ErsoyBilgehan Publications

02 January 2017

Client Alert

The European List Published: Only Facilities Contained in the List Can Recycle Ships Flying the Flag of an EU Member State:

M. Raci ALPER

30 December 2016

Client Alert

Revised Environmental Marine Pollution Fines for 2017 :

TURKISH GOVERNMENT REVISES ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FINES FOR 2017

M. Raci ALPER, ErsoyBilgehan

23 December 2016

Client Alert

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.

M. Raci ALPER, Hazal ÖRNEKOL

14 November 2016

Client Alert

Parliament Enacts the New Law on Pledges of Movable Property in Commercial Transactions with Minor Amendments on the Draft Law:

The Law on Pledges of Movable Property in Commercial Transactions has been enacted by the Turkish Parliament on 20 October 2016 and published in the Official Gazette dated 28 October 2016 with minor amendments on the Draft Law.

Emre ERSOY, ErsoyBilgehan

24 October 2016

Article

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.

Emre ERSOY, ErsoyBilgehan

18 October 2016

Article

Turkish Law Remedies for Owners against Time Charterers in Default:

M. Raci ALPER

07 October 2016

Client Alert

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.

Yusuf Mansur ÖZER

03 October 2016

Client Alert

Turkey Attempts to Rehabilitate the Economic Climate by Introducing Reforms to the Law on Stamp Duty:

Emre ERSOY, ErsoyBilgehan

28 September 2016

Client Alert

Data Protection Law becomes fully effective in just over a week, administrative fines can reach as high as TRY 1,000,000:

As of 7 October 2016, the Data Protection Law shall be fully effective. Although the supervisory data protection authority is yet to be established, we highly recommend our clients to take the necessary steps towards full compliance with the Data Protection Law.

Yusuf Mansur ÖZER

23 September 2016