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Advertisement Board Issued New Principles for Preventing Misleading Loyalty Programs
The Advertisement Board ("Board") amended the "Guideline on Advertisements Containing Price Information, Discount Sale Advertisements and Commercial Practices" ("Guideline") in its meeting dated 09.01.2024 and numbered 341, introduced new principles for loyalty programs. Loyalty programs are generally defined as practices that allow consumers to collect points towards future purchases. The Board has observed that loyalty programs have recently turned into a discount sales… »
Guidelines on Medical Device Meetings Has Been Updated
On 4 January 2024, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) announced on its official website that the Guidelines on Scientific Meetings and Educational Events to be Held within the Scope of the Regulation on the Sales, Advertisement and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Guidelines”) has been updated. Within the scope of the update, only in the third paragraph of Article 9 of the Guidelines, which came into force on 04 January 2024, the following issues have… »
Alternative Dispute Resolution System for Disputes Arising From ‘.tr’ Extended Domain Names in Türkiye
Overview On 14 September 2022, TRABIS (‘.tr’ Network Information System) took over the management of ‘.tr’ extended domain names with the Regulation coming into force in Türkiye. According to the Regulation, domain names can be allocated as documented or undocumented. Undocumented allocation is carried out within the framework of the ‘first come, first served’ rule. This rule is applied to domain names with the most commonly used extensions such as ‘.com.tr’, ‘.org.tr’… »
Global Patent Litigation 2023, Turkey Chapter
Özge Atılgan Karakulak, Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün have contributed to 2023 edition of Global Patent Litigation: Strategy & Practice - Turkey Chapter, which is published by Wolters Kluwer. “Global Patent Litigation: Strategy & Practice” is a resource that provides reliable descriptions of the patent laws for key countries along with insights into successful strategies to avoid, defend, or pursue litigation in each jurisdiction. Every chapter is updated… »
Processing of Personal Data without Consent as Expressly Stipulated by Laws
On February 12, 2024, the Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") published an Information Note on the Personal Data Processing Based on the Legal Reason Applicable to Processing Required for the Laws ("Information Note") and made assessments under Turkish law and EU law regarding the processing of personal data in cases stipulated by laws. Although the Information Note mostly includes general scholar explanations from Turkish law and EU law perspectives, we would… »
Impact of New Minimum Capital Amounts on Trade Registry Applications
With the Presidential Decree No. 7887 published in the Official Gazette dated November 25, 2023 and numbered 32380, the minimum capital amounts for joint stock and limited liability companies have been increased and accordingly, effective from January 1, 2024, the new minimum capital amounts have been determined as TRY 50,000 for limited liability companies, TRY 250,000 for joint stock companies and TRY 500,000 for joint stock companies that have adopted the registered… »
Allocation of Domain Names in Structure of “a.tr”
In addition to domain names such as "com.tr" and "org.tr", which are already being allocated in Türkiye, allocation of domain names in the structure of "a.tr" has also become possible as of September 14, 2023. Domain names in the structure of “a.tr” do not include extensions such as ".com", ".net", ".org", etc. but have a direct country code extension of ".tr". Domain names in the structure of "a.tr", which have their legal basis in Provisional Article 3 of the Regulation on… »
Agency Opinion on Health Claims in Food and Food Supplements Can Now Be Requested
The Regulation on the Use of Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements (“Regulation”) entered into force as of its publication on the Official Gazette dated 20 April 2023, and numbered 32169; and the requirement for obtaining approval from the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency ("Agency") under the Ministry of Health for the use of health claims in the labelling, promotion or advertisement of food supplements was abolished. Following this development, the Agency… »
Thoughts On 2023 Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International released the 2023 Corruption Perception Index (“2023 CPI”) on January 30, 2024. Widely regarded as the key reference point in this field, the annual CPI aims to measure the corruption perceptions in the public sector over various sources such as the World Bank, World Economic Forum, private risk and consulting firms and think-tanks. In the recent years, the Russian-Ukrainian war, the conflict growing violent between Israel and Hamas in Palestine… »
Aggravated Scrutiny for Consumer Reviews
Consumer reviews are of great importance in online shopping as they enable consumers to form their opinion in terms of the features and quality of the products or services that they consider purchasing and the care and professionalism the sellers and providers present to consumers. Due to the decisive impact of consumer reviews on consumers’ shopping preferences, the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices ("Regulation") were amended on February… »
Changes to Minimum Wage, Severance Payments and Administrative Fines in 2024
At the beginning of each year, the minimum wage, severance payments and administrative fines prescribed by the Labour Act are revised. This article provides an overview of the 2024 changes, which came into effect on 1 January 2024. Minimum wage In 2023 the monthly minimum wage rate was 10.008.00 Turkish liras (gross), which was increased to 13,414.50 Turkish liras (gross) as of 1 July 2023. As of 1 January 2024, this has increased to 20.002.50 Turkish liras (gross). In this… »
Turkish Constitutional Court Decision on the Internet Law
The Constitutional Court found that some amendments introduced to the Law no. 5651 on Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combatting Crimes Committed by Means of Such Publication (“Internet Law”) are unconstitutional in accordance with its decision dated 11.10.2023 and numbered 2020/76 E. and 2023/172 which was published in the Official Gazette dated 10.01.2023 and numbered 32425.[1] Evaluations on Provisions Found to be Unconstitutional Powers Granted to the… »
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Hande Hançar, TÜRKONFED KOBİ’ler için Gümrük Birliği Projesi Açılış Etkinliği'nde konuşmacı oldu
Ortak avukatımız ve Daha İyi Yargı Derneği yönetim kurulu üyesi Hande Hançar Çelik, TÜRKONFED - Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation tarafından düzenlenen KOBİ’ler için Gümrük Birliği Projesi açılış etkinliğine panelist olarak katıldı. Türkiye'nin mevcut Gümrük Birliği anlaşmasında Avrupa Birliği ile arasındaki anlaşmazlıkları nasıl çözdüğü, dünyadan ilgili örnekleri ve anlaşmanın güncellenmesi halinde bu anlaşmazlıkların nasıl ele alınacağı hakkında görüşlerini…
Mehmet Gün, Uğur Aktekin, and Özge Karakulak have been listed in IAM Strategy 300
"Congratulations to Mehmet Gün, our founding partner, Uğur Aktekin and Özge Atılgan Karakulak, co-chairs of our Intellectual Property Practice, for being listed in IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists. https://www.iam-media.com/search?search=g%C3%BCn+%2B+partners&order=&directories%5B%5D=4 "
Mehmet Gün gave an interview to InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine
"Mehmet Gün gave an interview to InterContinental Finance & Law Magazine about our firm and his role in the firm as founder. Click below to read the inverview: https://gun.av.tr/intercontinental-finance-law-magazine/"
Gün + Partners has been shortlisted in The Law Society 2019 Excellence Awards
We are pleased to be shortlisted in the Excellence in International Legal Services category by The Law Society 2019 Excellence Awards. The award recognises law firms with an innovative approach to the delivery of legal services in the international era.https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/events/excellence-awards/shortlist/
Hande Hançar Is Giving "IP Law" Course at TOBB University during 2022-2023 Academic Year
Hande Hançar, partner in our IP practice, is giving "IP Law" course at TOBB University of Economy & Technology, Faculty of Law as a visiting lecturer during 2022-2023 academic year Fall semester.
Gün + Partners Has Been Awarded as "Firm of the Year - Turkey" in 2021 by Who’s Who Legal
We are honoured our firm has been awarded as "Firm of the Year - Turkey” for the 5th consecutive years in 2021 by Who’s Who Legal. WWL recognises individual practitioners who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsels and other market sources, and also awards the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in their research. https://whoswholegal.com/awards/2021-country-and-state-awards
IAPP Istanbul KnowledgeNet Chapter Webinar 2022
Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumuş, partner in our data protection and privacy practice, had a discussion on the data transfer abroad and the effects of the Schrems II decision in cross-border data transfers with Şehriban İpek Aşıkoğlu at the Virtual Istanbul KnowledgeNet Webinar by IAPP Istanbul KnowledgeNet Chapter. Please click here for more details.
We are attending the IBA Annual Conference in Seoul
Our partners Özge Atılgan Karakulak, vice chair of IBA IP and Entertainment Law Committee, Pelin Baysal, former secretary of IBA Insurance Committee, and Ozan Karaduman, will be attending the IBA Annual Conference 2019 in Seoul from 22nd to 27th of Sep 2019. Please contact gun@gun.av.tr if you wish to meet with them. https://www.ibanet.org/Conferences/Seoul-2019.aspx
Maral Büyükkürkçü and Zeynep Çağla Üstün Are Listed as Rising Star by Euromoney's MIP IP STARS 2021
Maral Büyükkürkçü and Zeynep Çağla Üstün, senior associates in our intellectual property practice, are listed among rising stars by Euromoney's MIP IP STARS 2021 which is the leading resource for who is looking for the best legal practitioners for contentious and non-contentious IP advice since 1994. https://www.ipstars.com/Firm/Gun-Partners/Profile/101593#lawyers
June 8th is World Anti-Counterfeiting Day!
In an ideal world, we would not need to dedicate a day to a crime – but today is all about raising awareness about counterfeits and celebrating the ones fighting for a safer world. We operate in a jurisdiction which is notorious for counterfeits and we do our best to protect the brands of our clients both online and offline, all around Turkey and also at the customs. For tailoring the best approach and obtaining the best outcome, we leverage other measures available to us…
We Are Proud to Be Recognized as a Leading Data Firm by GDR 100 2023
We are proud to be listed among the GDR 100 2023 The world's leading data law firms. The GDR 100 is the only global ranking that captures the capabilities, track record and market reputation of the leading firms in the field. The ranking examines not only law firms' privacy and data protection capabilities, but also their work on all other kinds of data law. GDR considers data localisation, B2B disputes about data acquisition and breach responsibility, antitrust, the use of…
Webinar: World IP Day - Top Patent Cases of the year 2020 in Turkey and UK Perspective
Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın and Selin Sinem Erciyas from Gün + Partners and Aida Tohala from Bristows discussed the top patent cases of 2020 in Turkey and UK perspective and case law about the same. https://youtu.be/7ZZC1XSTNyk