The Competition Authority (“Authority”) published the “Regulation on Cooperation for the Purpose of Uncovering Cartels” in the Official Gazette dated December 16, 2023 and numbered 32401. The Regulation” (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated February 15, 2009 and numbered 27142 and thus the regulation with the same name (“Repealed Regulation”), which was...

  On 22 December, the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) published the Recommendations for Privacy Protection in Mobile Applications (“Recommendation Text”). We summarize the important points in the Recommendations Text under the relevant headings below: Purpose and Scope The scope of the Recommendation Text is applications used on smartphones and tablets, and its purpose is...

  An amendment was made to the Regulation on the Principles and Rules to be Applied in Retail Trade (“Regulation”) via the Amendment Regulation on the Regulation on the Principles and Rules to be Applied in Retail Trade (“Amendment Regulation”) published in the Official Gazette dated 14 December 2023 and numbered 32399. The provisions of...

  With the Regulation on Amendments to the Official Announcement and Advertisement Regulation (“Amendment Regulation”) published in the Official Gazette dated 8 December 2023 and numbered 32393, regulations regarding the BIK Analytics software of the Press Advertisement Agency (“Agency”) were introduced. Regulations regarding BIK Analytics entered into force as of the date of publication of...

  The “Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Implementation of Article 376 of the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102” which includes regulations for companies in case of capital loss and insolvency situations, was published in the Official Gazette on October 31, 2023. The amendment published in the Communiqué is related...

  The Information Technologies and Communication Authority (“BTK”) with the Board Decision dated September 5, 2023 approved, accepted, and decided the “Procedures and Principles for Confirmation Procedures Prior to Individual New Subscription Establishment for Internet/TV and Fixed Telephone Services” (“Procedures and Principles”) to be published in the Official Gazette. The Procedures and Principles will enter into...

The Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) published the “Guideline on Matters to be Considered in the Processing of Genetic Data” (“Guideline”) on 13.10.2023, which is an important resource for data controllers and data subjects regarding the processing of genetic data. The Guideline covers various topics such as the definition of genetic data, processing purposes, legal...

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (“CBRT“) published the “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers” (“Amending Regulation”) and the “Communiqué Amending the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services of Payment Service Providers in Payment Services” (“Amending...

The Regulation on Partial Payment in the Individual Pension System (“Regulation“) issued by the Insurance and Individual Pension Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (“SEDDK“) was published in the Official Gazette on 26 September 2023. The Regulation stipulates the application of participants (“participants“) in the individual pension system (“IPS“) to exercise their right to partial payment, the...