Telehealth Services Q&A Guide – Turkey

Our firm's Q&A Guide on Telehealth Services in Turkey can be accessed here.  

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Performer’s Related Rights in Cinematographic Works

Cinematographic works, which are one of the types of works protected in accordance with the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works numbered 5846 (“IPL”), are defined as “works such as films of an…

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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…

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