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Information Technologies and Communication Authority (“ICTA“) published the Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles regarding the Registered Electronic Mail System (“Amendment Regulation“) in Official Gazette dated 13 December 2022 and numbered 32042. Accordingly, Registered Electronic Mail […]

Regulation on the Procedures and Principles of the Electronic Seal (“Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette dated 14 September 2022 and numbered 31953. The regulation aims to determine the procedures and principles of receiving the electronic seal applications, creation, […]

After the publication of the guide on technical measures, the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) also published a public announcement on which technical measures should be taken by data controllers and their reasons. The most important provisions of the […]

During the past decade, the regulation of cybersecurity has become a very hot topic in the world as a result of an increase in the level of importance attributed to data and privacy as well as the digitalisation of […]

 1. Cloud Computing  1.1 Laws and Regulations Although there are no specific laws for regulating cloud computing in Turkey, certain rules prescribed in several laws and secondary legislation concerning cloud computing apply in most cases. These rules are mainly […]

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology and its applications across various sectors of the economy are growing exponentially. As AI advances, one of the important, practical challenges that courts, governments and regulators face is whether current intellectual property legal frameworks are […]

The Regulation on Amendment of Regulation on the Presentation of Radio, Television and On-Demand Broadcasts on the Internet (“Internet Regulation”), the Regulation on Amendment of Regulation on Administrative and Financial Conditions Required for Media Service Providers and Platform and […]

Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) banned advertising on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest for failure to appoint a representative as required under applicable law. Turkey has recently brought a set of amendments on the Law number 5651 on Regulation […]