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Düzenleyici kurumların kararlarına karşı açılan davalarda ihtisas mahkemeleri dönemi
Turkey has implemented a significant reform in the judicial review of regulatory authority decisions, with specialized administrative courts in Ankara now designated to handle technical disputes arising from key regulatory bodies. The new system, effective June 1, 2026, aims to enhance judicial expertise and create more consistent case law in highly regulated sectors including data protection, competition, telecommunications, and energy.
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Paksoy
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A New Era Of Specialised Courts For Challenges Against Turkish Regulatory Authorities’ Decisions
A major judicial reform in Türkiye has restructured how regulatory authority decisions are reviewed, assigning technical and complex administrative disputes to specialised courts in Ankara. The new framework, which took effect in June 2026, aims to enhance judicial efficiency and develop more consistent case law across highly regulated sectors including data protection, competition, telecommunications, and energy. Companies operating in these sectors will need to monitor emerging judicial trends and re
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Paksoy
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Anayasa Mahkemesi’nden Elektronik Ticaret Aracı Hizmet Sağlayıcılarının Tüketici Sözleşmelerindeki Sorumluluğuna İlişkin İptal Kararı
TKHK m.48(6)(d)’deki ibare uyarınca, aracı hizmet sağlayıcı sıfatıyla faaliyet gösteren elektronik ticaret pazaryeri işleticileri, satıcı veya sağlayıcı adına bedel tahsil etmeleri halinde bile Kanun’un 11. maddesinde düzenlenen ayıplı mala ilişkin tüketici seçimlik haklarının kullanımından sorumlu tutulamamaktaydı. ETK m.9(1) ise aracı hizmet sağlayıcıları, diğer kanunlarda aksine hüküm bulunmadıkça, hizmet sağlayıcı tarafından sunulan içerik ile içeriğe konu mal veya hizmetle ilgili hukuka aykırı hususlardan genel olarak muaf kılmaktaydı.
Turkey Government
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Fidanci & Esin Partners
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When Your Competitor's Infringement Decision Rewrites Your Business Model: TCA's Sector-Wide Structural Separation Order In The Casting Industry
Under the operative part summarised in the announcement, every undertaking active in the market must, within three months, ensure that casting directing and casting agency/management activities are no longer carried out within the same economic unit. Undertakings currently combining the two must remove one of the activities from their articles of association and bring it to an end in practice
Turkey Anti-trust
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Balcioglu Selçuk Eymirlioglu Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership
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Düzenleyici kurumların kararlarına karşı açılan davalarda ihtisas mahkemeleri dönemi
Turkey has implemented a significant reform in the judicial review of regulatory authority decisions, with specialized administrative courts in Ankara now designated to handle technical disputes arising from key regulatory bodies. The new system, effective June 1, 2026, aims to enhance judicial expertise and create more consistent case law in highly regulated sectors including data protection, competition, telecommunications, and energy.
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Paksoy
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Constitutional Court Curbs The Personal Data Protection Board’s Authority: Law Takes Precedence Over Guidelines
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that the Personal Data Protection Board violated the principle of legality by imposing administrative fines based on its own interpretation rather than clear legal grounds. This landmark decision requires companies to fundamentally reassess how they process data from publicly available sources under Article 5 of the Personal Data Protection Law.
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CBC Law Firm
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Limanlar Yönetmeliği 2026 Değişiklikleri: Operatörler Ve Armatörler İçin Stratejik Rehber
The 2026 amendments to Turkey's Ports Regulation introduce critical operational changes affecting maritime traffic through the Osmangazi Bridge, with new air draft restrictions and mandatory Green Port certification requirements. These regulatory updates establish stricter environmental standards and enhanced safety protocols for port operators, ship captains, and logistics firms operating in Turkish maritime jurisdictions.
Turkey Transport
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Esenyel Partners
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Constitutional Court Annuls Provisions Limiting The Liability Of Intermediary Service Providers In E-Commerce Consumer Contracts
Under the phrase set out in Article 48(6)(d) of the LPC, operators of electronic commerce marketplaces acting as intermediary service providers were exempted from liability for the exercise of consumers’ alternative rights in respect of defective goods as regulated under Article 11 of the LPC — even where such operators collected payment on behalf of the seller or supplier.
Turkey Government
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Fidanci & Esin Partners
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