In April, the most significant developments in the field of
personal data protection was the Personal Data Protection
Authority's ("Authority") (i) public announcement on
the obligation to register with the Data Controllers Registry
("VERBIS"), (ii) the principle decision on online
payments and debt inquiry services provided by municipalities and
(iii) the Constitutional Court's decision on the right to
request protection of personal data.
We set out the summaries of the developments in April in Turkey
and around the world below.
Announcement - Announcement on the data controllers who have
failed to fulfill the VERBIS registration and notification
obligation
In the decision dated 11 March 2021 numbered 2021/238, the
Personal Data Protection Board ("Board")
had granted the following data controllers a period until 31
December 2021 to fulfill the obligation to register with the
VERBIS:
