January 26, 2026

60-Day Rule for Data Breach Announcements

Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) announced through its Public Announcement (“Announcement”) dated 20 January 2026 that a change has been introduced in the practice regarding the publication of personal data breach notifications on the Authority’s website. Pursuant to Article 12/5 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (the “Law”), in the event that personal data are obtained through unlawful means, data controllers are required to notify both the relevant data subjects and the Personal Data Protection Board (the “Board”) without undue delay.
January 26, 2026

Veri İhlali Bildirimlerinde 60 Gün Kuralı

Kişisel Veri Koruma Kurumu (“Kurum”) tarafından 20 Ocak 2026 tarihinde yayımlanan Kamuoyu Duyurusu (“Duyuru”) ile, kişisel veri ihlallerine ilişkin bildirimlerin Kurum’un internet sitesinde ilan edilmesine yönelik uygulamada değişikliğe gidildiği açıklanmıştır. 6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nun (“Kanun”) madde 12/5 uyarınca, kişisel verilerin hukuka aykırı yollarla elde edilmesi hâlinde veri sorumlularının bu durumu en kısa sürede ilgili kişiye ve Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu’na (“Kurul”) bildirmesi gerekmektedir
October 27, 2025

Full Compliance with the LPPD: A New Data Protection Framework for Private Health Insurance

The “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Private Health Insurance,” published in the Official Gazette dated 20 October 2025 and numbered 33053, (the “Amendment Regulation”) aims to align the provisions governing the processing and protection of personal health data with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“LPPD”) and to strengthen data protection standards within the insurance sector.
Full Compliance with the LPPD: A New Data Protection Framework for Private Health Insurance
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