Removal of and Blocking Access to Online Contents: Constitutional Court Annuls Internet Law Provisions
The Constitutional Court’s decision with no. 2023/172 (“Decision”) was published on the Official Gazette on January 10, 2024. The Decision concerns the application for the annulment of several…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Unlawful Voice Recordings in Labor Disputes
In its decision dated September 7, 2023 and numbered 2023/1548, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding an employer submitting voice recordings of an…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Mandatory Storage of Debit/Credit Card Data in E-Commerce Platforms
In its decision dated April 11, 2023 and numbered 2023/567, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding an e-commerce platform that requires consumers to…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Mandatory Storage of Debit/Credit Card Data in E-Commerce Platforms
In its decision dated April 11, 2023 and numbered 2023/567, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding an e-commerce platform that requires consumers to…
Data Breach Notification Process: A Short Comparison Between EU and Turkish Law
The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) and Law No. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data (“DPL”) of Turkey are the key pieces of legislation applied in the relevant…
FinTech Sector in Turkey: Critical Legislative Amendments
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance, Payment Service Providers (“Amending Regulation”) and the Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the…
Otonom Araçlara İlişkin Hukuki Düzenlemeler
Mobilite temelli dijitalleşme serüveninin en heyecan verici örneklerinden biri olan otonom araçların dünya çapında yaygınlaşmaya başlamasıyla, hukuki düzenlemelerin gerekliliği kaçınılmaz hale…
Legal Aspects of Autonomous Vehicles - Turkey
As autonomous vehicles have become increasingly prevalent around the world, the need for legal regulations became inevitable. Autonomous vehicles represent a highly compelling illustration of…
NFTs used for in-game purchases under Turkish Law
Introduction Although there is no clear definition of the term non-fungible tokens (NFT) in Turkish law, NFTs are considered non-fungible data units in the blockchain system. Some examples are:…