Checking Out Istanbul's Knockoff Marketplace While It Lasts
By Sam Koebrich Aug 4 2014
Turkey has the second-largest counterfeit market in the world. In 2010 it was measured at $3 billion. Because Turkey is not yet part of the EU, its copyright and trademark laws are surprisingly lax. There's writing on the wall suggesting that this may change soon. Last week, Turkey caught up with the EU's data-protection standards, and as Turkey's relationship with Europe becomes friendlier, adopting its copyright standards—at least on paper—is nearly a foregone conclusion.
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