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 APPLICATION OF STANDARD CONTRACTS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA ABROAD
APPLICATION OF STANDARD CONTRACTS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA ABROAD

With the amendments made to Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, the transfer of personal data abroad has gained a more systematic and monitorable framework. Regarding standard contracts, which are one of the appropriate safeguards for transferring data abroad, various data flow scenarios have been published, and it has been stated that these contracts must be reported to the Authority. Additionally, with the announcement made on October 17, 2024, a “Standard Contract Notification Module”, which facilitates the notification process for data controllers, has been introduced.

THE EXEMPTION RATE UNDER ARTICLE 5/1-E OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX LAW HAS BEEN REDUCED
THE EXEMPTION RATE UNDER ARTICLE 5/1-E OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX LAW HAS BEEN REDUCED

With the Presidential Decree dated November 26, 2024 and numbered 9160, the exemption rate in Article 5/1-e of the Corporate Income Tax Law No. 5520 has been reduced to 50%. This amendment entered into force on November 27, 2024.

REGULATIONS ON THE DIRECT SELLING SYSTEM MADE THROUGH THE LAW ON AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CERTAIN OTHER LAWS
REGULATIONS ON THE DIRECT SELLING SYSTEM MADE THROUGH THE LAW ON AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CERTAIN OTHER LAWS

The Law on Amendments to the Law on Consumer Protection and Certain Other Laws ("Law") was published in the Official Gazette dated 30.10.2024 and numbered 32707. This Law includes specific regulations on the Direct Selling System and administrative fines.

WORK PRODUCED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, COPYRIGHT AND THE CONCEPT OF OWNERSHIP
WORK PRODUCED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, COPYRIGHT AND THE CONCEPT OF OWNERSHIP

The works produced by artificial intelligence has brought discussions on whether artificial intelligence can be considered within the scope of ‘author’ in terms and whether it can benefit from the protection for patent and copyright. The regulations that artificial intelligence is subject to in terms of authorisation and copyright should be examined by comparing Foreign Legal Systems and Turkish Law. As a result of the analyses, it will be seen that there is no uniformity on this issue.

NEW AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION ON CONTRACTS CONCLUDED OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE
NEW AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION ON CONTRACTS CONCLUDED OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE

With the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Contracts Concluded Outside the Business Premises (The Amendment Regulation), published in the Official Gazette dated 23.08.2024, certain amendments have been made to the Regulation on Contracts Concluded Outside the Workplace (Regulation) published in the Official Gazette dated 14.01.2015. This article analyses the aforementioned amendments.

LAW CONTAINING REGULATIONS ON CRYPTO ASSETS
LAW CONTAINING REGULATIONS ON CRYPTO ASSETS

Amendments to the Capital Markets Law No. 6362, which includes the necessary legal regulations for the development of the crypto asset sector in Turkey, entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 02.07.2024. These amendments are intended to serve as a reference for future regulatory initiatives in the crypto asset markets.