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.