6701 sayılı Türkiye İnsan Hakları ve Eşitlik Kurumu Kanunu (“Kanun”) 6 Nisan 2016 tarihinde TBMM’inde kabul edilmiş ve 20 Nisan 2016 tarihinde Resmi Gazete’de yayımlanmıştır. Kanun’un amacı insan onurunu temel alarak insan haklarının korunması, eşit muamele görme hakkının güvence altına alınması, hukuken tanınmış hak ve hürriyetlerden yararlanmada ayrımcılığın önlenmesi ve...

CEE Legal Matters, a publication covering law firm news and legal developments in Central and Eastern Europe, has interviewed Kerem Turunç as part of its “The Buzz” series. The Buzz is a short summary of recent legal and political developments, and topics of interest, in the region. Commentators from Austria,...

Kerem Turunç was a panelists at the Turkey Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy, co-organized by the World Bank and the Turkish Union of Municipalities (TBB). The panel was moderated by Stephen Karam (Lead Urban Economist, The World Bank) and also included Hayrettin Güngör (Secretary-General, TBB), Dr. Ender Aykut Yılmaz (Deputy...

Many years in the making, the Turkish Data Protection Law, Turkey’s first data protection and privacy law, recently entered into force. The Law generally follows the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) with certain differences. The aim of the Data Protection Law is to safeguard the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals,...

6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Hakkında Kanun (“Kanun”) 24 Mart 2016 tarihinde TBMM’inde kabul edilmiş ve dün Resmi Gazete’de yayımlanmıştır. Kanun’un amacı, kişisel verilerin işlenmesinde başta özel hayatın gizliliği olmak üzere kişilerin temel hak ve özgürlüklerini korumaktır. Kanun, kişisel verilerin işlenmesi, kişisel verilerin tamamen veya kısmen otomatik olan ya da...

TURUNÇ has advised Eigenmann & Veronelli S.p.A (E&V), on its acquisition of the remaining shares held by its local joint venture partners İpek Müstecaplıoğlu, İsmet Müstecaplıoğlu and Reis Pazarlama, in E&V’s Turkish subsidiary Eigenmann & Veronelli Kimyasal, formerly known as Parkim Parfüm. TURUNÇ had also represented E&V in its initial...

TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul on the sale of a 10% equity stake to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This transaction is the fifth in a series of important international transactions on which TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul in the last three years. The previous transactions were...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Getting the Deal Through’s inaugural Ports & Terminals 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 22 jurisdictions. The contributing editor is Alex Kyriakoulis of HFW. The...

TURUNÇ has advised Charlesbank Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity fund, on Turkish law matters relating to Charlesbank’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Plaskolite, the largest manufacturer of acrylic and other plastic sheet (ABS, PETG and polycarbonate) in the United States. Plaskolite also has a joint venture affiliate in...