General Communiqué No. 518 On Tax Procedure Law
General Communiqué No. 518 on the Tax Procedure Law (Law No. 213) (“Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette on March 24, 2020 with number 31078 (Reiterated). In the Communiqué, a statement was made regarding the taxpayers who were directly affected by the CoronaVirus outbreak (COVID-19). The Communiqué presents a number of new measures taken […]
Wholesale of Substantial Amount Of Company Assets In Joint-Stock Companies
I. INTRODUCTION It should be first noted that the Turkish Code of Commerce no. 6102 (“TCC”) merely specifies the body authorized to decide on the wholesale of substantial amounts of company assets in a joint stock company and it lacks any clarification about what constitutes substantial amount of company assets and in what way their […]
Economic Measures Taken Against The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
I. INTRODUCTION Numerous countries around the world continue to take measures against the economic challenges that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak can cause in their countries. Canada, France and the United Kingdom are among those countries who recently announced comprehensive measure packages to tackle economic disruptions. Meanwhile, crucial interest rate cut decisions were taken by the […]
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS ON (COVID-19) CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC
EXPLANATIONS I. Introduction Measures are being taken to protect citizens from the epidemic of Coronavirus (Covid-19) which started in Wuhan, China, and continues to threaten the whole world and is described as a pandemic by the World Health Organization in stages of Republic of Turkey Ministries, Directorates and Relevant Public Institutions. Following the coronavirus meeting […]
Law On The Protection Of Personal Data and Cryptocurrency
Today’s world is on a constant state of evolution. Every day, a new idea or technology makes the headlines and promises to fundamentally change how we live. Once the dust settles, however, the technology may under deliver or we may get used to the incremental improvement so innately that it becomes a part of our […]
Arrest Of Ships
Arrest Of Ships Under The Light Of Turkish Commercial Code Numbered 6102 A. Introduction to Arrest of Ships Principles and procedures regarding the arrest of ships are set out in the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) numbered 6102. Although Turkey did not a party of any international agreement related to arrest of ships when the TCC […]
Turkey: International Trademark Registration
1. I. INTRODUCTION Since the service industry is constantly changing and developing, the need to offer and market the goods and services of the leading companies in the international area is increasing. In light of these developments, the recognition and protection of intellectual and industrial property rights in the international area become even more important […]
How To Protect Trademarks Internationally
A trademark is a sign or design capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. It can comprise words, or images, or a combination of both. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights. These operate at a national level, but also internationally through […]
Levent Lezgin Kılınç Contributes to Global Legal Insight’s Energy 2019
Levent Lezgin Kılınç was pleased to contribute to Energy 2019, the latest edition of the Global Legal Insights series. The series provides essential insights into the current legal issues, providing readers with expert analysis of legal, economic and policy developments through the eyes of the world’s leading lawyers. Energy 2019 covers key topics including energy mixes, […]
Acquiring Turkish Citizenship
A. Introduction The provisions of the main legislation in which the conditions and rules for the acquisition of Turkish citizenship are regulated under the Turkish Citizenship Law Numbered 5901 and dated 29/5/2009 (“Code”) with the Regulation on the Enforcement of the Turkish Citizenship Law Numbered 2010/139 and dated 11/2/2010 based on herein Code (“Regulation”), a […]
