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Türkiye's Gaming Ecosystem Is Growing: Why Legal Infrastructure Matters for Gaming Companies

Türkiye's gaming ecosystem continues to attract the interest of global investors, publishers, and tech companies. In 2026, Türkiye-focused gaming companies once again closed significant investment and M&A deals. TaleMonster Games raised a $30 million Series A, Grand Games a $70 million Series B, Vento Games a $4 million seed round, and Bold Games a $6 million seed round. Istanbul-based Loom Games reached a valuation of over $1 billion as part of a majority stake transaction with Scopely.

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Vibe Coding ve Fikri Mülkiyet İlişkisi

Vibe coding terimi, ilk defa OpenAI’ın kurucu ortağı Andrej Karpathy tarafından kullanılan bir kavramdır. Yani bu kavram yapay zeka ile hayatımıza giren bir kavramdır. Bu kullanım sonrası kelimenin popülerliği o kadar artmıştır ki İngiltere merkezli Collins sözlüğü tarafından 2025 yılının kelimesi olarak seçilmiştir. Hayatımıza bu denli yeni giren bu kavramın içeriğinin hukuki etkileri de yeni yeni değerlendirilebilen güncel bir konudur. Bu yazıda “vibe coding” kavramı ve bu şekilde yazılan yazı

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THE FIRST SIGNS OF SAFES AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES IN TURKISH LAW

1)    PREVIEW The Official Gazette published on June 4, 2026, has paved the way for companies holding the Teknogirişim badge issued by the Ministry of Industry and Technology to execute conditional capital increases through “convertible debt instruments” (SAFE and convertible notes), without being subject to the Turkish Commercial Code’s (TCC) standard conditional capital increase provisions. This revolutionary decision gradually transfers these instruments, which hold a critical place in US l

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Copyright Protection in the Context of Generative AI

* The rapid growth of generative AI tools is pressuring traditional copyright law because the act of creation itself is increasingly handed off to software, raising a core question: who is the true owner of an AI-generated work? * In early March 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended computer scientist Stephen Thaler's multi-year attempt to register an AI-generated image ("A Recent Entrance to Paradise") for copyright, reaffirming that under current U.S. law copyright protection requir

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California'nın Yeni VC Çeşitlilik Raporlama Yükümlülüğü

California'da yürürlüğe giren Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law kapsamında, belirli venture capital şirketleri için demografik veri raporlama yükümlülüğü getirilmiştir. İlk raporlama tarihi 1 Nisan 2026'dır. Kimler Kapsama Giriyor? Düzenleme yalnızca California'da kurulu fonlarla sınırlı değildir. Aşağıdaki kriterlerden birini sağlayan her VC şirketi "Covered Entity" olarak değerlendirilebilir: * Şirket merkezinin California'da bulunması * California'da önemli bir o

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