey consisting of 37 non-life insurers, 19 Life and Pension insurers, four life insurers and one reinsurer. Reinsurance cover is mostly provided to Turkish insurance companies by foreign reinsurers whereas Milli Reasürans A.Ş (“Milli Re”) i.e the sole local reinsurer in the market has a market share of 27% in 2017. Despite the fact that ceding companies in…
The Regulation on Employee Inventions
The Regulation on Employee Inventions, Inventions Realised within Higher Education Institutions and Inventions Arisen from Projects Supported by Public Authorities entered into force on September 29 2017. Under the regulation, if an employer demands a full or partial right to an employee invention, reasonable compensation and an award should be paid to the employee. The regulation sets out rules for calculating reasonable awards – in particular, in addition to compensation…
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office issues guidelines for proof of use in opposition proceedings
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office issues guidelines for proof of use in opposition proceedings Following the entry into force of the Industrial Property Code (6769) on January 10 2017 and the Regulation on the Implementation of the Industrial Property Code on April 24 2017 (see “New IP Code enters into force: 2017 will be the year of IP rights” and “Entry into force of new Regulation on the Implementation of the Industrial Property Code”), on April 28 2017 the Turkish…