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    Bora Yazıcıoğlu

    YAZICIOGLU LEGAL
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    He started his career at Yarsuvat & Yarsuvat Law Firm, established by Prof. Dr. Duygun Yarsuvat. He then worked for SNR Denton as an associate and as a partner in Gokce Attorney Partnership. He founded Yazicioglu Legal in 2016.

    He has over 10 years of experience advising national and international clients on several aspects of business law and representing them before courts, arbitral tribunals and regulatory bodies. During his career he has advised Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Zurich Insurance, Cigna Insurance, Cadbury Schweppes, Mitsui Corporation, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Drillmec Drilling Tecnologies, Bosch-Siemens (BHS), Sony PlayStation, Facebook, Gucci, Spotify, T-Systems, Esas Holding, Mavi Jeans, Pronet, Grupanya, Onedio and FIT Solutions.

    He is listed as a leading individual in IT and Telecoms Law and a recommended lawyer in Media and Entertainment Law in The Legal 500. He is also listed as a Ranked Lawyer in Technology, Media Telecommunication (TMT) in Chambers and Partners.

    The Legal 500 referred to him as “Yazicioglu has intensive experience in IT-related matters.”

    Chambers and Partners wrote “Bora Yazicioglu is widely admired for his expertise in IT issues, notably regulatory, data protection, outsourcing and e-commerce matters.”

    Bora Yazıcıoğlu is a graduate of Kadikoy Anatolian High School. He obtained his LL.B. degree from Istanbul Bilgi University (2005) and his LL.M. degree on European and International Business Law from Leiden University (2010). He studied on full scholarship in both universities.


    Practice Areas & Work Department

    Data Protection

    Technology, Media & Telecommunication

    Commercial & Corporate Law

     

    Languages

    Turkish

    English

     

    Memberships

    Istanbul Bar Association

    Data Protection Association of Turkey (Founding member and manager)

    International Association of Privacy Professionals

    International Technology Law Association

    British Turkish Lawyers Association (membership secretary 2005-2008)

    New Era for E-marketplaces and E-sellers/providers

    Amendments to the Law on Electronic Commerce (“Amendments”), and New Regulation on Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and Electronic Commerce Service Providers (“Regulation”) which impose significant obligations on operators (“Marketplace Operator”) of e-marketplaces (“Marketplace”) and e-commerce sellers/providers (“Seller/Provider”), have entered into force as of 1 January 2023[1].
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    Geographic Data License: What Does It Mean for E-Commerce Companies?

    1. What Are Geographical Data and Geographic Information Systems? According to the legislation on Geographical Data and Geographic Information Systems: Geographical data (“Geodata”) is “any kind of data containing location information”. For example, administrative units, toponyms, building and address information are within this scope.Geographic Information Systems (“GIS”) are the “set of hardware, software, human resources, standards, and methods necessary for the production, supply, storage, processing, management, analysis, sharing, presentation and keeping up to date of Geodata”.
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    Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun’da Önemli Değişiklikler

    Bilindiği gibi 7 Temmuz 2022 tarihli Resmî Gazete’de, çevrim içi ortamda pazar yeri işleten ve gerek bu pazar yerlerinde gerek kendi internet sitelerinde satış yapan kişiler yönünden çok önemli yükümlülükler getiren Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun’da (“Kanun”) yapılan değişiklikler (“Kanun Değişikliği”) yayımlanmıştı. Kanun Değişikliği ile getirilen değişikliklerin detaylandırılmasını amaçlayan Elektronik Ticaret Aracı Hizmet Sağlayıcı ve Elektronik Ticaret Hizmet Sağlayıcılar Hakkında Yönetmelik de 29 Aralık 2022 tarihli Resmî Gazete’de yayımlandı.
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