The Principle Decision On The Processing Of Biometric Data For Employee Attendance Tracking Has Been Published

On 2 June 2026, the Personal Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) published the “Principle Decision on the Processing of Biometric Data for Employee Attendance Tracking” (the “Principle Decision”). The Principle Decision indicates that institutions and organizations are increasingly resorting to biometric recognition systems in order to digitalize employee attendance tracking and enhance security; however, due to the sensitive nature of biometric data and the structural imbalance of power in the employer-employee relationship, such data processing activities must be assessed not only in terms of legal basis, but also in terms of the general principles set out under Article 4 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the “Law”).