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As a way of protecting consumers from unsolicited communication -"Law on Electronic Commerce"
The main purpose of the Law on Electronic Commerce (“Law”) effective as of May 1, 2015 is to define the liabilities of the service providers or intermediaries in terms of electronic commerce and for communicati…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 September 2015

TV Copycatting: Determining the threshold between legal copying and copyright infringement
ABSTRACT: TV formats are so popular and widely traded all around the world. Therefore, they lead highly-profi table business and this turns TV formats into precious assets. Hence, it is essential to protect the…

Onur SAHIN
Atttorney at Law


01 April 2015

Recent changes to Turkish Corporate Governance Rules
Long lasting rules of determining representation powers and bank mandates in corporations i.e joint stock companies (AS), for third party transactions are being re-shaped. An amendment to the Turkish Commercia…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 March 2015

Relieving Changes for Outbound Telemarketing (OBTM) and Online Sellers of Distance Contracts
New Distance Contracts Regulation (“DCR”) issued on 27.11.2014 according to the new Consumer Protection Law (No 6502) and merely based on the new rules of the Directive on Consumer Rights (2011/83/EC) will ente…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 January 2015

Global Legal Insights - Corporate Tax 2013 - Turkey section
Tax implications of leveraged buy-out structures in Turkey A leveraged buy-out (“LBO”) is defined as an acquisition of a company (“Target”) financed largely with debt, where generally a small amount of capital…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 September 2013

Implication of Turkey's Tax Code - World Finance Sep-Oct 2010
Legal issues on mergers in Turkey, from a taxation perspective The merging of Turkish companies is mainly regulated by the Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6762 from June 1956 and the tax free merger is regula…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 September 2010

Making the Most of M&A Practices - World Finance Jan-Feb 2009
Primarily driven by increasing foreign investment and the willingness of local companies to partner with foreign players, deal volumes and values of M&A deals continue to rise in Turkey It appears that thi…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 January 2009

Home mortgages open doors for investors
Turkey's new housing finance system has opened up many new opportunities for investment in the country. For decades, real estate has been one of the traditional investments for Turkish individuals and corpora…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


01 April 2007