Turkey: Trade Secrets

The Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") published an informational document entitled "The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Workplace" on 5 March 2026.

EU Data Act began to apply on 12 September 2025, granting users the right to access, use and share data generated by connected products and related services.

In the global economic order, as information has become a more strategic form of capital than tangible assets, the legal mechanisms designed to protect it have necessarily evolved. Non-Disclosure Agreements ("NDAs") function as the legal safeguard of trust at every level of the commercial ecosystem, from a simple business meeting to multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") transactions.

The issue of which court has jurisdiction over lawsuits arising from the breach of non-compete obligations, regulated under Articles 444 to 447 of the Turkish Code of Obligations ("TCO")...

Not every inventive product or method has to be protected by means of patenting. Protecting an invention by a patent means sharing every detail of the invention with everyone.

"Guidelines on Examination of Digital Data in On-Site Inspection" ["the Guideline"] is published by the Competition Authority ["Authority"] on 09.10.2020 to identify...

During their employment, workers are likely to learn the employer's trade secrets, proprietary information and professional methods, depending on their position and job description.

İşçilerin çalıştıkları süre boyunca, işyerindeki pozisyonlarına ve görev tanımlarına bağlı olarak, işverenin ticari sırlarını, özel bilgi ve mesleki yöntemlerini öğrenmeleri oldukça muhtemeldir.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has applied for the registration of 10 geographically indicated products, to the European Union...