9 May 2023
In the decision numbered 2023/134 published by the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) on March 1, 2023, an administrative fine was imposed on the Tiktok application on the grounds that it violated the provisions of obtaining and processing personal […]
27 Jul 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published two decisions that would affect the practice in the banking sector, underlining that the processing of the personal data of the bank customers and transferring them to the third parties by […]
27 Jul 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published 15 new decisions on 23 May 2022. Most of the decisions revolve around the transactions made under conditions where the data controllers are e-commerce platforms. Most notable decisions are as follows: […]
15 Apr 2022
Following the data breach notification made by Yemek Sepeti that the web servers were accessed, the Personal Data Protection Authority ruled the second highest administrative fine it had ever imposed. The following statements are included in the data breach […]
15 Apr 2022
The Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) published its principal decision on the blacklist applications of car rental companies, which conceptually includes joint data responsibility for the first time, in Official Gazette dated 20 January 2022 and numbered 31725. When […]
15 Apr 2022
After the publication of the guide on technical measures, the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) also published a public announcement on which technical measures should be taken by data controllers and their reasons. The most important provisions of the […]
1 Feb 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) made a public announcement regarding the processing of personal data by sending a verification code to the data subjects via SMS during in-store shopping (“Announcement”) and published a summary of decision dated 3 […]
1 Feb 2022
The Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Personnel Certification Mechanism (“Communiqué”) prepared by the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) was published in Official Gazette numbered 31681 on dated 6 December 2021, as effective of even date. The procedures […]
24 Dec 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board issued its decision dated 20 January 2020 and numbered 2020/50 regarding the personal data breach notification of an apparel firm, on its official website. The Board found it acceptable that the data controller residing […]
30 Sep 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) having concluded its investigation ex officio (the “Investigation”) of certain updated WhatsApp’s service and privacy terms, made a public announcement (“Announcement”). According to WhatsApp’s amended terms and conditions, the users were forced to […]
