The Turkish Law on Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (the “Law”) entered into force on April 20, 2016, replacing its predecessor (the Law on Turkish Human Rights Institution). The Law established the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (the “Institution”), the mission of which is to carry out activities to protect and...

The Turkish Law on Industrial Property (the “Law”) was published and entered into force on January 10, 2017. The Law aims to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and adopts a similar method and terminology as those used in European Union legislation. Before the adoption of the Law, intellectual property rights were largely regulated...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Debt Capital Markets (2017) title. The contributing lawyers were Kerem Turunç and Esin Çamlıbel. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to debt capital markets in 18 jurisdictions. The contributing editors are David Lopez, Adam E. Fleisher and Daseul Kim of Cleary Gottlieb...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Product Liability 2017. The contributing lawyers were Noyan Turunç and Didem Bengisu. The publication is a guide to product liability legislation in 23 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England & Wales, France, Germany, Greece,...

Turkey’s first data protection and privacy law (the “Law”) came into force on April 7, 2016. The Law, which is largely in line with the EU’s Data Protection Directive, aims to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in particular their right to privacy, with respect to the processing of their personal data. The...

Kerem Turunç has published a guest editorial for the latest issue of CEE Legal Matters, a publication covering law firm news and legal developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Kerem Turunç’s editorial focuses on practicing law and doing business in Turkey and the larger CEE region. The editorial is available in the magazine’s print version...

Many years in the making, the Istanbul Arbitration Centre (“ISTAC” or the “Centre”) was finally established in 2015 and began picking up steam in 2016. The first plans to form an arbitration Centre in Istanbul were laid out by the Turkish government in 2009 as part of the country’s action plan and broader strategy to...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Getting the Deal Through’s Ports & Terminals (2017) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel and Grace Maral Burnett. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to ports and terminals in 25 jurisdictions. The contributing editor is Alex Kyriakoulis of HFW. The guide is available on the Getting...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Debt Capital Markets (2016) title. The contributing lawyers were Kerem Turunç and Esin Çamlıbel. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to debt capital markets in 21 jurisdictions. The contributing editors are David Lopez, Adam E. Fleisher and Daseul Kim of Cleary Gottlieb...