6 Jun 2022
As we stated in our article published in MA | Gazette dated 11 May 2021 and numbered 103, in virtue of the Regulation on Amendment of Regulation on the Measures for Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist […]
29 Apr 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) published two new decisions regarding the disclosure of personal data in a local newspaper without explicit consent and the processing of e-Government passwords illegally and beyond the purpose. Summary of decision dated 6 […]
29 Apr 2022
The Constitutional Court (“Court”) evaluated a complaint filed on the illegal seizure of personal data. As a result, the Court decided that the right to demand the protection of personal data was violated, on the grounds that the identity […]
27 Apr 2022
On 18 April 2021, the Cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex went offline, shaking Turkey with its first large-scale cryptocurrency fraudulent case and causing the loss of around $2-billion worth of crypto-coin belonging to cryptocurrency investors. Cryptocurrencies are still unregulated in […]
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 […]
15 Apr 2022
The Regulation on the Cascading of Health Service Providers (“Cascading Regulation”) and the Regulation on the Delivery of Remote Health Services (“Digital Services Regulation”) by the Ministry of Health were published in Official Gazette dated 10 February 2022 and […]
15 Apr 2022
Data Sharing Services API Principles for Payment Services (“Guide”) was published on 16 February 2022 by the Central Bank of Turkey General Directorate of Payment Systems and Financial Technologies. The Guide aims to regulate the API principles and rules […]
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 […]
