Publications
Recent Decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court Concerning Unlawful Obtainment of Personal Data

In a recent decision, the Turkish Constitutional Court (“TCC”) ruled that the “right to demand the protection of personal data” was violated within the scope of “respect to privacy of private life”..

Guidelines on Green Financing are Published by the Capital Markets Board

The Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”) published the Guidelines on Green and Sustainable Debt Instruments and Lease Certificates on 24 February 2022 through the its principle decision...

A Recent Precedent by the Turkish Constitutional Court on Employees’ Right of Privacy and Freedom of Communication

In a recent decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court (the “TCC”), in a case where the information which was obtained by the employer as a result..

Precedent Regarding the Intermediary Service Providers Not to be Held Responsible for Defective Goods

The refund decision of a defective product purchased from a company providing electronic commerce over an internet network, rendered against the intermediary service provider company..

Amendments to the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices

The Regulation amending the Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation dated January 10, 2015 and numbered 29232 (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette...

The Concept of Joint Data Controller in Turkish Legislation

With the principle decision of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) dated 23.12.2021 which was published on 20.01.2022, the definition of joint data controller which was not present in...

Template Report re Sustainability Principles Compliance is published.

Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework (the “Sustainability Principles”) published by the Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”) to set out the main principles of the sustainability works of...

The Personal Data Protection Board’s Announcement Ended the SMS Practice of Stores.

The Personal Data Protection Board (“KVKK”) ruled with its announcement dated 17.12.2021 that the processing of personal data at stores by sending a verification code to data subjects via SMS...