Data Privacy Comparative Guide

1 Legal and enforcement framework

1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern data privacy in your jurisdiction?

• The Turkish Constitution of 1982;
• The Law on the Protection of Personal Data (6698);
• The Criminal Code (5237);
• The Civil Code (4721);
• The Labour Law (4857);
• The Law on the Right to Access Information;
• The Regulation on the Deletion, Destruction and Anonymisation of Personal Data;
• The Regulation on the Data Controllers' Registry;
• The Regulation on the Operating Principles and Procedures of the Personal Data Protection Board;
• The Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of the Obligation to Inform Data Subjects; and
• The Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Applications to Data Controllers.