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SOME TAX PAYERS WILL BENEFIT FROM FORCE MAJEURE PROVISIONS OF TAX PROCEDURAL LAW WITHIN THE SCOPE OF MEASURES TAKEN FOR CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Within the scope of the General Communiqué on Tax Procedure Law (No. 518) (“Communique”) which is published in Official Gazette numbered 31078 and dated 24/03/2020; it is decided for payers who were directly affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic as determined by the Communiqué, to benefit from the force majeure provisions of Tax Procedural Law […]

EMPLOYERS AFFECTED BY THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) EPIDEMIC CAN BENEFIT FROM SHORT-TIME WORKING PAYMENT

Corona Virus (COVID-19) epidemic which occupies Turkey’s agenda for a while and causes both social and commercial life to come to a standstill, negatively effects the employers who are willing to maintain the existence of their employees. Especially, the sectors in which the activities are temporarily interrupted within the scope of the measures taken by […]

DOES DECLARATION OF PANDEMI BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGARDING CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) CONSTITUTE A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT?

With the World Health Organization’s recent declaration as “pandemic”, the Coronavirus (Covid-19), which has started in Wuhan, China and spread to the whole world within a short time, become the most important topic of the agenda of the world. In line with this statement, commercial concerns increased along with personal concerns. At this point; same […]

STANDARDIZED TERMS IN TURKISH LAW OF OBLIGATIONS

What are the Standardized Terms?  In general, contract liberty is accepted under Turkish Law of Obligations. Accordingly; unless contrary to the mandatory provisions of the law, the parties of a legal relationship can freely determine the terms of the contract to be signed between the same. The provisions determined in this way would be binding […]

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR TURKISH COMPANIES AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES IN TURKEY TO DRAFT THEIR CONTRACTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE?

As a result of the globalizing world and increase in foreign language use; it is commonly seen that Turkish companies prepare and sign their contracts, which are related to their business affairs within Turkey, in foreign languages. Especially; most of the foreign investor companies and subsidiaries of global companies in Turkey show the tendency to […]