Intelligence

Under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“Law”), what is decisive is not so much the nature of the data but whether it can be linked to a specific or identifiable natural person.

This article examines the protection of minors in digital services through a comparative legal analysis directed at foreign platforms and families. It distinguishes access restrictions, age assurance, parental authority, personal-data processing and routes of challenge.

Yazılım projelerinin hukuki altyapısı yalnızca geliştirme sözleşmesinden ibaret değildir. Projenin iş modeline göre KVKK metinleri, kullanıcı sözleşmeleri, lisans koşulları ve veri işleme hükümleri gibi farklı belgeler gerekebilir. Bu kapsamlı rehber, yazılım projelerinde hangi hukuki belgelerin ne zaman ve nasıl hazırlanması gerektiğini, veri sorumluluğu, fikri ha

On 27 August 2026, Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) published a public announcement clarifying its Personal Data Protection Board’s (“Board”) Principal Decision No. 2026/921 of 29 April 2026 on the processing of biometric data for employee attendance tracking.

On 18 August 2026, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), published its report “Facial recognition in law enforcement” alongside audits of five police forces in England and Wales, conducted between June 2025 and March 2026.

Türkiye's data protection and artificial intelligence landscape experienced significant developments in August 2026, including 47 new enforcement decisions from the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority, extended compliance deadlines for loyalty programs, clarified restrictions on workplace biometric data use, and the publication of a comprehensive AI Action Plan for 2026-2030. These regulatory updates reflect evolving priorities in data security, breach prevention, and strategic AI development.