As per the Presidential Decree No.2915 published in the Official Gazette No. 31230 dated August 31, 2020, short time working payment period is extended for two additional months to the short time working period determined under the Presidential Decree No.2706 June 29, 2020 and extended for one month with the Presidential Decree No.2810 dated July 30, 2020.

As per the Presidential Decree No.2810 published in the Official Gazette No. 31202 dated July 31, 2020, short time working payment period is extended for one additional month to the short time working period determined under the Presidential Decree No.2706 published in the Official Gazette No. 31171 dated June 30, 2020.

The United States (“US”) Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) took action regarding tobacco market in the US including authorizing marketing of IQOS Tobacco Heating System with “reduced exposure” information and issuing warning letters to several companies to remove their flavored disposable e-cigarettes and e-liquid products.

In order to reduce COVID-19 pandemic’s adverse effects, some measures have been taken regarding social and economic life in Turkey. With the Law on Establishing Digital Mediums Committee and Amending Several Acts, which has been published in the Official Gazette dated July 28, 2020, (“Law”) Digital Mediums Committee is established and various laws are amended including extension of employer’s termination restriction and short time working allowance periods.

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“TITCK”) has announced on July 15, 2020 that submission deadline for ongoing temporary biocide license applications are extended to prevent any hardship in sector.

On July 10, 2020 Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) published summary of its decision numbered 2020/471 and dated June 23, 2020 (“Decision No. 2020/471”) stating that foreign companies who have representative offices in Turkey and proceed its data processing activities outside of Turkey may be subject to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law No. 6698”) and the obligation to register in the Data Controllers Registry Information System (“VERBIS”).

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Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) published an announcement on 26 June 2020, regarding several points to be taken into consideration when fulfilling the obligation to inform (“Announcement”) stating that data controllers in Turkey do not seem to be transparent on their processing activities.