17 Aug 2023
Purpose and Scope The Circular Regarding Use of Open-Source Software in the Public Sector numbered 2023/13 (“Circular”) aims to promote the use of open-source software (“OSS“) in the public sector in Türkiye, leading to savings in information technology expenses, […]
17 Aug 2023
Commission Implementing Decision of 10 July 2023 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate level of protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF Adequacy Decision”) is […]
15 Aug 2023
On 11 August 2023, the Communiqué (Serial No: 24) concerning Amendments to the General Communiqué of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (Serial No: 19) was officially published in the Official Gazette numbered 32276. Thus, revisions have been introduced to […]
21 Jul 2023
The Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye (“Digital Office“) has published a report consisting of 67 pages titled “Chatbot Applications and the Example of ChatGPT” (the “Report“). The report provides the definition and classification […]
6 Jun 2023
With the July 2020 amendments, the definition of Social Network Provider was added to Law number 5651. Subsequently, it has been introduced with the October 2022 amendments that Procedures and Principles on Social Network Providers shall be regulated by […]
6 Jun 2023
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board“) published 40 new decisions on its official website on 24 April 2023. The published decisions are generally categorized in the following issues; please find the decision reviews that should be considered as remarkable […]
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 […]
3 May 2023
Preface This guidelines, which we have published since the fifth year of the Law of Protection of Personal Data No 6698, we are glad to be presenting our third guideline, in relation to compliance processes under the Law of […]
26 Apr 2023
I. PAYMENT SYSTEMS, DIGITAL BANKING AND CRYPTO ASSETS 1. General Banking and payment systems are heavily regulated in Turkish Law. Banking Law No. 5411 (“Banking Law”) is the main legal document that regulates banking sector; and, the payment systems […]
1 Mar 2023
The Turkish Constitutional Court evaluated a case where the recording of an applicant’s conversation regarding the debt relationship and presenting it as evidence to a criminal investigation file in which he was founded as a suspect. The court decided […]
