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1. Law No. 7252 – Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission Law No. 7252 on the Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission and Amendment of Certain Laws which was published in the Official Gazette No. 31199 on 28 July 2020 (the “Law”) regulates establishment of a Digital Platforms Commission (the “Commission”) within the Turkish Parliament for the […]

The Regulation Amending the Electricity Market License Regulation Having been published on the Official Gazette No. 31199 dated 28.07.2020, the Regulation Amending the Electricity Market License Regulation brings important changes to the Electricity Market License Regulation dated 02.11.2013. The Amending Regulation renews the required conditions for license amendment applications for transformation of power plants to […]

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Signing of the Company Establishment Agreement in the Trade Registry Office (the “Amending Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette No. 31193 dated 22.07.2020. The Amending Communique brings important changes to the provisions of the Communiqué on the Signing of the Company Establishment Agreement in the Trade Registry […]

UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab meets his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in London on Wednesday •Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Financial Times that in principle there were no differences over the deal but added that some technical issues needed to be finalised. •UK’s Brexit transition period ends at the end of 2020. UK government is pursuing […]

Law Amending the Law on Protection of Competition No. 7246 The Law Amending the Law on Protection of Competition No. 7246 (the “Amending Law”) which was published on the Official Gazette No. 31165 dated 24.06.2020 brings important changes to the Law on Protection of Competition (the “Law”) which was published on the Official Gazette No. […]

“Amendments to the Regulation on the Support of Local Content of Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facilities” Having brought significant changes to the Regulation on the Support of Local Content of Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facilities (the “Regulation), the Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Support of Local Content of Renewable Energy Electricity Generation Facilities (the […]

Regulation Regarding Organized Industrial Zones Implementation Regulation (the “New Regulation”), published on the Official Gazette dated 16.04.2020 and numbered 31101, brings important and long-awaited amendments to Organized Industrial Zones Implementation Regulation (the “Regulation”) which was published on the Official Gazette dated 02.02.2019 and numbered 30674. The New Regulation covers several issues frequently asked and raised […]

Kesikli Law Firm – Recommended and Ranked as a Leading Law Firm in Turkey by Legal 500 EMEA – Six Years in a Row! Thanks to Our Team, Clients and Cooperation Partners! Kesikli Law Firm is proud to be recognized and endorsed for the sixth consecutive year by The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa as […]

With our previous paper which can be reached at (https://www.kesikli.com/repercussions-on-events-of-force-majeure-and-impossibility/, we explained the repercussions on COVID-19 outbreak in the context of “force majeure” and “impossibility” concepts. These concepts, as we explained in the said paper, refer to the situations where the performance is either temporarily or permanently impossible. It might be that, however, the effects […]

COVID-19 Infection: Is it a Work Accident? COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases Under Turkish Law Infectious diseases are defined under Infectious Diseases Regulation dated 30.05.2007. Although COVID-19 is not included within the list annexed to the Regulation categorizing infectious diseases, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) which are coronavirus related diseases […]