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Personal Data Protection Law

13Kasım2026

The Integrated Insurance Regulation and the Protection of Personal Data

"The Regulation on Integrated Insurance" ("Regulation"), prepared by the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency ("Agency"), and the "Regulation Amending the Regulation on Activities to Be Assessed within the Scope of Insurance and on Insurance Contracts Concluded at a Distance" ("Amending Regulation") were published together in the Official Gazette dated November 12, 2026 and numbered 33428 and entered into force on the date of their publication.

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10Kasım2026

The Decision of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes on Identity Verification by Hand Geometry

The decision of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes dated April 13, 2026 and numbered 2024/361 E., 2026/211 K. was published in the Official Gazette dated November 8, 2026 and numbered 33424.

The decision concerns an administrative fine imposed by the Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") on an undertaking using a biometric terminal that reads hand geometry for access control. It was brought before the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes with a request for the resolution of two final and mutually conflicting judgments delivered in the administrative and judicial branches in respect of the same Board decision.

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04Kasım2026

The Regulation on Obtaining Informed Consent in Electronic Form Published

The Regulation on Obtaining Informed Consent in Electronic Form ("Regulation"), prepared by the Ministry of Health ("Ministry"), was published in the Official Gazette dated October 27, 2026 and numbered 33413 and entered into force on the date of its publication.

The Regulation governs, where the informed consent required before a medical intervention is obtained in electronic form, the process relating thereto, the delivery of the consent form to the patient in a secure and accessible manner, and the recording of the consent.

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15Ekim2026

The Geospatial Data Permits Regulation Published: Permit Obligation and Data Protection Requirements

The Geospatial Data Permits Regulation ("Regulation"), prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ("Ministry"), was published in the Official Gazette dated October 14, 2026 and numbered 33400 and entered into force on the date of its publication.

The Regulation repealed the Geospatial Data Permits Regulation and the Geospatial Data Licence Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated February 10, 2021 and numbered 31391, thereby bringing the permit and licence regimes together in a single text. Licence and permit certificates previously issued remain valid until the end of the periods for which they were granted.

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