- LEGAL LANDSCAPE
- Is there any special exceptions/exemptions issued with
respect to data privacy due to COVID-19?
No, the Data Protection Law still applies to personal data
processing activities along with secondary regulations, principle
decisions, decisions and guidance issued by the Data Protection
Authority (the "DPA"). There are no
special exceptions or exemptions provided by the legislation or the
DPA regarding data processing activities, either related or not
related to COVID-19.
Therefore, while implementing measures against COVID-19, data
controllers must still comply with the data privacy requirements
under Turkish laws in its entirety including the general principles
of data privacy, such as fairness, transparency and
proportionality. Data controllers must still have legal grounds for
processing personal data based on the type of personal data or rely
on one of the exceptions provided under the legislation. Although
there were certain
