17 February 2017
Parliament Introduces New Legislation To Strengthen the Turkish Flag:
07 February 2017
The Government Increases the Threshold for Stamp Tax Liability:
02 January 2017
The European List Published: Only Facilities Contained in the List Can Recycle Ships Flying the Flag of an EU Member State:
30 December 2016
Revised Environmental Marine Pollution Fines for 2017 :
TURKISH GOVERNMENT REVISES ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FINES FOR 2017
23 December 2016
Marine Surveyors and Survey Companies Will Soon Have To Obtain Operating Licences or Face Sanctions:
The Ministry has enacted a new regulation that imposes an obligation on individuals and companies acting as marine surveyors to obtain an operating licence.
14 November 2016
Parliament Enacts the New Law on Pledges of Movable Property in Commercial Transactions with Minor Amendments on the Draft Law:
24 October 2016
Reforms to the Law on Pledges of Movable Property: Business Enterprises in Turkey Expected to Enjoy Easier Access to Finance Sources:
The Draft Law on Pledges of Movable Property in Commercial will introduce significant changes to the current legal regime on pledges of moveable property by (i) establishing a specific registry for pledges of movable property, (ii) expanding the scope of the pledge, (iii) allowing for pledges to be established without transferring the possession of movable property from pledgors to pledgees, and (iv) accomodating alternate routes to foreclosure.
18 October 2016
Turkish Law Remedies for Owners against Time Charterers in Default:
07 October 2016
Data Protection Law is now fully effective, the Parliament elects the first members of the Data Protection Board:
The Law on the Protection of Personal Data is fully effective as of today. This means that the articles relating to (i) transfer of personal data, (ii) rights of the data subject, (iii) data controllers’ registry, (iv) administrative fines, and (v) criminal penalties are now in force.
03 October 2016
Turkey Attempts to Rehabilitate the Economic Climate by Introducing Reforms to the Law on Stamp Duty:
corporate, finance, petroleum, regulation, foreign awards, e-commerce, railway, national markers, istanbul, energy, arbitration, natural resources, advance dividends, letter of guarantee, interim dividends
February 2019
Client Alert: Data Protection Board Announces Decision on Data Security Breaches
Client Alert: YORK ANTWERP RULES 2016 ENTER INTO FORCE IN TURKEY
January 2019
Client Alert: Further Increase in Marine Pollution Fines
December 2018
Client Alert: MANDATORY MEDIATION NOW EXTENDED TO COMMERCIAL DISPUTES!
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