Pekin Bayar Mizrahi has extensive knowledge and experience in data privacy and compliance matters. Our Data Protection practice goes beyond traditional compliance to offer a strategic, risk-based approach to digital governance. We are equipped with a highly capable and specialized team of legal and technical experts focused on data classification, data mapping, and the creation of strategic compliance roadmaps. We provide end-to-end consultancy for cybersecurity alignment, including legal support for ISO/IEC 27001 certification processes. In an era of increasing digital volatility, we offer a robust defense and compliance framework. Our practice extends beyond standard KVKK and GDPR compliance; we manage large-scale Data Privacy audits, Data Mapping, and cross-border data transfer (BCR/SCC) structures. Following the enactment of the Turkish Cybersecurity Law, we provide mission-critical advice on Obliged Parties’ duties, Incident Response procedures, and Critical Infrastructure protection. We have a proven track record in conducting Cybersecurity training for telecom giants and managing data breach notifications to the relevant board. Our approach ensures that data protection is not just a checkbox, but a strategic asset for corporate resilience.
Our services include inter alia legal support in the processes of compliance of companies with the personal data protection legislation and electronic commercial communication legislation, the registration of data controllers to the Data Controllers’ Registry Information System (VERBIS), administrative measures to be taken by data controllers within the scope of personal data security and their implementation, preparation of personal data processing inventory, awareness declarations, explicit consent texts, all policies including personal data retention and destruction policy, review of contracts from a data protections point of view, training of the employees of data controllers with respect to data privacy rules and procedures, registration with Communication Surveillance System (IYS) and guidance on the specific needs of companies.
