In Turkey, the most significant step towards the protection of
personal data is the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK ) numbered
6698 which entered into force after its publication in the Official
Gazette dated April 7, 2016. The law includes provisions that grant
time period to the real persons whose data are processed and the
real and legal persons who process such data, until April 7, 2018
for conducting compliance with the law. Similarly, the European
Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force
on May 25, 2018 and constituted an important stage in the
improvements made towards protection of personal data in
Europe.
Sanctions and Actors
Although the aggravated penal sanctions introduced by both of
the laws (GDPR and KVKK) and the environmental legislations force
organizations to be compliant with the relevant requirements, many
organizations are yet to take the required steps. The informative
meetings held in a number of cities in our
