ArticleTurkish High Planning Council Announces 2016 ProgramThe Turkish High Planning Council has announced its 2016 Program TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMoroglu Arseven
ArticleWIPO Launches "WIPO Lex-Judgments" DatabaseLegal regulations and judicial practices are in a continuous transformation in order to meet the needs arising from new technological developments. TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMoroglu Arseven
ArticleBoard Of Advertisement Rendered A Decision That Considers A Personal Social Media Content As Surreptitious AdvertisingTurkey's Advertisement Board ("Board") published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 ("Guideline").TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleComparative Advertisement Permitted In Turkey Under Certain Conditions From 10 January 2016Consumer Protection Law Number 6502 ("Law") entered into force on 28 May 2014. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleComparative Advertisements Postponed In Turkey Until January 2018For the second time, comparative advertising has been postponed in Turkey, now becoming possible from 1 January 2018 onwards. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleGuidelines On Advertisements Containing Price Information, Discount Sale Advertisements And Commercial Practices Has Been UpdatedAt the meeting of the Advertisement Board numbered 341 and held on 8 January 2024, a new principle decision regarding discount sales advertisements was made in the Guidelines...TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleInformation And Communication Technologies Authority Bans Advertising On Twitter, Periscope, And PinterestInformation and Communication Technologies Authority ("ICTA") banned advertising on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest for failure to appoint a representative as required under applicable law.TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Advertising Board Has Issued An Administrative Fine And Suspension Regarding Misleading Promotions About The Original Nature Of ProductsThe Advertising Board issued an administrative fine and a suspension sanction on the company that owns a social media account, on the grounds that advertisements and promotions conducted on a social media platform created...TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleTurkey Introduces Licenses For Internet BroadcastingThe Omnibus Law was published in Official Gazette number 30373 on 27 March 2018. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleTurkey Launches E-Apostille SystemThe national post and telegraph directorate of Turkey, Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı Anonim Şirketi ("PTT"), has launched the e-Apostille system as of 1 January 2019. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleTurkish Health Regulator Confirms That Advertising Ban Includes Contact LensesThe Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Agency has confirmed that an existing advertising ban also includes contact lenses. Discussions had arisen about whether contact lenses were included in the ban. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoroglu Arseven
ArticleKişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu, Mağazalarda Alışveriş Esnasında SMS Kodu Gönderilmesine İlişkin Duyuru Ile Mobil Uygulama Bildirimine Dair Kararını YayımladıKişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu, Mağazalarda Alışveriş Esnasında SMS Kodu Gönderilmesine İlişkin Duyuru ile Mobil Uygulama Bildirimine Dair Kararını Yayımladı.TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticlePublic Announcement On Push Notifications Sent Via Mobile ApplicationsThe Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") published the Public Announcement on Push Notifications Sent via Mobile Applications ("Announcement") on 14 January 2026 via its official website.TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Constitutional Court Has Ruled That The Right To Request The Protection Of Personal Data Was Violated Due To The Lack Of An Effective Criminal Investigation Into The Unlawful Transfer Of Personal DataThe data subject ("Applicant") filed a criminal complaint alleging that his employer, who terminated the employment contract, examined his bank account movements without the applicant's knowledge...TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Digital Transformation Office Of The Presidency Of The Republic Of Türkiye Has Published A Report Entitled "Chatbot Applications And The Example Of ChatGPT"The Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye ("Digital Office") has published a report consisting...TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Personal Data Protection Board's Principal Decision Regarding Communication Address ConfirmationThe Personal Data Protection Board has issued a principal decision regarding the technical and administrative measures to be taken by data controllers in order to verify the contact addresses provided by data subjects.TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Personal Data Protection Board Has Issued A Principal Decision Enouncing That Accessing Citizens' Data From The Municipalities' Payment And Debt Inquiry Services Web Pages, Violates The Personal Data Protection LawWith its decision dated 21 April 2022 and numbered 2022/388 ("The Principal Decision"), the Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") rules that accessing the real estate information of citizens only by ...TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleThe Personal Data Protection Board Publishes Its "Principled Decision On The Recording Of Photocopies Of Turkish Identity Cards Of Individuals Receiving Accommodation Services In The Tourism And Hospitality Sector"The Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") published its Principle Decision number 2025/2120 titled "Principle Decision on the Recording of Copies of Turkish...TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleTurkey's Data Protection Board Announces Exemptions From Registering With The Data Controller RegistryThe Board's Ruling number 2018/32 was published in Official Gazette number 30422 on 15 May 2018. TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven
ArticleTurkey's Data Protection Board Publishes Summarised RulingsTurkey's Data Protection Authority has published a number of recent decisions by the Data Protection Board.TurkeyPrivacyMoroglu Arseven