Data Protection
Our practice areas are shaped by deep legal expertise and a practical understanding of our clients’ needs. Each area is approached with focus, precision and a commitment to delivering reliable, client-focused solutions.
Compliance Projects
We conduct compliance projects and provide ongoing counsel to our clients regarding Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK), the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and other international privacy standards. We design specialized compliance programs for companies in data-intensive sectors such as healthcare (patient data), banking (financial data), retail (consumer data), and telecommunications. Our support encompasses compliance audits, preparation of data processing inventories and data flow maps, fulfillment of Data Controllers’ Registry (VERBİS) registration and notification obligations, drafting of corporate policies and privacy notices, establishment of explicit consent mechanisms, and preparation of data transfer agreements.
Advisory and Compliance Management
As part of our regular advisory support, we closely monitor legislative changes and publications from regulatory authorities to keep our clients informed of current developments. Accordingly, we assess sector-specific requirements, provide support on daily operational matters, and prepare detailed legal memoranda when needed.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
We support our clients in mapping data flows, structuring cross-border data transfer processes, creating standard contractual clauses, preparing applications for undertakings and binding corporate rules, managing notification processes with the Data Protection Authority, drafting intra-group data transfer agreements, and establishing data localization strategies.
Data Breach and Cybersecurity
We assist our clients in developing and implementing effective response plans for personal data breaches and cyber-attacks. We manage the notification processes to the Data Protection Board and other regulatory authorities and provide legal counsel on informing affected data subjects, creating communication strategies, and conducting internal investigations.
In the field of cybersecurity law, we offer holistic legal advisory on risk analysis, compliance strategies, and liability management based on Cybersecurity Law No. 7545 and other relevant regulations. We provide guidance to sectors such as critical infrastructure, telecommunications, finance, and digital service providers on notification obligations to the cybersecurity presidency, mandatory audits, producer responsibilities for products/services, and compliance with security standards.
Audits, Investigations, and Disputes
We represent our clients in administrative audits and enforcement proceedings conducted by the Data Protection Board and provide strategic legal support in disputes concerning unlawful data processing, privacy breaches, and personal rights.
