Contractual Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information: Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in Light of Turkish Law of Obligations and Court of Cassation Jurisprudence
Although not expressly regulated as a typical contract under the Turkish Code of Obligations, NDAs have become a technically critical risk-management tool in practice, where defining the scope of confidential information and trade secrets, setting clear limits on use in processes such as due diligence, and calibrating penalty clauses and damages for breach are decisive.
A Foreign Investor’s Guide to International Commercial Arbitration in Türkiye
Türkiye offers foreign investors a modern UNCITRAL aligned and arbitration friendly framework backed by ISTAC and the New York Convention that enables faster and readily enforceable resolution of cross border commercial disputes with minimal court interference.
New Annulment Decision by the Constitutional Court Regarding the Phrase “From the Notification of the Decision” in Article 28 of the Law on Fees
The Constitutional Court of Türkiye, in its decision published in the Official Gazette dated 24 December 2025 , has annulled the phrase “...from the notification of the decision...” in Article 28 of the Law on Fees No. 492 regarding the payment period of the remaining judgment and writ fee , finding it unconstitutional regarding “lawsuits for compensation filed due to de facto expropriation (kamulaştırmasız el atma) where the defendant is not exempt from fees.”
New Decision by the Constitutional Court on the Annulment of the Provision Regulating the Statutory Interest Rate
Anayasa Mahkemesi, 1 Aralık 2025 tarihli Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan kararıyla, 3095 sayılı Kanuni Faiz ve Temerrüt Faizine İlişkin Kanun’un kanuni faiz oranını belirleyen 1. maddesini "sözleşmeden kaynaklanmayan borç ilişkileri" yönünden Anayasa’ya aykırı bularak iptal etti.