Recent development

The Turkish Constitutional Court's new decision, No. 2019/21340 dated 22 February 2022, on the violation of an applicant's freedom of expression was published in the Official Gazette on 5 April 2022. The Constitutional Court evaluated the balance between freedom of expression and protection of honor and reputation of others in the decision.

The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Authority recently published: (1) the Guideline on the License Application for Homeopathic Medicinal Products and Guideline on the Packaging, Homeopathic Medicinal Product Information, Legibility and Tracking of Homeopathic Medicinal Products; (2) the Guideline on the Implementation of the Regulation on Quality Compliance and Quality Control Tests of Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Group Medical Devices; and (3) the Basic Requirements Guideline for COVID- 19 Vaccines' Risk Management Plans.

Recent Development

On 22 March 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Technology amended the Regulation on the Technological Products Investment Support Program. The amendments expand the scope of the Regulation; regulate the announcements on the technological product investment support program, application conditions and the scope of support; and amend the procedures and principles to be applied in the evaluation process. 

The Law on the Amendment to the Consumer Protection and Property Ownership Law was published on the Official Gazette on 1 April 2022. The Law, which consists of 20 articles in total, introduces significant changes to Consumer Protection Law No. 6502. 

New Development | The decision of the 3rd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court with File No. 2021/8941 and Decision No. 2022/656 was published in the Official Gazette on 18 March 2022. The Decision includes essential remarks concerning the exertion of optional rights granted to consumers regarding defective products.

Recent development | The Constitutional Court's decision No. 2019/20472 regarding an applicant's right to request protection of their personal data regarding respect to privacy was published in the Official Gazette dated 18 March 2021. The Constitutional Court decided that the right to request protection of personal data had been violated on the grounds that the authorized body failed to conduct an in-depth review into the allegations during the investigation stage.

New Development | On 15 March 2022, the Presidential Decree Amending the Decree on the Implementation of Certain Articles of the Customs Law No. 4458 was published in the Official Gazette. The Decree introduced notable amendments to the customs duty rates and relevant product groups to be imported via mail, cargo or along with passengers. The amendments will enter into force on 1 May 2022.

The Presidency of Health Institutes of Turkey published the Regulation on the Structure and Execution of the Activities of the Turkish Institute of Health Data Research and Artificial Intelligence Applications ("Regulation"). The Regulation sets forth important issues such as the duties and authorities of the Turkish Institute of Health Data Research and Artificial Intelligence Applications ("Institute").

The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Authority recently published the Guideline on Licensing of Allergen Products , the Guideline on the Application for Inspection of Good Clinical Practice and the Draft Regulation on the Use of Health Claims.