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The following are summaries of ten recent decisions of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”). Decision No. 2020/216: Regarding a cyber-attack in data controller’s systems, the Board determined the following facts: (i) the data controller could not clearly determine […]

Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 (“Guideline”). Social media posts by influencers deriving financial or other material benefit are commercial in nature under […]

The Ministry of Industry and Technology Market Surveillance and Inspection Regulation (“Regulation”) is introduced in the Official Gazette dated 14 July 2021 and numbered 31541. The Regulation aims to regulate the procedures and principles pertaining surveillance and inspection of […]

The Green Deal Action Plan prepared by the Ministry of Trade and approved with the Presidential Circular numbered 2021/15 (“Action Plan”), is a roadmap aiming to support green transformation in all relevant policy areas. Action Plans mainly aims to […]

The Law numbered 7327 on the Amendments to the Code of Enforcement and Bankruptcy and Certain Laws (“Amendment Law”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 19 June 2021 and numbered 31516, and entered into effect on the same […]

Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Registered Electronic Mail Directory and Registered Electronic Mail Account Addresses (“Amendment Communiqué”) issued by the Information and Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) has been published in Official Gazette numbered 31530 on 3 July 2021, and entered […]

Some new practices regarding the Ministry of Trade Central Registry System entered into force. The new updates made in MERSIS are briefly as follows: Board of Directors Decision Module With the new application, it is made possible to take […]

Regulation on Verification Process of the Applicant’s Identity in the Electronic Communications Sector (“Regulation”) introduced in the Official Gazette dated 26 June 2021 and numbered 31523. The Regulation aims to regulate the procedures and principles pertaining the process to […]

The Regulation on the Conduct of the Hearings by Transmission of Audio and Video in Civil Procedures (“Regulation”) has been published in Official Gazette numbered 31527 on 30 June 2021, as effective of even date. The Regulation regulates the […]

Effectiveness of provisional article 32 of the Banking Law, regulating the financial restructuring process, has been extended for two more years pursuant to Presidential Decree numbered 4299 and dated 14 July 2021, published in Official Gazette numbered 31542 on […]