The decisions of Intellectual and Industrial Property Courts of Turkey will become electronically accessible

Ministry of Justice of Turkey has gradually started to give online access to the decisions of intellectual property and industrial property rights courts and the commercial civil courts for allowing the investors informed of the judicial processes.

As a beginning, the decisions of certain courts will be accessible. In course of time, the decisions of  all the commercial and intellectual and industrial property courts will be available to the public through the Ministry's online platform.

Ministry of Justice initiated the project, within the framework of the works of the Coordination Council for the Improvement of the Investment Environment (YOIKK) and the Ministry's Strategic Action Plan, in order for the business to reach the judicial decisions.

The project is aimed for providing transparency in commercial court cases and making those who are interested in investing in Turkey informed of the judicial process in the country.

Ministry has designated the city of Istanbul as pilot region and created a new data field within the National Judiciary Information System  (UYAP) for the publication of the decisions of the 34 Commercial Civil Courts and 4 Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Civil Courts in Istanbul. The decisions of the said courts have been given access to through National Judiciary Information System (emsal.uyap.gov.tr).The decisions of five chambers of the Istanbul District Justice Court, which is the Second Instance Court, has been also provided access.