Area: 783,600 square kilometers, of which 97% is located in the Anatolian Peninsula in Asia and 3% is located in the Balkan Peninsula in Europe.
Population: 85.27 million (December 2022), with ethnic Turks comprising over 80% and Kurds approximately 15%. 99% of residents are Muslims, 85% of whom are Sunni, and the remainder are Shia (Alawites); smaller minorities practice Christianity and Judaism.
The main economic data for 2022 are as follows:
GDP: $905.5 billion
GDP per capita: US$10,655
GDP growth rate: 12.8%
- Treaty Membership
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1925
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 1996
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 1999
- Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2005
III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
- Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Turkey include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, motion graphics, holograms, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Turkey are: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and guarantee trademarks.
- Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration
- Required Documents
- Clear representation of the mark;
- List of goods and/or services;
- Applicant's name, address and nationality;
- If priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document needs to be submitted..
- Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: The 11th edition of the Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class are possible; the principle of first-to-file is followed.
Examination: formal examination and substantive examination; 2-5 months
Publication/Opposition: 2 months opposition period
Registration: Approximately 6-8 months from filing to registration
- Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration.
- Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A power of attorney and an apostilled assignment agreement are required, and the processing time is approximately 3-6 months.
- Chang of Name/Address
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A power of attorney and a proof of change are required for name changes, and a power of attorney is required for address changes. The processing period is approximately 3-6 months.
- Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for 5 consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.
- Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 169,506
2021: 191,473
2022: 212,099
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020: 2,015
2021: 1,929
2022: 2,034
