AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE LAW NO. 6698 ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA WITH THE 8TH JUDICIAL PACKAGE With the Law No. 7499 on the Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws published in the Official Gazette dated 12.03.2024, some important amendments have been made to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (“KVKK” or “Law“). With the amendments made, important innovations have been introduced,…
The Decision of the Board Regarding the Usage of Business E-mail Services Through Google (gmail) With the Same Extension In its decision dated 31/05/2019 and numbered 2019/157 regarding whether or not business email services can be used through Google (gmail) with the same extension, the Turkish Data Protection Board decided that; in case Google firm’s gmail server services are used, received and delivered emails will be stored in different data…
The Decision of the Board Regarding the Exception of the Enrollment Obligation in the Data Controllers’ Registry for Associations, Foundations and Trade Unions In the decision of the Turkish Data Protection Board (“Board”) dated 26.11.2019 and numbered 2019/353, the Board has extended the scope of the exception brought in the decision numbered 2018/32 regarding the exceptions of the enrollment obligation in the registry stating “Associations established under Associations Law numbered…
The Decision of the Board Regarding Usage of the Programs in Sectors Such As Law Offices, Finance, Consulting, Insurance etc. That Enables the Questioning of Personal Data In the decision of the Turkish Data Protection Board (“Board”) dated 18.10.2019 and numbered 2019/308 published in the Official Gazette dated 21.11.2019; considering that the usage of the software/programs/applications by some persons and organizations in business on sectors such as lawyers/law offices and…
Decision on Registration Liability of Branches and Liaison Bureaus in Turkey, in Which Their Headquarters Located in Abroad, to The Data Controllers’ Registry On the date of 23/07/2019, with the Board Decision numbered 2019/225, Turkish Data Protection Board has decided on registration liability of branches and liaison bureaus in Turkey, in which their headquarters located in abroad, to the Data Controllers’ Registry (“VERBİS”). It has been stated in the Board…