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Insights December 2025

Amendments Introduced to the Regulation on Personal Health Data in Türkiye

On 3 December 2025, Türkiye’s Ministry of Health published amendments to the Regulation on Personal Health Data (the “Regulation”). The Regulation governs the principles and procedures regarding the processing of and access to personal health data by the Ministry of Health, healthcare providers, and other relevant parties in line with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“DP Law”). The amendments aim to (i) clarify the lawful grounds for accessing and processing personal health data, (ii) recalibrate access rights in specific factual scenarios, and (iii) further align the Regulation with Article 6(3) of the DP Law. Below we provide an outline of the key changes introduced by the amendments.

Insights March 2025

Marka İptal Talebine İlişkin Beklenen Yönetmelik Yayımlandı!

Mart 2025 – 6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu (“SMK”) uyarınca marka iptal taleplerinde daha önce mahkemelerde olan yetki, 10 Ocak 2024 tarihinden itibaren Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumuna (“TPMK”) geçmişti. Bu değişikliğin ardından marka iptal taleplerinde izlenecek usule ilişkin belirsizlik söz konusuydu ve yapılan başvurular uzun bir süre askıda kalmıştı. 15 Mart 2025 tarihli Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Sinai Mülkiyet Kanununun Uygulanmasına Dair Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Yönetmelik (“Değişiklik Yönetmeliği”) ile marka iptal taleplerinde izlenecek usul açıklığa kavuşturulmuştur. Değişiklik Yönetmeliği ile netliğe kavuşan konuları sizler için bu yazımızda

Insights October 2024

Quick Read: Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector in Turkey – Latest Changes

Recent Regulatory Changes in Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector in Turkey During August and September 2024, the Turkish authorities have introduced a number of changes to the existing regulations and adopted/updated several guidelines that concern the areas of medical devices, pharmaceutical products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients. We summarise the key changes below. Regulation Amendments Amendment to Medical Device Regulation On 17 August 2024, several new provisions amending the Medical Device Regulation were enacted by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“TMMDA”). Under these new provisions, from 10 January 2025 medical device manufacturers will be subject to the below obligations