This analysis article gives an overview of the new law on the protection of personal data that has recently entered into force in Turkey. It analyses the most important points under the new law and the many obligations that data controllers must now comply with when dealing with personal data.
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• Important concepts• Obtaining consent
• Exceptions for obtaining consent• Transfer of personal data
• Responsibilities of data controllers related to personal data
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While Turkey was welcoming its new Data Protection Law in April 2016, the EU introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will replace the outdated EU Data Protection Directive. GDPR is accepted as a new era in data protection as it is expanding its applicability to data controllers residing outside the EU.
In this sense, the Regulation has a global effect, since it applies to data controllers or processors outside the EU who offer goods or services to data…
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The failed coup represents the loss of almost one fifth of the judicial workforce in one go. It leaves an enormous workload, as the Judiciary will have to deal with the huge number of charges that are being brought before them, not only against their own members but also against thousands of military and public personnel. However, it should be noted that the majority of the conglomerate judiciary remains in duty and intact as the courts continued their normal functioning on…
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A trademark application consisting of a 3D multi-visual representation of the famous Absolut vodka bottle filed for Class 33 alcoholic beverages was initially rejected by the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) on absolute grounds, as the application was found devoid of distinctive character under Article 7(a) of Trademark Decree Law 556.
In response to an appeal, the TPI board held that even though there were no sufficient grounds to declare the application inherently…
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Introduction
Under Article 82 of the Commercial Code (6102/2011), merchants are obliged to preserve company books and records, such as daybooks, inventories, general ledgers and general assembly decision books. The obligation to preserve a company’s books extends to post-liquidation, as per Article 544 of the Commercial Code, which provides that a company’s books and records must be preserved following the end of the liquidation process in accordance with Article 82. Article…
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After being opened for the public consultation by The Turkish Patent Institute (“TPI”), the Draft Industrial Property Law (“Draft Law”) was sent to Turkish Parliament for the final vote. The Draft Law contains provisions on trademarks, patents, industrial designs and geographical indications which are currently addressed by separate Decree Laws.
The Draft Law clarifies and enacts some issues which have been developed by the courts and are accepted by TPI on the basis of…
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