With the decision of the Constitutional Court (the “Court”) dated 28.12.2021 with the application number 2018/34548 published in the Official Gazette on 11.02.2022, the Court ruled that the employer reading the messages of its employee (the “Applicant”) with other workmates through WhatsApp, and the subsequent termination of the Applicant’s employment contract on the grounds of these correspondences are unconstitutional as these acts violate the right to respect for private life and freedom of communication which are guaranteed by the Constitution of the Turkish Republic (the “Constitution”).

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Citizenship Law (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette No. 31711 on 06.01.2022 and entered into force. Under the Regulation, some important changes have been introduced regarding the investments made by foreigners for acquiring Turkish citizenship.

Sermaye Piyasası Kanunu’nda Kripto Varlıkların ve Kripto Varlık Platformlarının Düzenlenmesine Dair Değişiklik Taslağı (“Taslak”) 2022 Ocak ayında Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (“TBMM”) gündemine alınmış olup bu Taslak, günümüz dünyasının en popüler yatırım araçlarından biri haline gelen kripto varlıklara ilişkin hukuki dayanak oluşturmayı hedeflemektedir.

COVID-19 PCR Test Sonucu ve Aşı Bilgisi Uygulamalarına İlişkin Kamuoyu Duyurusu (“Duyuru”)
28.09.2021 tarihinde Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu’nun (“Kurum”) resmi internet sitesinde
yayınlanmıştır.

New regulations regarding savings finance companies have been introduced by the “Law No. 7292 on the Amendment Made on the Law on Financial Leasing, Factoring and Financing Companies and Some Laws” which was published in and entered into force by the Official Gazette dated 07.03.2021 and numbered 31416. Accordingly, the name of the Law No. 6361 has been changed as the Law on Financial Leasing, Factoring, Financing and Savings Finance Companies (the “Law”)…

The status of the employees who refuse to be vaccinated and the employers who request their employees to be vaccinated has become a discussion with the commencement of the vaccination process within the scope of the COVID-19 Vaccination National Implementation Strategy of the T.R. Ministry of Health.

Various amendments on Tourism Promotion Law numbered 2634 (“Law”) have been made by Law Regarding Amendments on Tourism Promotion Law and Some Laws published in Official Gazette. Accordingly, a provision, stipulating that the foreign flagged commercial yachts may temporarily operate in Turkish territorial waters on conditions that the some requirements are met, has been added to article 29 of the Law.

The Guideline on Matters to be Considered in Processing Biometric Data (“Guideline) has been
published by the Personal Data Protection Authority (“Authority”). The Guideline includes the
definition of biometric data, which has not been extensively defined before in the Personal Data
Protection Law (“Law”) and other legislations, and the conditions and principles of processing
biometric data in accordance with the Law.