The Communiqué on Amendments to the Communiqué on Block Exemption on Vertical Agreements (“Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 5 November 2021 and numbered 31650. With the Communiqué, the second and third paragraphs of Article 2 and article 6/A in the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements numbered 2002/2 (“Communiqué numbered 2002/2”) have been amended and Provisional Article 3 has been added. The Communiqué entered into force on the date of its publication.

The Constitutional Court rendered a decision concerning an allegation that the right to demand protection of personal data within the scope of the right to respect privacy has been violated. The Constitutional Court Decision dated 07.09.2021 and numbered 2018/30296 published in the Official Gazette dated 14.10.2021 and numbered 31628 (“Decision”) pertains to an applicant’s claim...

The Personal Data Protection Authority Published the “Guiding Principal Decision on Matters to be Considered in Processing of Biometric Data”. The Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) published the “Guiding Principal Decision on the Matters to be Considered in Processing of Biometric Data” (“Principal Decision”) on its website on 16.09.2021. The Principal Decision primarily states the...

The Central Bank of Turkey has announced a press release in relation to the creation of the Digital Turkish Lira Cooperation Platform within the scope of the Ar-Ge Project! On 15 September 2021 the Central Bank of Turkey announced on its 2021-40 numbered press release that The Central Bank of Turkey “Digital Turkish Lira Cooperation...

The Communique on the Amendment of the Communique on the Registration of Devices with Electronic İdentity Information has been published in the Official Gazette! The Communique on the Amendment of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority’s (“Authority”) Communique on the Registration of Devices with Electronic İdentity Information, has been published on the Official Gazette dated...

The Personal Data Protection Authority has Published the “Recommendations on the Protection of Personal Data in the Field of Artificial Intelligence” Guide. The Personal Data Protection Authority published the guide titled “Recommendations on the Protection of Personal Data in the Field of Artificial Intelligence” (“Guide”) on 15.09.2021. The Guide has been prepared by taking into...

The “Medium-Term Programme (2022-2024) “, prepared with the conjunction of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and The Ministry of Development, was approved to be published in the Official Gazette! The Medium Term Programme (“MTP”), which initiated the central government budget process, has been published with the President’s Decision in the Official Gazette dated 5...