9 Oct 2020
Law number 5651 (“Law number 5651”) on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts has been amended with the Official Gazette numbered 31262 published on 31 July 2020. As a result of the […]
21 Sep 2020
Turkish Data Protection Board (“Board”) decided that a single person may be appointed as the contact person for multiple data controllers abroad at the same time. However, a person can be a contact person for only one data controller […]
21 Sep 2020
Turkey’s Data Protection Board (“Board”) imposed an administrative fine in the amount of TRY 900,000 on a data controller for transferring personal data abroad without having a valid legal basis. The data controller’s claim that Convention 108 is sufficient […]
6 Jul 2020
A number of industry representatives have applied to the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) for the extension of Data Controllers’ Registry (“VERBIS”) registration obligation on the grounds that due to the COVID-19 pandemic some workplaces are physically closed or […]
13 Apr 2020
During the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, governments benefit from technological opportunities as well as traditional measures such as social distance and social isolation. In this context, with its public announcement, Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) has determined general principles […]
10 Apr 2020
The Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) announced that in addition to students’ personal data such as name-surname, some special categories of data that can be considered biometric data such as voice and video-image, are processed through remote learning platforms. […]
31 Mar 2020
During the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases personal data including special kinds of personal data is processed. In this context, the public announcement of the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”), has stated that provision of health services […]
31 Mar 2020
The Law number 7226 regulated that the Information and Communication Technologies Authority should share electronic communication data such as mobile location data with administrative authorities, if requested in the following cases; Within the scope of search and rescue activities […]
31 Mar 2020
On 23 March 2020, the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) announced that the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) will take into account the extraordinary conditions that data controllers are in, while evaluating data controllers’ compliance with the necessary time […]
22 Oct 2019
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) fined Facebook due to failure to take the necessary technical and administrative measures to prevent possible data breaches and to notify the Board of such breach. Facebook representatives informed the Board on 25 […]
