Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes a Document on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Workplaces
The Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) published an informational document on 05.03.2026 regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in workplaces. The document aims to raise awareness among institutions and employees about the risks that may arise from the use of artificial intelligence tools in corporate environments, particularly those provided by third-party providers and […]
Taxation of Income Derived by Individuals from Investment Funds and the Impact of Recent Legislative Amendments on Family Wealth in the Context of Closed-End Funds
1. The Role of Provisional Article 67 in the Taxation of Financial Income Provisional Article 67 of the Income Tax Law (“ITL”) occupies a central position in the taxation of financial income derived by individuals from capital markets. This provision establishes a mixed taxation regime covering both investment income (capital income) and capital gains, and […]
New Regulation on the Certification of Technological Products Developed as a Result of R&D and Innovation Projects
The procedures and principles regarding how technological products arising from R&D and innovation activities will be certified before public authorities and how such certificates will be used, particularly in public procurements, have been comprehensively regulated under the Regulation on the Certification of Technological Products (“Regulation”) prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Technology. The Regulation […]
Practices Implemented in Compliance with the Applicable Legislation Cannot Be Sanctioned Retroactively: The Current Judicial Approach to the Determination of Scholarship Students in Private Schools
I. Introduction Private educational institutions, due to the nature of their activities, are subject to intensive administrative supervision and frequently encounter administrative sanctions, particularly with respect to student admission procedures, electronic registration systems, and the implementation of free or scholarship-based student practices. One of the principal issues encountered in practice is that procedures duly carried […]
Principal Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board Regarding the Processing of Identity Data in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
With its Principal Decision dated 6 November 2025 and numbered 2025/2120 (“Principal Decision”), the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) assessed the practice of accommodation providers operating in the tourism and hospitality sector obtaining photocopies of guests’ Turkish ID cards, within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698 (“Law”). The Principal Decision was […]
Retroactive Collection of Rent Difference Claims When Contractual Rent Increase Provisions Are Not Applied
1. Tenancy Relationship in Residential and Roofed Workplace Leases A lease agreement, as regulated under Article 299 of the Turkish Code of Obligations numbered 6098 (“TCO”), is a synallagmatic and continuous contractual relationship whereby the lessor undertakes to grant the use of the leased property to the lessee and the lessee undertakes to pay the […]
The New Era in Personal Data Protection in 2025: Increasing Obligations, Sanctions, and Corporate Compliance Process – An Examination in the Context of the Private School Sector
The Chain of Responsibility Extending from the Individual to the Institution as the Fundamental Purpose of the Personal Data Protection Law The Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK” or the “Law”) is a framework law that protects the right to respect for private life of the individual and places this right […]
KVKK Grants First Approval for Cross-Border Data Transfer Based on a Non-International Agreement
On 12 November 2025, the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (“KVKK”) announced that the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has granted permission for a cross-border transfer of personal data based on a non-international agreement. According to the announcement, an agreement executed between the Directorate General of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior and the […]
The Constitutional Court Ruled in Favor of Creditors: Inflation-Induced Loss of Value Constitutes a Violation of Property Rights
Introduction The long-debated issue of the impact of inflation on creditors in Türkiye gained a new dimension with the decision (“Decision”) rendered by the Plenary of the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) on 08.07.2025 in relation to the individual application numbered 2024/41763. The Court held that the loss of value of monetary receivables arising from private […]
Ceiling on Fee Increases at Private Educational Institutions: Constitutional Principles, Judicial Standards, and Roadmap for Annulment
1. Content of the Regulation on Fee Increases Within the scope of Article 53 of the Regulation of the Ministry of National Education on Private Educational Institutions (“Regulation”), which was published in the Official Gazette dated 20.03.2012 and numbered 28239 and entered into force, fee increases for intermediate grades in private schools were set so […]