The Personal Data Protection Board Rendered a Decision on the Access of Lawyers to Enforcement Proceedings of 3rd Parties. The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) rendered its decisions dated 20.05.2021 and numbered 2021/511-512-513 (“Decision”) on the notices received with regard to the fact that the attorneys have unlawfully accessed the personal data in the files...

The Constitutional Court rendered a decision concerning an allegation that the right to demand for the protection of personal data within the scope of the right to respect privacy has been violated due to the disclosure of personal data on a social networking site. The Constitutional Court Decision dated 15.06.2021 and numbered 2018/24439 published in...

The Regulation on the Execution of Hearings by Transmission of Audio and Video in Civil Procedures Is Published in the Official Gazette. The Regulation on the Execution of Hearings by Transmission of Audio and Video in Civil Procedures (“Regulation”) is published in the Official Gazette dated 30.06.2021 and numbered 31527. The Regulation, which entered into...

“The Draft Regulation on Operating Principles of Digital Bank and Service Model Banking ”, (“Draft Regulation“) has been drafted by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (“BDDK”) and has been published in the Official Website (www.bddk.org.tr) on 19.08.2021. The Draft Regulation regulates the conditions for providing the operating principles and banking services of branchless banks, which...

“National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2021-2025″, which drafted in cooperation with the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Industry and Technology announced on 24.08.2021. With the publication of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (“NAIS”), which is the first national strategy document of our country on artificial intelligence...

“The Presidential Circular on the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy”, ("Circular") has been drafted by the Presidency of Digital Transformation Office and the Ministry of Industry and Technology has been published in the Official Gazette dated 20.08.2021 and numbered 31574.

It was decided to amend the Decision on Taking Regulatory Measures on Some Issues Regarding User Rights in the Postal Sector, dated 23.09.2019 and numbered 2019/DK-SRD/206, via the Decision of the Information Technologies and Communication Board (“Board”), dated 03.08.2021 and numbered 2021/DK-SRD/212.

“The Regulation on the Reconciliation Procedure Applicable in Investigations Regarding Anti-Competitive Agreements, Harmonious Act and Decisions, and Abuse of Dominance” (“Regulation”) has been published by the Competition Authority (“Authority”) in the Official Gazette dated 15.07.2021 and numbered 31542. The Regulation regulates pursuant to Article 43 of the Law No 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law”); the procedures and principles regarding the process to be applied for the reconciliation for those who accept the existence and scope of the violation among the undertakings, or the associations of undertakings; about which an investigation has initiated regarding the prohibited actions in the Articles 4 and 6 of the Law. The regulation had entered into force in date of its publication. The procedures and principles regulated by the Regulation are as followings:

The “Communiqué on the International Bank Account Number” (“Communiqué”) has been published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in the Official Gazette dated 05.08.2021 and numbered 31559. Within the scope of the Communiqué, the amendments have been made to the Communiqué on International Bank Account Number (Number: 2008/6) published in the Official Gazette dated 10/10/2008 and numbered 27020. The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the principles and procedures regarding the application of the international bank account number by the payment service providers:

“The Regulation on the Applicant’s Identity Verification Process in the Electronic Communications Sector” (“Regulation”) has been published by the Information Technology and Communication Agency in the Official Gazette dated 26.06.2021 and numbered 31523. The Regulation regulates the procedures and principles regarding the process to be applied for the verification of the applicant’s identity in case of electronic documentation of the following issues: subscription contract, GSM number porting application, qualified electronic certificate application,