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Increased Gun Jumping Scrutiny By The Turkish Competition Board: Fines Imposed For Three Acquisitions In The Video Game Industry Without Prior Clearance.
According to three separate decisions published on the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) website on December 4, 2025, administrative fines were imposed on Modern Times Group MTG AB (“MTG”) for finalizing three different acquisitions in the video game development and publishing sector without obtaining prior clearance from the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”). The Board decided to impose administrative fines because the following transactions were closed without noti
Dec 25, 2025


The Decision on the Amendment of the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (19.12.2025)
The Decision on the Amendment of the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Amending Decision”) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 19 December 2025. The Amendment Decision shall enter into force one day after its publication date. The new provisions implemented by the Amending Decision are as follo ws: Warehouse and pharmacist profit rates to be applied for the determination of retail sale prices of the products and price thresholds have
Dec 19, 2025


Amendment to the Regulation on Personal Health Data Published.
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Personal Health Data (the “Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated December 3, 2025, and entered into force. The Amending Regulation introduces significant changes to the Regulation on Personal Health Data (the "Regulation"), which governs the activities of private law real and legal persons and public law legal entities processing personal health data, specifically concerning the processes and applications c
Dec 5, 2025


Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services Published.
The Regulation on Promotion and Information Activities in Health Services (“Regulation”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated November 12, 2025. The Regulation redefines the standards for promotion and information in the field of health services with the aim of protecting patient safety, patient rights, and public health at the highest level. The Regulation provides a new framework for promotion activities carried out by health professionals,
Nov 20, 2025


TCA's Samsung Decision: Is the Approach to Deleting Digital Data During On-Dawn Raid Changing?
The obstruction of on-dawn raids by deleting digital data during dawn raids conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority (“the TCA”) has been one of the most significant competition law issues in recent years. Indeed, in many of its past decisions, the Turkish Competition Board (“the Board”) has strictly interpreted the deletion of data from email and messaging applications after an on-dawn raids has begun as an act of obstructing the dawn raid. In the TCA's decision dated
Nov 12, 2025


Amendments to the Regulation on Private Health Insurance: Lifetime Renewal Guarantee and Data Protection Provisions
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Private Health Insurance (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 20 October 2025, to enter into force on 1 January 1 2026. The Amendment Regulation introduces significant provisions aimed at strengthening policyholders’ rights and ensuring uniform implementation within the field of private health insurance. The principal provisions of the Amendment Regulation - which introduce obligations concerning cont
Oct 30, 2025


Regulation Amending the Price Tag Regulation Published in the Official Gazette.
The Regulation Amending the Price Tag Regulation (“Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 11 October 2025 and entered into force on the same date. The Amending Regulation introduces significant changes, particularly affecting undertakings operating in the retail, food and beverage, and service sectors, with the aim of ensuring that prices are presented in a clear, accessible, and transparent manner. Key amendments implemented by the Amending Regulat
Oct 15, 2025


The Turkish Constitutional Court Finds Violation of Property and Effective Remedy Rights Due to Failure to Compensate Inflation-Induced Loss in Receivable.
Subject of the Application In the application numbered 2024/41763 and dated 08.07.2025, decided by the Turkish Constitutional Court...
Oct 10, 2025


The Turkish Competition Authority Published a New Communiqué on the Right of Access to the File.
With the Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Regulation of the Right of Access to the File and Protection of Trade Secrets...
Oct 7, 2025


Exemption from VERBİS Registration for Data Controllers Whose Main Activity Is Processing Special Categories of Personal Data
As is well known, pursuant to Article 16(1) of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”), which stipulates that “Under...
Oct 2, 2025


The Turkish Constitutional Court to Review Ban on Court Challenges to the Turkish Competition Board Settlements.
The Turkish Constitutional Court, at its Plenary Session on 10 September 2025, decided to examine the merits of an objection lodged by...
Sep 23, 2025


Competent Court in Non-Compete Agreements: Decision of the Plenary Assembly of the Court of Cassation on the Unification of Case Law
Published in the Official Gazette dated 12 September 2025 and numbered 33015, the decision of the Plenary Assembly of the Court of...
Sep 17, 2025


Regulation on Direct Sales Models
The Regulation on Direct Sales (“Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 8 August 2025 and numbered 32980, entered into...
Sep 5, 2025


Amendment to the Labour Law Regarding the Use of Registered Electronic Mail
2Within the scope of Law No. 7555 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency and on the Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree Law...
Aug 13, 2025


Significant Amendments Have Been Made To Various Health-Related Laws.
Law No. 7557 titled “Law Amending Certain Health-Related Laws and Decree Law No. 663” (“the Law”) was published in the Official Gazette...
Jul 28, 2025


Personal Data Protection Board's Guiding Principle Decision Regarding the Processing of Personal Data via SMS Verification Code Delivery Published.
The Personal Data Protection Board (the "Board"), published a guiding principle decision in the Official Gazette on June 26, 2025...
Jul 9, 2025


New Block Exemption Communiqué on Specialization Agreements Published.
The Block Exemption Communiqué on Specialization Agreements (Communiqué No: 2025/2) ("New Communiqué") has been published in the Official...
Jul 3, 2025


Legal Criteria for Lawful Termination of Employment Based on Personal Data Breach: A Recent Decision by the 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation
1. Introduction The recent decision of the 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation (“9th Chamber”) dated 20.01.2025 and...
Jun 25, 2025


Regulation Amending the Regulation on Distance Contracts Published.
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Distance Contracts (“Amendment Regulation”), issued by the Ministry of Trade, was published in...
Jun 11, 2025


Recent Constitutional Court and Court of Cassation Decisions Regarding the Reimbursement by the SSI of the Costs of Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer and Rare Disease
In recent years, numerous lawsuits have been filed seeking the reimbursement of the costs of drugs used in the treatment of cancer and...
May 14, 2025
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