There is no question that COVID-19 outbreak has hit the aviation industry the hardest amongst other industries due to strict measures enforced by public authorities such as travel restrictions, lockdowns and border controls. These measures obviously have dragged the industry into a tremendous freeze and a rapid downfall.

The Ministry of Interior (“Ministry”) has published a directive regarding the procedures and principles to be applied on all kinds of research and development service procurements that will be benefited by the relevant public institutions and organizations, universities, private sector and non-governmental organizations in accordance with the exemption provided by Article 3 (f) of the Law No. 4734 (“Directive”).

As per the amendment on the Communique on Registered Goods published in the Official Gazette No. 31115 dated May 2, 2020, export of ethyl alcohol, cologne, disinfectant and hydrogen peroxide are removed from the list of goods which are subject to the pre-authorization of Ministry of Commerce General Directorate of Export.

The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (“CMB”) published the Draft Communiqué on Committee of Debt Instrument Holders (“Draft Communiqué”) pursuant to the Article 31/A(1) of the Capital Markets Law  dated December 30, 2012 numbered 6362 (“Law No. 6362”) on its website on April 22, 2020.

Governments allocate large budgets to maintain and strengthen their security capabilities whilst defense manufacturers explore new markets continuously to expand their sales in this heavily regulated industry.

Türkiye'de COVID-19'a karşı alınan önlemler kapsamında Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü ("SHGM") tarafından uçakların yolcu kabininde kargo taşınmasına ilişkin UOD-2020/2G Genelgesi'nin ("Genelge") 2. revizyonu 29 Nisan 2020 tarihinde yayımlandı. Genelgenin amacı, tıbbi malzemelerin uluslararası alanda taşınmasını sağlamak ve kargo taşımacılığına ilişkin olarak Türkiye pazarını korumaktır.

As per the Presidential Decree No. 2480 published in the Official Gazette No. 31114 dated April 30, 2020, judiciary period suspension stipulated under provisional article 1 of the Law Amending Certain Acts No.7226 published in the Official Gazette No. 31080 dated March 26, 2020 is temporarily extended with the exception of the mandatory administrative application periods stipulated under Public Procurement Law No. 4734, due to the Covid-19.

A new e-filing system has been established for complaints through Turkish Public Procurement Authority’s (“Procurement Authority”) Electronic Public Procurement Platform (“EKAP”). The launch of the e-filing aims to prevent the loss of rights resulted from procedural mistakes in in-person/in mail applications. In the announcement published on the official website of the Procurement Authority on April 29, 2020, it was stated that a training video and guidelines were published regarding the process.