MAY 1ST: E-COMMERCE LAW ENTERED INTO FORCE:

WITH REFERENCE TO THE NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED IN OUR WEBSITE ON NOVEMBER 2014 TITLED “PARLIAMENT FINALLY APPROVES E-COMMERCE LAWB”, THE LAW ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (“LAW”) ENTERED INTO FORCE ON MAY 1, 2015.

PARLIAMENT FINALLY APPROVES E-COMMERCE LAW:

THE LAW ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (“THE LAW”) WHICH HAS BEEN PENDING FOR APPROVAL BY THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS HAS FINALLY BEEN PASSED ON OCTOBER 23, 2014. HOWEVER, THE LAW WILL ENTER INTO FORCE AS OF MAY 1, 2015.

THE TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES ON CONTROVERSIAL OMNIBUS BILL PROVISIONS:

OUR CLIENT ALERT DATED SEPTEMBER 2014 ENTITLED “THE NEW OMNIBUS BILL ENTERED INTO FORCE” IDENTIFIED AND EXPLAINED THE PROVISIONS IMPLEMENTED BY THE NEW OMNIBUS BILL (“OMNIBUS BILL”).

THE NEW OMNIBUS BILL ENTERED INTO FORCE:

THE OMNIBUS BILL NUMBERED 6552 (“OMNIBUS BILL”) HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2014.