27 May 2021
Non-fungible tokens (“NFT”s) have taken internet by storm after the sale of a JPEG image in NFT format for 69.4 million USD on March 11, 2021. Following this sale, the sale of tweets, videos, and other digital content in […]
24 May 2021
INTRODUCTION Turkey’s first legislation addressing personal data protection was enacted on April 4th, 2016. Turkish Data Protection Law numbered 6698 (“DP Law”) outlines a similar framework to the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and the secondary legislation in the […]
11 May 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board published three recent decisions concerning processing of personal data. Each is summarized below. Decision No.2020/746: Data subject’s request to receive, by Registered Electronic Mail (KEP), audio recording of interview with data controller is within […]
23 Apr 2021
Children, due to their limited life experience and propensity for risk taking relative to adults, are generally considered particularly vulnerable to online personal data intrusions and theft. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States […]
15 Apr 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) published the following nine new decision summaries on data controllers operating in several industries: (i) Summary of Decision No. 2021/111: Regarding the contact with the relatives of the debtor concerning the debt, the […]
15 Apr 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) published the following ten new decision summaries on data controllers operating in several industries, predominantly banking: Summary of Decision No. 2020/504: Regarding the request of the relevant person to deliver the call center […]
15 Apr 2021
The Regulation on Remote Identification Methods to be Used by Banks and Establishment of Contractual Relations in Electronic Environment (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31441, on 1 April 2021. With the regulation, it became possible to […]
16 Mar 2021
Turkish Constitutional Court (the “Court”) held that an employer who surveilled employee’s email acted lawfully where surveillance right was recited in the employment contract. In the instant case, employer terminated the employment contract after discovering that employee-petitioner was using […]
16 Mar 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) issued a decision, dated 6 February 2020, and numbered 2020/93, in response to data-subjects (“Petitioners”) seeking modification or deletion of certain non-current health data, the availability of which was negatively impacting their lives. […]
16 Mar 2021
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) issued a decision, dated 30 June 2020, and numbered 2020/508, on requests by certain attorneys for an order of the Board directing removal of their professional profiles – which include personal data – […]
