In this Article we highlight a recent update in relation to the practice of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (‘Turkish Trademark Office’), with regard to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (‘Madrid Agreement’) and Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (‘Madrid Protocol’).

In a once picture perfect tourism setting in Izmir, Turkey more than 2,000 people will spend another night in tents. Many fear to go back inside their homes as aftershocks continue, with more than 900 recorded in the last two days. Schools in the city will also be closed next week. The region was struck with a devastating 7.0 earthquake early Friday morning. The quake killed at least 64 people and injured more than 900.

Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak announced the New Economic Program - 2021-2023 (NEP) on September 29, in Istanbul.

Investment Office and NUMOV Meet Online to Showcase Opportunities in Turkey

An Airbus A340 passenger aircraft, converted into Turkey’s largest airplane restaurant, is being offered for sale for 10,000,000 Turkish liras ($1.442 million), Istanbul real estate agency announced today.

Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) and China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote bilateral investment cooperation.

A prototype of Turkey's first domestically designed medical ventilator device is ready, Selçuk Bayraktar, the CTO of unmanned aerial vehicle producer Baykar, announced.

Known as a reliable, cheap airline, but safe is Pegasus Airlines. After a recent incident in Istanbul where a Pegasus jet slid off the runway, an evacuation after a burning tire was a second incident within one month. This time in Duesseldorf, Germany.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled Turkey’s new all-electric indigenous automobile in a ceremony held at the IT Valley in Gebze on December 27, 2019.

TurkStream, Turkey’s natural gas pipeline project transporting Russian natural gas to Europe via Turkey launched on January 8, 2020, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Also attending the ceremony were President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov of Bulgaria.