December 2021 – On 17 December 2021, the Turkish Data Protection Authority (the "Authority") issued a public announcement regarding the explicit consents collected by shop stores via verification codes sent by SMS...

A day after the Irish Data Protection Commission (on 2 September 2021) imposed a record fine of EUR 225 million against the Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (the "Board")...

The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) imposed a €180,000 fine on Emirates following its investigation into the airline’s processing of passengers’ health data through its Medical Information for Fitness to Travel (“MEDIF”) process. While the authority confirmed that processing health data for the purpose of providing safe travel and special assistance was lawful and did not require consent, it found that Emirates failed to provide passengers with clear and comprehensive privacy information regarding the processing activities.

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission proposed non-binding guidelines applying the Data Protection Act across the entire generative AI supply chain. The proposed framework addresses web scraping, consent, transparency, data minimisation, and accountability, while clarifying that organisations relying on personal data for AI development must adopt appropriate safeguards and provide AI-specific privacy notices where required.

The European Commission ("Commission") has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Meta's new policy on artificial intelligence ("AI") providers' access to WhatsApp.

The Swiss government has approved UBS's acquisition of Credit Suisse by overriding national merger control rules using emergency powers.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) sued Ticketmaster, and its parent company Live Nation, alleging its market monopoly hurts fans, artists and competitors by driving up ticket prices, stifling innovation and constraining artists, venues and ticketing systems.

The EU is developing a new regulation aimed at identifying users under the age of 18. The initiative aims to enhance online safety by implementing age verification methods for social media and various digital services.

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27 Mart 2020 – COVID-19 salgını hayatımızı etkilemeye devam ediyor, birçok işletme nakit akışını yönetmek ve bu zor dönemde operasyonlarını sürdürmek için kredi temin etmeye çalışıyor.

Kurul tarafından 30 Aralık 2022 tarihli 2022/74 sayılı bültende yayınlanan 77/1900 sayılı karar ile sermaye piyasası mevzuatında düzenlenen tutarlar 2023 yılı için yeniden değerlemeye...

May 2021 – Turkey's Petroleum Market Law No. 5015 ("Petroleum Law") and Law on Liquefied Petroleum Gas 5307 ("LPG Law") were amended on 30 April 2021 ("Amendment"),

Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Elif Küzeci ile Rekabet ve uyum ekibi yöneticimiz Av. Bulut Girgin bir araya gelerek rekabet hukuku ve kişisel verilerin korunması hukukunun...

The 12 Banks saga is finally over. The Turkish Competition Authority's (TCA) initially fined 12 banks for fixing prices, commissions related to credit and credit card services in 2013.

The Turkish Competition Board ("TCB") added Agromar, CMC, Seedcorp, and Semillas Fito to the ongoing investigation concerning sunflower, maize, cotton, barley, wheat, and alfalfa seeds.

The Board has imposed a TRY 3,154,657,221 (approx. USD 75.2 million) fine on Şişecam and its subsidiary for breaching commitments previously made to the Authority regarding restrictions on the procurement of unprocessed flat glass.

As announced by Board on 23/03/2020, in order to minimize the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial markets of our country, it was permitted under the second article of the Board

On 4 September 2025, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Board ("the Board") adopted a landmark decision (No. 2025/1572) introducing a new exemption...

An employee from a commercial cleaning company was sentenced to two months in prison for obstructing an antitrust investigation by destroying and concealing documents during a police raid in Hong Kong.

Italy's data protection authority imposed one of its largest banking-sector fines after a single Intesa Sanpaolo employee made over 6,600 unauthorised queries of 3,573 customer accounts -including high-profile public figures - between February 2022 and April 2024 without triggering a single internal alert.