The On-Site Inspection Authority: An Examination After the Constitutional Court Decision
The discretionary nature of on-site inspection authority wielded by Turkish governmental authorities has been facing criticism, which stems from concerns that inspections may lack clear guidelines…
A New Era in Cross-Border Data Transfers in Turkey
The Law Proposal Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 659 (“Law Proposal”), which embodies significant changes to the Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data…
Cybersquatting under Different Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
The World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") defines cybersquatting as “the preemptive, bad faith registration of trademarks as domain names by third parties who do not have rights in such…
Non-Compete Clauses in a Borderless Economy
Non-compete clauses have been one of the cornerstones of employment agreements as they provide a safe space to employers in terms of safeguarding know-how and reducing employee turnovers. On the…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Processing Special Categories of Employee Data
In its decision dated August 10, 2023 w. no 2023/1356, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding an employer that submitted the camera footage of its…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Data Processing Activities of an Online Game
In its decision dated September 28, 2023 and numbered 2023/1645, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding a local distributor of a massively multiplayer…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Confidentiality Obligations of Banks
In its decision dated June 15, 2023 and numbered 2023/1050, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding a bank’s failure to fulfill a customer’s request to…
Turkish Data Protection Board Decision: Processing Former Employee’s Email Data
In its decision dated August 3, 2023 and numbered 2023/1321, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding a company’s continued processing of e-mail data of a…
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: 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…