Lawyers Begüm Alara Şahinkaya

Begüm Alara Şahinkaya

Begüm Alara Şahinkaya

Özdağıstanli Ekici Attorney Partnership

Begüm is an Associate at Özdağıstanlı Ekici, where her expertise spans a wide array of legal areas, including information technology, telecommunications, social media, privacy, e-commerce and financial technologies. Her role involves providing insightful counsel to both multinational corporations and Turkish clients operating in these dynamic sectors.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Technology, Media and Telecom

Data Protection

Intellectual Property

Electronic Commerce

Fintech


Languages

Turkish

English


Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association

Responsible Advertising: Legal Protections for Children in Turkey

The primary legal framework governing advertisements in Turkey is comprised of two key pieces of legislation: (i) the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 ("CPL") and (ii) the Regulation on Commercial Advertisements and Unfair Commercial Practices.

10.12.2024

Specialized Product Safety Rules for E-Commerce

The Regulation on Market Surveillance and Inspection of Products Made Available to the Market Through the Means of Electronic Communication Tools was published on the Official Gazette on October 30, 2024 to enter into force on April 1, 2025.

12.11.2024

Novel Amendments on Consumer Protection and E-Commerce Legislations

On October 30, 2024, the Law Amending the Consumer Protection Law and Other Laws was published on the Official Gazette, introducing significant changes regarding sanctions on advertisements and e-commerce license fees.

04.11.2024

Time to Legalize Data Transfers from Turkey - Deadline: September 1, 2024

As we posted here last week, the Regulation on The Procedures and Principles for Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data has been published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on July 10, 2024.

22.07.2024

Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms is in Force

The Regulation on the Procedures and Principles on the Cross-Border Personal Data Transfers (“Regulation”) was published on the Official Gazette and entered into force today, on July 10, 2024.

10.07.2024

Tanınmış Türk Markalarının Avrupa’da Korunması: Kötü Niyet İncelemesi

21 Şubat 2024 tarihinde, Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı Genel Mahkemesi, yalnızca Türkiye'de tescilli olan tanınmış bir markaya benzerliği nedeniyle "hepsiburada" markasının Avrupa Birliği Fikri Mülkiyet Ofisi nezdinde tescil edilmesini kötü niyetli bulmuştur.

04.04.2024

European Protection on Well-Known Turkish Trademarks: A Case on Bad Faith

On February 21, 2024, the General Court of the Court of Justice rendered its decision regarding the registration of a trademark under the European Union Intellectual Property Office with bad faith, due to its identity to a well-known trademark registered only in Turkey.

22.03.2024

A New Era in Cross-Border Data Transfers in Turkey

The Law Proposal Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 659 (“Law Proposal”), which embodies significant changes to the Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data Protection (“DPL”) has been submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (“Assembly”) on February 16, 2024.

20.02.2024
Load More
Ready to stay ahead of the curve?
Share your interest anonymously and let us guide you through the informative articles on the hottest legal topics.
|
Successful Your message has been sent