The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Medical Device Sales, Advertisement and Promotion
The scope of medical devices, their sale to third parties, the scope and limitations of advertising and promotion activities are regulated by the Regulation on Medical Device Sales, Advertisement…
Turkey Cracks Down on Rise of Greenwashing in Ads
Introduction Consumers are increasingly seeking out products and services that align with their desire to make eco-friendly choices. As some companies take steps to capitalise on environmental…
Transferring the Health Data of a Data Subject to the Public Institution
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint application regarding the transfer of a data subject's health data to a public institution for an administrative lawsuit in its…
Telehealth Services Q&A Guide – Turkey
Our firm's Q&A Guide on Telehealth Services in Turkey can be accessed here.
Processing of Personal Data of the Child without the Explicit Consent of the Parent
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated the complaint application regarding the processing of the child's personal data by a data controller marketing company by sending promotional…
Transferring Personal Data Abroad Without Obtaining Explicit Consent
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application regarding the transferring of personal data without explicit consent by a bank to an insurance company in its…
Continuing to Process Personal Data of the Employee by the Employer After the Termination of the Employment Contract
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application about continuing to process the personal data of the data subject by the employer after the termination of the…
Data Subject Requests Under Turkish Data Protection Law
Data Subject Requests Under Turkish Data Protection Law The Law on Protection of Personal Data w. no. 6698 (“DPL”) contains data subject rights that are similar to those that can be found in…
Transferring Personal Data Abroad Without Obtaining Explicit Consent
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application regarding transferring personal data of the data subject abroad without explicit consent by a technology company…
Sharing the Photos Taken During Surgery
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application about sharing the photos taken during surgery of the data subject and published on the social media account by a…
Sending Order Information to Erroneous Email Address
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application regarding sending the order information of a third party from the e-commerce website which is the data controller…
Failure to Provide the Privacy Policy and Explicit Consent Wording for Cookies
The Personal Data Protection Board (“the Board”) evaluated the complaint application regarding the failure of the data controller to provide the privacy policy and explicit consent wording for…