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ARTICLE · 18 FEBRUARY 2019

Turkish Data Protection Authority's Decision On The Statute Of Limitations For The Complaints

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The Turkish Data Protection Authority published on 13.02.2019 a decision clarifying the statute of limitations for the complaints to be lodged to the DPA in cases where a data processor rejects a data subject's request ...

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Ertuğrul Can Canbolat LL.M.
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Baran Can Yildirim, LL.M.
Baran Can Yildirim, LL.M.
S. İrem Akin
S. İrem Akin
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INTRODUCTION

The Turkish Data Protection Authority ("DPA") published on 13.02.2019 a decision1 clarifying the statute of limitations for the complaints to be lodged to the DPA in cases where a data processor rejects a data subject's request as to his or her personal data or does not respond at all within 30 days.

Article 13 of the Law No. 6698 on the Turkish Personal Data Protection ("Data Protection Law") provides the data subjects with the right to submit requests to the concerned data controller relating to the enforcement of the Data Protection Law. These requests, among others, may be about being informed whether or not his/her personal data have been processed or about requesting the erasure or destruction of such data.

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