Companies Can Now Be Remotely Identified in Their Banking Transactions
On 11 August 2023, the Communiqué Amending the Financial Crimes Investigation Board General Communique (“Communiqué”) was published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance on the Official Gazette…
Turkish Data Protection Board Fines a Private Hospital for Making Videos about Patients’ Treatments
Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a notice regarding a private hospital obtaining explicit consent from patients for processing personal data, including health data, within…
A Fitness Center Processing Data Subject’s Blood Type
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding the processing of blood type information - which falls under the scope of the special categories of personal data -…
Sending SMS for Marketing Purposes Without Explicit Consent
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding the processing of personal data by sending text messages for marketing purposes without explicit consent in its decision…
Sharing Statements Received from a Data Subject During a Job Interview
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) evaluated a complaint regarding a company sharing the information about a data subject's current employer received in a job interview with the data…
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…