The decision of the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) dated 10.02.2022 and numbered 2022/103 (“Decision”) regarding the allegation of sharing the content of the enforcement proceedings file regarding a company in which the name of the data subject is mentioned in the company title, has been published. Within the scope of the complaint subject to...

The Law Amending the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (“Law”) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 07.07.2022 and numbered 31889. With the Law, articles and definitions of the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce numbered 6563 (“Law No. 6563”) have been amended and new obligations have been introduced for intermediary service...

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Fines for Anti-Competitive Agreements, Concerted Practices, Decisions and Abuse of Dominant Position (‘’Regulation’’) has been published in the Official Gazette dated 15.06.2022 and numbered 31867. With the Regulation, the definition of gross annual income in Regulation on Fines for Anti-Competitive Agreements, Concerted Practices, Decisions and Abuse of Dominant Positions’...

Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published the Board Decision (“Decision”), dated 09.12.2021 and numbered 2021/1239, regarding the allegation that the personal data of the data subject is disclosed by the data controller bank by calling the data subject’s family. The following allegations were submitted to the Board in the complaint subjected to the Decision:...

The E-Marketplace Platforms Sector Inquiry Final Report prepared by the Turkish Competition Authority was published on the official website of the Authority on 14.04.2022.   As a result of the “E-Marketplace Platforms Sector Inquiry” launched on 11.06.2020 about e-marketplace platforms, the Competition Authority published the “E-Marketplace Platforms Sector Inquiry Preliminary Report” on 07.05.2021. Policy recommendations...

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Independent Audit of Banks (‘‘Regulation’’) entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 25 May 2022 and numbered 31846. With the Regulation:  Article 19 of the Regulation on Independent Audit of Banks has been amended as: ‘‘Professional liability insurance policy shall be issued in a way...