28 Jan 2021
Almost five years passed since the enactment of Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, whilst much of what were once considered standard business practices in Turkey have become obsolete, if not unlawful. Organizations are now required to implement within […]
7 Jan 2021
INTRODUCTION We are in an era where every sphere of our lives is, willingly or unwillingly, shaped or at least touched by technology. As the new norm, technology sets the boundaries for the concept of “normal.” Unavoidably, every profession […]
5 Jan 2021
On 16 December 2020, Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) announced (the “Announcement”) on its website regulations applicable to public disclosure of personal data by data processors. The Announcement provides, in relevant part, as follows: Articles 5 and […]
11 Dec 2020
Information and Communication Technologies Authority’s (“ICTA”) long-awaited Regulation on Process of Personal Data and Protection of Privacy in Electronic Communication Sector (“Regulation”) has been published on the Official Gazette number 31324 dated 4 December 2020. The Regulation will enter […]
11 Dec 2020
Due to the rapid developments in technology each and every day and the effects of Covid-19; the digitization process is closely followed in Turkey. Legal regulations on digitalization draw attention in many sectors, especially banking and telecommunication. The Regulation […]
19 Nov 2020
On 6 November 2020, Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority published a summary of a decision dated 10 September 2020 and numbered 2020/791 on its website regarding the processing of the mobile phone number of a data subject by an […]
11 Nov 2020
Article 15 of Turkey’s Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (‘LPPD’) allows the Personal Data Protection Board (‘the Board’) – the decision-making authority within the Personal Data Protection Authority (‘KVKK’) – to carry out investigations on its […]
23 Oct 2020
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey (“Court“) rendered its decision (“Decision”) dated 17 September 2020 on surveillance of employee e-mails, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 14 October 2020 and numbered 31274. The issue of […]
22 Oct 2020
What it Brings and How it Resonates from Privacy and Data Protection Perspective Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has published its Guideline on Digital Data Review During On-Site Inspections (“Guideline”) on its website on 11 October 2020 which was approved […]
9 Oct 2020
Turkey’s Data Protection Board (“Board”) decided that biometric signature cannot be processed without explicit consent since it does not fall within the scope of provisions regulating signature under Turkish Code of Obligations number 6098 (“TCO”). The Board, upon an […]
