DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY

“Memleket isterim
Ne zengin fakir, ne sen ben farkı olsun;
Kış günü herkesin evi barkı olsun.”

“I’d like a country
That’s neither rich nor poor, where there is no difference between you and me;
Where everyone has a home in winter days.”

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı (1910 – 1956)

TURUNÇ’s data protection and privacy practice was formed long before the GDPR and its Turkish counterpart KVKK came into force. Since our founding, we’ve advised multinational clients on privacy issues as they relate to employees, customers and other third parties, particularly on the compliance of companies’ global practices with Turkish constitutional rights.

Based on the strength of our historical practice, we were one of the first firms to build a dedicated and strong data protection and privacy practice in the new era of GDPR and its ilk.

Our advice is all-encompassing and includes building and maintaining compliance programs, reviewing the adequacy of existing programs, developing business models and products (privacy by design), cross-border and group company protection and transfer matters, employee data protection, advising boards on best practices, dealings with regulators, drafting privacy agreements, and integrating data protection and privacy safeguards into transactions.

Our data protection and privacy team works closely with all of our other practice areas, in particular employment and technology.

We are a founding member, and our managing partner Kerem Turunç is a member of the supervisory board, of the Data Protection Association. We also regularly author the Turkish chapter of Lexology: Getting the Deal Through’s Data Protection and Privacy title.

SELECT NEWS FROM PRIVACY

TURUNÇ Advises Lightspeed Venture Partners on its Investment in Intenseye

14 Mar 2024
TURUNÇ has advised Lightspeed Venture Partners, a U.S.-headquartered global venture capital fund, on its investment in Intenseye, an AI-powered workplace safety platform. The TURUNÇ team included Noyan Turunç, Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili Ergül and Naz Esen. Please see here for the press release.

Significant Changes to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law

12 Mar 2024
The Turkish Parliament has recently enacted significant amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”). We present below a summary of these Amendments, which will enter into force on June 1, 2024. 1. Processing of Sensitive Personal Data[1] 1.1 Current Legislation According to the current legislation (PDPL article 6), sensitive personal data...

Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nda Yapılan Önemli Değişiklikler

11 Mar 2024
2 Mart 2024 tarihinde Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi’nde kabul edilen Ceza Muhakemesi Kanunu ile Bazı Kanunlarda Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun (“Kanun”) ile 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nda (“KVKK”) önemli bazı değişikler ve yenilikler yapılmıştır. Kanun henüz Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanmamış olmakla birlikte, değişikliklerin 1 Haziran 2024 tarihinde yürürlüğe girmesi öngörülmüştür. [Güncelleme: Kanun 12 Mart 2024...