The ongoing covid-19 pandemic dominated legal developments in
2021 as restrictions were maintained in order to mitigate its
impact. In addition to that, developments in the field of
technology, especially relating to artificial intelligence or
blockchain systems (such as non-fungible tokens and the metaverse),
have started to affect the law in Turkey, as in the rest of the
world. This article chronologically summarises the technology law
highlights of 2021.
Employer data protection obligations in Remote Working
Regulation
The Remote Working Regulation came into force on 10 March 2021,
after being published in the Official Gazette No. 31419.
Among other things, the regulation covers employers'
obligations with regard to personal data protection. Please also
see our article covering "Personal data protection in context of
employment and vaccination".
