2 juillet 2014
Client Alert | Turkey | Insurance
The first six months of 2014 have been busy for the Turkish insurance sector, in particular due to recent changes affecting the legislative environment. Everything started with the adoption of the Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 in late 2013, which was followed by the entry into force of several pieces of legislation concerning insurance professionals. This regulatory boom follows on from the new policies put in place by the Turkish Government on consumer protection and awareness of the financial investment markets, which is supported by the new "Action Plan on the Financial Access, Education and Protection of the Financial Consumer" recently adopted by the Turkish Prime Ministry.
Since April, the following main legislative texts (which entered into force on their respective date of announcement) have been issued as regards the insurance sector: