Data Protection Law in Turkey ?

Data Protection Law in Turkey ?

According to the Law, the definition of the personal data is “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person". The below chart shows how wide the extent of personal data is. This is to say that any company that holds any kind of data of its clients and/or employees and/or commercial partners, shall mandatorily comply with the Law.

This risk is accurate and actual. Here are some of those obligations :

- "Personal data must have been obtained with the consent of either person or have been obtained by the presence of one of the reasons for compliance with the law";

- "Before giving consent, the person should be informed about his/her data";   

- "Personal data must comply with the law and good faith"

- "Personal data must be accurate and updated when necessary”