16 Nov 2017
The Turkish Data Protection Authority has announced rules for deleting, destroying and anonymizing personal data, which will apply from 1 January 2018. These include details of obligations, procedures and time periods which will apply to data controllers (more). The […]
18 Oct 2017
The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) recently held that an employer’s monitoring of an employee’s office communication account violated his right to private life, granted under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“Convention”). The employee […]
24 Aug 2017
Moroğlu Arseven, in conjunction with DataGuidance and EY Turkey, is pleased to announce ‘Turkey: Data Protection Law fundamentals’, a complimentary webinar taking place on 19 September 2017. Speakers from Moroğlu Arseven and EY Turkey provide a practical overview of […]
26 Jul 2017
Turkey’s Data Protection Authority recently published the long-awaited draft of the Regulation on Deletion, Destruction and Anonymization of Personal Data (“Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation outlines proposed details of requirements for data controllers, as well as definitions and exceptions. […]
25 May 2017
Turkey’s Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) recently held a two week public consultation period on the details of draft legislation which establishes the Data Controller Registry (“Registry”), ending on 20 May 2017. Stakeholders could submit opinions and suggestions to the […]
1 May 2017
Turkey has taken a further step towards it Data Protection Board (“Board”) being operational, with the President appointing two individuals to the nine person panel: Prof. Dr. Faruk Bilir and Şaban Baba. The Council of Ministers is expected to […]
1 Mar 2017
In Turkey, electricity consumers are only entitled to choose their electricity suppliers if their energy consumption at the location exceeds a certain threshold (“Eligible Consumers”; more). The Energy Market Regulatory Authority has made changes to the processes for Eligible […]
5 Jan 2017
Turkey has taken further steps towards the Data Protection Board (“Board”) being operational, with the appointment of the final two members to the nine-person panel: Murat Karakaya and Hasan Aydın. Further developments (such as the establishment of the Data […]
12 Dec 2016
The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently declared that dynamic IP addresses should be deemed to be personal data if the user’s Internet Service Provider has additional data which allows the identification of the user. The […]
8 Nov 2016
The Ministry of Health of the Turkish Republic (“Ministry”) has announced procedures and principles for protecting personal health data, ensuring data privacy, as well as processing and transferring personal health data. It also establishes a central system, enabling data […]
