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SMS VERIFICATION CODES AND THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BOARD'S GUIDELINE DECISION NO. 2025/1072

The Personal Data Protection Board's Guideline Decision dated 10 June 2025 and numbered 2025/1072 introduces significant regulations regarding personal data processing activities conducted through SMS verification codes, which have become a widespread practice in commercial life. The decision requires significant adjustments to customer relationship management, particularly in the service and retail industries.

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF COMPANIES ENGAGED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY GERERATION

In recent years, notable developments in Turkey's electricity market have extended beyond investments aimed solely at increasing generation capacity. The sector has also come into focus through strategic investments and merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving companies operating in the field of renewable energy.

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ANNUAL LEAVE, SEVERANCE PAY, AND NOTICE PAY IN PART - TIME EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Part-Time Employment Contract Article 13 of the Labor Law No. 4857 defines a part-time employment contract as "a contract in which the employee's normal weekly working hours are significantly less than those of a full-time employee performing similar work."

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29 July 2025

Legal Remedies And The Official Appeal Process For Property Tax Values

a. General Overview Following the enactment of Law No. 4751 in 2002, which amended the Tax Procedure Law, the Property Tax Law, and the Fees Law, the declaration-based system for determining the property tax base was abolished, and the tariff and assesment procedure implemented by administrative authorities was adopted.

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24 July 2025

Labour Law No. 4857 Amended! Electronic Notification Opportunity Introduced With Rem

Article 109 of the Labour Law No. 4857 has been amended, together with its title and content, by the Law Amending the Law on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency and Certain Laws and the Decree Law No. 635 published in the Official Gazette dated 24 July 2025. With this important amendment, the procedures regarding the form of notifications to be made between employers and employees have been redefined.

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15 July 2025

Terminatıon Right Of The Employer Due To Conviction And Detention And Legal Consequences

In labour law practice, which is a dynamic field based on the principle of protecting the balance between the employee and the employer, the employee's failure to fulfill their obligation to perform work-especially when this results from circumstances that restrict individual freedom, such as conviction or detention-has significant legal consequences regarding the termination of the employment contract.

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13 July 2025

Radical Change In The Labor Law Dated 14.07.2025: Flexible Week Holiday Period Has Started In The Tourism Sector!

With the Law No. 7553 on the "Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 375" published in the Official Gazette on July 14, 2025, important innovations have been introduced in the Labor Law and some other laws. In this context; as of 14.07.2025, with the provision added to the article Article 46 of the Labor Law which regulates the week holiday, flexible week holiday specific to the tourism sector have been introduced.

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08 July 2025

Climate Law Enacted

The Climate Law No. 7552 ("Law"), which includes regulations on the procedures and principles related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change, climate adaptation activities, planning and implementation tools, revenues, permits and inspections, and the legal and institutional framework surrounding these, was published in the Official Gazette dated July 9, 2025, No. 32951, and entered into force. This Law sets out general principles and objectives from a casuistic perspective, preferring to leave detailed and technical regulations to secondary legislation.

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06 July 2025

Mediation Practices In The Land Registry

Pursuant to the amendments introduced by Law on Amendments to the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and to Certain Other Laws which was published in the Official Gazette dated 05.04.2023, numbered 32154 to the Law on Mediation in Civil Disputes dated 7/6/2012 and numbered 6325 ("Law"), the scope of disputes that may be resolved through procedural- mandatory- and voluntary mediation has been expanded.

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