Privacy
KVKK (Turkish data protection law)
In Turkish: KVKK (Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu)
Türkiye's personal data protection law (No. 6698). It sets rules for how your data is handled and gives you rights over it.
KVKK says a company or institution that collects your data must have a lawful reason, tell you what it does with the data, and protect it. The body that oversees this is the Personal Data Protection Authority (Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu).
Among your rights are asking whether your data is processed, asking for correction, and asking for deletion or destruction in the cases the law allows. You make the request to the company first, in writing. This is general information, not legal advice; for a specific case ask a lawyer or the Authority.
What to do
- Read what a form says about how your data is used before you consent.
- Send a written request to a company when you want to know or remove what it holds.
- Keep a copy of your request and the reply.