When Is Explicit Consent Not Required Under KVKK?
The processing of personal data under the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (KVKK) is, as a rule, based on the explicit consent of the person concerned. However, in some cases, the…
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Personal Data Shared in Municipal Services: Breaches in the Name of Transparency
Municipal transparency is essential for informing the public, ensuring accountability and enabling public resources to be audited. In practice, however, “transparency” can become a justification…
Employee Data in Municipalities: Common KVKK Mistakes in Personnel Records
Metropolitan municipalities process not only citizen data, but also personnel records and health, disciplinary, performance and security data relating to thousands of employees.
Municipal SMS and Email Messages: Public Service or a KVKK Breach?
Metropolitan and district municipalities send SMS and emails for many purposes: announcements, disaster alerts, water outages, payment reminders, event invitations, satisfaction surveys and…
Using Municipal Personal Data Beyond Its Purpose: Mistakes with Social Assistance Data
Social assistance is a major municipal activity involving income, health, family structure, disability and social support needs: extremely sensitive personal data are processed in these services.
The Main Causes of KVKK Breaches on Municipal Websites
Municipal websites bring together services such as applications, complaints, requests, payments, appointments and information, offering numerous digital services in one place. This extensive…
Camera Recordings in Metropolitan Municipalities: Seven Practices Most at Odds with KVKK
Camera recording systems in metropolitan municipalities (CCTV, MOBESE integrations, indoor cameras, and park and public-square monitoring systems) are, under KVKK, among the highest-risk areas…
The Explicit Consent Misconception in Municipalities: Must Public Institutions Always Obtain Consent?
One of the most frequent and error-prone issues in municipal KVKK practice is treating explicit consent as the “default legal basis”.
The 10 most common critical KVKK compliance mistakes in metropolitan municipalities
Because of their diverse services, high data volumes and multilayered organisational structures, metropolitan municipalities are among the most vulnerable public institutions in terms of KVKK…
KVKK Decisions in Türkiye in 2025: SMS Consent, VERBİS and Sanctions
Decisions published by Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Board in 2025 included measures directly affecting retail, service delivery, VERBİS and explicit-consent processes.
Cross-Platform Monitoring Techniques in 2025 and GDPR Compliance Issues
In 2025, marketing analytics, ad technology and customer-experience systems seek to combine users’ web, app, email, CRM and ad-network interactions into a single digital profile. Although this…
Data Minimisation Under KVKK: Common Implementation Problems
Although data minimisation is a fundamental KVKK principle, it remains one of the greatest practical challenges for organisations at the end of 2025.