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.
Mandatory Mediation for Commercial Receivables
Mediation has become a must in commercial receivables actions and to this end some provisions of Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) and Code of Mediation in Civil Disputes have been amended within the scope of Code of Commencement of Execution Proceedings in Monetary Receivables Arising from Subscription Agreements (the “Code”) which became effective by being published in Official Gazette dated 19 December 2018 and numbered 30630. In this regard; By incorporating Article…
Legitimate Interest in Turkish DPL Compared with GDPR and Directive
Legitimate interest has been the subject of various interesting discussions in the European data protection practice. As the Turkish Data Protection Law is modeled on Directive 95/46/EC and also includes some concepts from the GDPR, legitimate interest became an important topic also in the Turkish data protection practice. Although the wording of legitimate interest as a lawful basis under the DPL is similar to the directive and the GDPR, there are important differences. The…
Obligation to Apply for and Obtain Marketing Authorization is Regulated for the Drugs Supplied from Abroad on a Named Patient Basis
The Omnibus Act Amending Some Laws and Decree-Laws related to Health (“the Act”) is published on the Official Gazette dated 5 December 2018 and numbered 30616. Article 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Act amended the Law on Commercial Pharmaceutical Warehouses and Shops that Sell Poisonous Chemical Substances Used in Arts and Agriculture (“Law on Warehouses”) numbered 984, Article 8 of the Act amended the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations Law numbered 1262 and Article numbered 31…
Court of Appeals Recognises Evidential Value of Agreement Restricting Parties’ Rights to Trademark
In a decision dated 14 February 2018 (No E 2017/11-85 K. 2018/209, which became public in July 2018), the General Assembly of the Civil Court of Appeals held that an agreement between two parties restricting the use of a sign or trademark can later prevent the registration of that sign or mark. Background On 12 December 2004 Company A fıled an application for the registration of SULTANS OF THE DANCE, which was the name of a group performing Turkish modern folk dances formed…