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 board resolution of the Energy Market Regulatory Board (“EPDK”) dated 12 May 2022 and numbered 10971 (“Board Resolution”) was published in Official Gazette dated 13 May 2022 and numbered 31834. Thus, the provision of the Electricity Market Connection […]
27 Jul 2022
With the Circular on Financial and Social Rights (“Circular”) published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance-General Directorate of Public Financial Management and Transformation on 4 July 2022, the severance payment limit has been determined as TRY 15,371.40. The […]
11 Apr 2022
During the past decade, the regulation of cybersecurity has become a very hot topic in the world as a result of an increase in the level of importance attributed to data and privacy as well as the digitalisation of […]
30 Mar 2022
Employment law and the covid-19 pandemic What measures remain in place to protect employees against dismissal or avoid redundancies as a result of the continuing impact of the covid-19 pandemic? During the pandemic, with the decree numbered 3592, the […]
16 Mar 2022
Cybercrime under Turkish Law Introduction Cybercrime is a rising trend around the world, and is one of the fastest growing transnational offences in Interpol member countries. As a consequence, damages arising from cybercrime are also rising. For 2021, the […]
16 Mar 2022
1. Cloud Computing 1.1 Laws and Regulations Although there are no specific laws for regulating cloud computing in Turkey, certain rules prescribed in several laws and secondary legislation concerning cloud computing apply in most cases. These rules are mainly […]
21 Feb 2022
1. Intellectual Property Rights and Granting Procedure 1.1 Types of Intellectual Property Rights The Turkish legal system provides for “patents” and “utility models” for the protection of inventions. Both of these forms of protection are based on statutory […]
13 Dec 2021
Blockchain technology represents a paradigm shift in how various companies protect their information. This specific technology is constantly evolving, and the United States is spending approximately 6.6 billion dollars annually on developing solutions involving blockchain. Most commonly, blockchain technology […]
9 Dec 2021
The following law(s) specifically govern personal data / information: Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“ Law ”) is the main law governing personal data. Other than that, Electronic Communication Law No. 5809, The Law on Regulation of Electronic Commerce No. […]
