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The Exception Criterion of “Total Amount of Annual Financial Balance Sheet” for the obligation to register with the Data Controllers’ Registry has been amended

With the Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board dated 19.07.2018 and numbered 2018/87, the amount of “total annual financial balance sheet”, which was accepted as a criterion for exemption from the obligation to register with the Data Controllers Registry (VERBIS), has been re-evaluated by considering the economic conditions in […]

The minimum wage has been determined for the second half of 2023

In accordance with Article 39 of the Labor Law and Article 11 of the Minimum Wage Regulation, the Minimum Wage Determination Commission has made a decision regarding the minimum wage amount to be applied in the second half of 2023. The decision of the Commission, dated June 20, 2023, has […]

Communiqué Amending the Internet Domain Names Communiqué Has Been Published

The Internet Domain Names Communiqué  was published in the Official Gazette on 21 August 2013 with number 28742. The Communiqué Amending the Internet Domain Names Communiqué (“Communiqué Amending the Communiqué“), which envisages some changes in the content of the Communiqué, entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette […]

Advertising of Betting and Gambling Sites on Social Media Platforms

Playing and placing bets online is a crime according to Law No. 7258. Another crime under this law is to advertise betting. Betting advertisement penalty is determined as both administrative fine and imprisonment. Advertising, making, advertising illegal betting, and helping to publish these advertisements are considered within the scope of […]

Presidential Decree Issued On Judicial Measures

In the provinces where state of emergency has been declared as per the Presidential Decree dated 11.02.2023, legal measures were taken to prevent loss of rights in the field of judiciary. Relevant measures are as follows:• All periods regarding the birth, exercise, or termination of a right, including filing a […]

Decision of Emergency

In accordance with the Presidential Decision dated 08.02.2023 and numbered 6785, it has been decided to declare a state of emergency with a three-month period starting from 1 a.m. as of 8 February 2023 in the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa that […]

Measures Taken By the Ministry of Treasury and Finance

According to the press statement released by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance on 07.02.2023; regarding the earthquake disaster that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on 06.02.2023, it has been decided to declare a state of force majeure in the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and […]

Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship Through Real Estate Investment

As a result of the legislative amendment that took place in 2022, foreign investors who purchased real estate (house, workplace, land, etc.) worth at least 400,000 US dollars (USD) were given the opportunity to acquire Turkish citizenship exceptionally. In order for a foreigner to purchase real estate in Turkey, he […]