What it means for you
If you employ anyone in Türkiye, run a website that reaches Turkish users, or hold customer records here, it applies to you. It sets lawful bases for processing, registration duties, breach notification and administrative fines.
Commonly confused with
KVKK names both the law and, in everyday use, the authority that applies it. It resembles the GDPR but is not identical — the lawful bases, the transfer rules and the registration duty differ, and assuming they match is a common and expensive error.
Where you meet this word
In every Turkish privacy notice and employment file, and in any request to move data abroad.
Statute: Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) No. 6698
How we help with this: Data Protection & KVKK
