Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Mobile App Requesting National ID for Verification

In its decision dated August 17, 2023 and numbered 2023/1430, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding a meal card service provider processing Turkish…


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:…


Procedures and Principles About Social Network Provider

The new decision of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (“BTK”) on the “Procedures and Principles About Social Network Provider” (“Procedures and Principles”) was published on…


Sosyal Ağ Sağlayıcı Hakkında Usul ve Esaslar

Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu’nun (“BTK”) “Sosyal Ağ Sağlayıcı Hakkında Usul ve Esaslar”ına (“Usul ve Esaslar”) ilişkin yeni kararı, 1 Nisan 2023 tarihinde Resmi Gazete’de yayımlanarak…


Liabilities Regarding Payment and Electronic Money Institutions Are Extended

With the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers (“Regulation”), and the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and Electronic Money…