Purpose- This paper examines the overall IP solutions/options that areapplicable in the Turkish food sector under the new Law on Industrial Propertyof Turkey which governs so-called industrial property rights, that is to saypatents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications, and aims to servethe interests of all relevant stakeholders, ranging from individuals to allscaled companies which seek IP protection in for various reasons. Although it’snot considered as one of the conventional IP issues, the relationship betweenfoodstuff, and traditional knowledge (TK) is also discussed in this paper forthe purpose of demonstrating the overall IP protection that can be offeredunder the Turkish law. Methodology- In this paper, the applicability of the new Law onIndustrial Property, and the overall IP solution on the food sector arediscussed. For this purpose, some important questions are addressed, and thenew Law, the old Decree-Laws and some other jurisdictions are compared. Thecriteria of this comparison are the goals of the industrial property system,and the needs of the food sector. The study analyses these considerations withthe help of some important examples demonstrating IP protection on thefoodstuff.Findings- The findings show that the food industry can beprotected by the copyright regime, the recipes can be patented, and thecompanies can be protected by the new Law concerning geographical signs,designs and trademarks. Conclusion- The paper claims that the existing IP system inTurkey, i.e. the conventional IP tools along with the TK protection, haveimportant benefits for the companies operating in the Turkish food sector touse IP protection as business strategies.