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COMPETITION BOARD INITIATES LABOR MARKET INVESTIGATION INTO BANKS (FEBRUARY 24, 2026)

The Competition Board has initiated an investigation against 26 companies operating in the fields of banking, insurance, and information technologies on suspicion of violating competition in the labor market.

SIGNIFICANT DECISION FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON UNQUANTIFIED CLAIMS

Under the Application numbered 2022/34110 and filed by Mustafa Yıldırım, the Constitutional Court held that the dismissal of a supplementary lawsuit following an unquantified claim case due to pending proceedings constituted a violation of the right of access to the court under Article 36 of the Constitution.

COMMUNIQUE ON COMPETITION BOARD APPROVAL IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS UPDATED

Communiqué numbered 2026/2, amending the Communiqué numbered 2010/4 which sets out mergers and acquisitions subject to Competition Board approval, entered into force after having been promulgated in the Official Journal dated February 11, 2026 and bearing the issue number 33165.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS

As per the Council of Judges and Prosecutors Decision, numbered 282 and dated February 18, 2026, promulgated in the Official Journal on February 20, 2026, a significant change has been made regarding the judicial districts of the Commercial Courts of First Instance.

REGULATION AMENDING THE PRICE TAG REGULATION PROMULGATED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Upon the Regulation on Amendments to the Price Tag Regulation, promulgated in the Official Journal, the collection of additional charges under any name or reference whatsoever, including service fees, table fees, cover charges, or similar, in restaurants has been prohibited.

11TH JUDICIAL REFORM PACKAGE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL

The law known to the public as the 11th Judicial Reform Package, officially titled “Law Nr. 7571 on Amendments to the Turkish Penal Code and Certain Other Laws and Decree Law Nr. 631” was published in the Official Journal dated December 25, 2025 and entered into effect.

€30 DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCE FOR OVERSEAS SHOPPING ABOLISHED

The €30 duty-free allowance long applied to individual e-commerce purchases from abroad has been abolished with the regulation promulgated in the Official Journal. The new system will come into effect as of February 6, 2026.

REVERSAL DECISION OF THE 3RD CIVIL CHAMBER OF THE COURT OF CESSATION FOR THE SAKE OF LAW PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Reversal decision for the sake of law was published in the Official Journal, dated 30.12.2025 and bearing the issue number 33123, with the ruling of the 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, dated 30.09.2025, bearing the Basis number 2025/3440, and the Decision number 2025/4430.

EU IS CHANGING THE CARBON COST RULES: HOW COMPANIES ARE SUPPOSED TO PREPARE

With European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) transitioning from reporting-only to full implementation in January 2026, making adjustments for global trade, compliance obligations and corporate strategy have become important for relevant companies.

LAWSUIT AGAINST APPLE BY AUTHORS DUE TO USAGE OF BOOKS IN AI TRAINING

Giant technology company Apple is being sued by the authors due to its illegal usage of their copyrighted books in training of its artificial intelligence systems. Recently the battle over the protection of intellectual property in the AI area has been more common.

THE ERA OF DORA BEGINS: 10 CRUCIAL LESSONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EU’S NEW CYBER RESILIENCE REGIME

Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a regulation put in place by the European Union to reinforce the cybersecurity of financial organizations.

ÖZGÜN LAW GUIDES MOKA UNITED TO MAJORITY OWNERSHIP IN TURAN TEKNOLOJİ

We are proud to announce the successful completion of the Competition Authority approval process, which allowed Moka United Payment Services and Electronic Money Inc., one of Turkey’s largest domestic payment services and electronic money companies, to acquire some of the shares in Turan Teknoloji Inc., ranked among Turkey’s top 50 startups by Forbes Turkey.