Product Liability & Certification
CISG and the Turkish Law
The provisions of CISG are applied before other international law legislations and the parties can bring their international trade disputes before Turkish judicial authorities.
Profile
Attorney Abdurrahman Ali Yıldırım
Founding Attorney
Founder of istlegal Attorneys at Law. A member of the Istanbul Bar Association and in practice since 2015, he works at the intersection of IT and technology law, product liability and certification, medical devices and health law. His academic work focuses on the link between the legal responsibility of products and digital systems and the regulation of health technologies.
Attorney since 2015 · Istanbul Bar Association
Academic credentials
LL.M. · 2019
LL.M. – Medical Law
İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi
Thesis: “Human Enhancement Biotechnology Applications in the Context of Medical Law”
Ph.D. · Thesis in progress
Ph.D. – Product Liability & IT Law
Türk Alman Üniversitesi
Thesis: “Cybersecurity in Product Liability Law”
Focus areas
- IT and technology law: cyber incident response, personal data, AI compliance
- Product liability and certification: defective products, recalls, CE and conformity processes
- Medical devices and health technologies: regulation, software as a medical device (SaMD), vigilance
- Health law: medical malpractice and compensation claims
Publications
- “Cybersecurity in Product Liability Law” (in Turkish) – Ph.D. thesis (in progress), Turkish-German University
- “Fundamental Issues of Biotechnology Law” (in Turkish) – Journal of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, Vol. 33, No. 151, November 2020, pp. 303–327
- “Human Enhancement Biotechnology Applications in the Context of Medical Law” (in Turkish) – LL.M. thesis, Istanbul Medeniyet University, 2019
Insights
Articles
Medical Devices & Health Technologies
Medical Device Regulation in Turkey: A Guide for Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors
Turkey's Medical Device Regulation of 2 June 2021 sets risk classification, clinical evaluation, post-market surveillance and enforcement rules for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Product Liability & Certification
Product Liability and Cybersecurity Law
Under the EU CRA and PLD, cybersecurity failures in digital products trigger strict liability. Manufacturers face ongoing legal obligations for the product's entire lifecycle.
Product Liability & Certification
Product Liability and Employer Liability in Workplace Accidents
How employer and manufacturer liability interact when defective industrial machinery or equipment causes a workplace accident in Turkey, including recourse chains and corporate risk management.
Health Law
Rhinoplasty Gone Wrong: Your Legal Rights After a Failed Nose Surgery in Turkey
Failed rhinoplasty in Turkey? Learn your legal rights under work contract - malpractice claims, compensation options, and strict deadlines explained.
Health Law
Turkey's New Health Reports Regulation: A Legal Guide for Expats & Health Tourism Patients
Turkey's 2026 Health Reports Regulation sets strict new rules on medical certificates, telemedicine, and private hospital limits - essential reading for health tourism patients.
