Cross border data transfers from Turkiye KVKK Art 9 is no longer a niche topic for privacy lawyers only. After the recent amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), Article 9 has been reshaped into a more structured, but also more demanding regime. The old “just get explicit consent and send the data abroad” […]
Foreigners guide to Turkeys Consumer Arbitration Board is, in reality, a guide to something very practical: how a non-Turkish consumer can turn a bad purchase, a broken promise or an unfair contract into a binding, enforceable decision without immediately going to court. Turkey’s Consumer Arbitration Boards (Tüketici Hakem Heyetleri) are low-cost, fast and relatively user-friendly […]
Investing in Turkey’s pharmaceutical sector means stepping into a highly regulated, but strategically positioned market that serves as a bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. For foreign investors, Turkey combines a liberal foreign investment regime with a mature regulatory framework for medicines, a strong generics base and ambitions to become a regional […]
Startup Founders’ Legal Guide to Turkey is not just about which form to tick at the trade registry; it is about understanding the legal soil under your feet before you start building. Turkey sits at a crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, with a modern commercial code, a liberal foreign investment regime […]
Buying a company in Turkey is often faster and more strategic than setting up a brand-new entity. You can acquire an existing customer base, licences, employees and market reputation in a single transaction. For foreign investors, Turkey also offers a relatively liberal foreign investment regime with equal treatment for local and foreign shareholders and a […]
Illegal betting and gambling websites in Turkey are not just a technical or moral problem – they sit at the intersection of criminal law, administrative sanctions, financial crime and internet law. While many people still think “it’s just a website” or “only the organisers are at risk”, Turkish law takes a very different view. Two […]
Smart contracts under Turkish law are not regulated by a special statute, but they are also not legally invisible; they are evaluated through the general principles of the Turkish Code of Obligations and other existing legislation. What is a smart contract in legal terms, and how does it fit into the Turkish legal system? Is […]
AI generated text and images in Turkey are no longer experimental curiosities; they are used every day in marketing, law, design and business, but the legal rules about who owns the rights have not been rewritten specifically for them. This tension produces one deceptively simple but crucial question: When your business uses AI to create […]
Images photos and logos from the internet in Turkey may look free at first glance, but under Turkish copyright law they are usually protected works that you cannot simply copy and paste into your business materials. In other words: images, photos and logos from the internet in Turkey are not a free buffet. This guide […]