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22.07.2026 Official Gazette Summary — Issue 33317

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Banking, Finance & Capital Markets · Court of Cassation Decision

Shifting BSMV Burden in Loan Agreements Held Not to Be an Unfair Term

The 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that shifting the burden of the Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax (BSMV) to the consumer in loan agreements does not constitute an unfair term. While the local court had previously ruled in favor of the consumer, identifying this practice as an unfair contract term, the Court of Cassation, upon the Ministry of Justice's extraordinary appeal (appeal for the benefit of the law), overturned this decision. It established that the inclusion of BSMV in the total repayment amount is in accordance with the Gider Vergileri Kanunu and the terms agreed upon by the parties, rather than being an unfair contractual practice.

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Executive & Administration

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Amendment to Biruni University Faculty of Medicine Exam Regulation

The regulation introduces mandatory formative assessments ('short exams') for Biruni University Faculty of Medicine and revises the grading criteria for course committees. Short exams must be conducted every four teaching hours, and they are now weighted at 10% of the final committee grade. Furthermore, new calculation methods have been established for committees incorporating Problem-Based Learning (PBL), and the Faculty Board has been authorized to adjust these weighting ratios.

Amended Legislation
Change:The regulation amends Article 15 of the 2021 Tıp Fakültesi Eğitim-Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği to mandate the frequency of short exams and revises Article 16 to redefine the calculation components and weighting of committee grades.
Biruni University · Medical Education · Examination Regulation · Grading Policy · Formative Assessment
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Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Veterinary Faculty Education Regulation

This regulation governs the registration, curriculum, examination, internship, and graduation procedures for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. It establishes the rules for compulsory and elective courses, attendance requirements (70% for theory, 80% for practice), examination protocols, grading systems, and the implementation of the tenth-semester internship program. Additionally, it sets criteria for GPA calculations, suspension of registration, and excuse examinations.

Amended Legislation
Change:The "Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Education and Examination Regulation" published in the Official Gazette dated 10/9/2014 and numbered 29115 has been repealed and replaced by this regulation.
Veterinary Faculty · education · examination · internship · graduation
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Judiciary

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Court of Cassation DecisionBanking, Finance & Capital Markets

Shifting BSMV Burden in Loan Agreements Held Not to Be an Unfair Term

The 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that shifting the burden of the Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax (BSMV) to the consumer in loan agreements does not constitute an unfair term. While the local court had previously ruled in favor of the consumer, identifying this practice as an unfair contract term, the Court of Cassation, upon the Ministry of Justice's extraordinary appeal (appeal for the benefit of the law), overturned this decision. It established that the inclusion of BSMV in the total repayment amount is in accordance with the Gider Vergileri Kanunu and the terms agreed upon by the parties, rather than being an unfair contractual practice.

Amended Legislation
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Decision typetemyiz
BSMV · Loan Agreement · Unfair Term · Consumer Law · Tax Liability
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