Turkey: Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Türk Vatandaşlığının Sonradan Kazanılması Ve Uygulamada Karşılaşılan Sorunlar
Günümüzde ülkeler, farklı gerekçelerle çeşitli hukuki ve/veya mali kriterleri karşılayan başka ülke vatandaşlarına vatandaşlık vermektedir. Bu kriterler ülkeden ülkeye farklılık göstermekle birlikte sonradan vatandaşlık kazanılması için en çok tercih edilen yolun yatırım yoluyla vatandaşlık kazanımı olduğu bilinmektedir.
Turkey Government
Barlas & Karabucak Law Firm
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Macaristan’a Karşı Tarihi Hukuk Zaferi!
Macaristan’a karşı açılan ve 19 Ekim 2017 tarihinde Türkiye lehine sonuçlanan Geçiş Belgesi ücretlerinin kaldırılması davasının ardından bu ülkeye ödenen Geçiş Belgesi ücretlerinin geri iadesi için ikinci dava açılmıştı. Durukan Hukuk Bürosu ile DLA Piper Hukuk Bürosu iş birliği çerçevesinde 21 Türk uluslararası taşıma şirketini temsilen Av. Mahmut Barlas tarafından Aralık 2021’de açılan dava, Türk taşımacıları lehine sonuçlandı. Vaktinde başvuru yapan Türk taşımacıları, 2016 ve 2017 yıllarında ödedikleri tüm araç vergilerini (Geçiş Belgesi Ücreti) iade aldı.
Turkey Transport
Barlas & Karabucak Law Firm
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Historic Legal Victory Against Hungary
Following the abolition of Transit Document fees against Hungary, which was concluded in favor of Türkiye on October 19, 2017, a second lawsuit was filed for the refund of Transit Document fees paid to this country. The lawsuit filed in December 2021 by Counsel Mahmut Barlas, representing 21 Turkish international transportation companies in cooperation with DLA Piper Law Firm, was concluded in favor of Turkish transporters. Turkish transporters, who applied on time, received a refund of all vehicle taxes (Transit Document Fees) they paid in 2016 and 2017.
Turkey Transport
Barlas & Karabucak Law Firm
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Anayasa Mahkemesi’nden İki Ortaklı Limited Şirketlerde Ortaklıktan Çıkarma Rejimi Ile İlgili İptal Kararı
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that the existing mechanism for expelling partners from two-partner limited liability companies is unconstitutional, creating a significant shift in corporate governance. The decision addresses a long-standing structural problem where equal or minority shareholders were effectively unable to remove problematic partners due to voting requirements.
Turkey Commercial
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Gun + 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.
Turkey Government
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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.
Turkey Privacy
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CBC Law Firm
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E-Ticaret Pazar Yerlerinin Tüketiciye Karşı Sorumluluğunda Yeni Dönem: Anayasa Mahkemesi’nin İptal Kararı
Anayasa Mahkemesi (“Mahkeme”), 12.02.2026 tarihli ve E.2024/187, K.2026/42 sayılı kararıyla, e-ticaret alanında aracı hizmet sağlayıcıların tüketiciye karşı sorumluluğunu sınırlayan iki önemli kanun hükmünü Anayasa’ya aykırı bularak iptal etmiştir. Karara konu uyuşmazlık, bir tüketicinin e-ticaret platformu üzerinden satın aldığı ayıplı mal nedeniyle uğradığını ileri sürdüğü manevi zararın tazminini talep ettiği bir davadan kaynaklanmaktadır.
Turkey Consumer
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Egemenoglu
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