Articles on KVKK and compliance
From VERBİS to explicit consent, sectoral compliance to recent Board decisions; guides and analyses from our team.
22 posts in total
KVKK Explicit Consent vs İYS Approval: Consent and Withdrawal Compared
Are KVKK explicit consent and İYS (commercial electronic message) approval the same in marketing? A comparison of scope, the nature of consent, and withdrawal/opt-out.
Withdrawing Explicit Consent under KVKK: Right, Process and Duties
Can explicit consent be withdrawn? How is consent withdrawn under KVKK, what happens to processing afterwards, and what are the data controller's duties?
Cross-Border Data Transfer: Methods and Conditions
How is personal data transferred abroad? A practical guide to adequacy decisions, appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules) and exceptional cases.
How to Report a Data Breach (The 72-Hour Rule)
Who do you notify of a personal data breach, and when? The 72-hour rule, what the notification must contain, and a step-by-step roadmap for the moment of a breach.
How to Complete VERBİS Registration: A Full Guide
How do you complete VERBİS registration step by step? A practical guide from determining the registration obligation to the registry declaration and keeping it current.
KVKK vs GDPR: A Comparison Guide
What are the key differences between KVKK and GDPR? A comparison across scope, authority, registration, data-subject rights, cross-border transfer and sanctions.
How to Choose KVKK Compliance Software: 2026 Guide
What should you look for when choosing KVKK compliance software? A practical 2026 evaluation guide covering data inventory, VERBİS, retention-destruction, request management and audit.
The KVKK Compliance Process Step by Step: 8 Stages
Where does KVKK compliance start and how does it progress? An actionable 8-stage roadmap from data inventory to audit, and the role of software at each step.
How to Conduct a KVKK Compliance Audit
What does a KVKK compliance audit cover and how is it done? A practical internal-audit guide to gap analysis, evidence gathering, risk assessment and continuous improvement.
KVKK Awareness Training: Why and How?
Why does KVKK awareness training matter, who should receive it and how is it planned? Content topics, completion tracking and a sustainable training program guide.
KVKK Penalties and How to Avoid Them: 2026 Guide
Which violations under KVKK lead to administrative fines, which constitute crimes, and how do you avoid these penalties? Penalty categories and an actionable prevention guide.
Personal Data Destruction and Periodic Disposal: How To
How are personal data deleted, destroyed or anonymized? Retention and destruction policy, the periodic disposal period and a practical disposal management guide.
How to Manage the Data-Subject Request Process
How are data-subject requests received and answered? The 30-day deadline, request rights, identity verification, record-keeping and common mistakes.
How to Prepare a Privacy Notice: Mandatory Elements
How do you prepare a KVKK privacy notice? Mandatory elements (KVKK Art. 10), a correct structure, common mistakes, and the difference between notice and explicit consent.
How to Obtain Explicit Consent: Conditions for Validity
How do you obtain valid explicit consent under KVKK? The conditions of free will, being informed and relating to a specific subject, the burden of proof and common mistakes.
Case study: Retention and destruction management
Setting up a retention-destruction policy and periodic destruction at an organization storing employee and CV data indefinitely.
Case study: Cross-border data transfer compliance
Setting up 2024-compliant transfers at a company using foreign cloud and CRM: risks and the measures taken.
What is VERBİS and who must register?
What is VERBİS (the Data Controllers Registry), who is obliged to register, and how does the process work? A short, practical guide.
Case study: Cookie compliance in e-commerce
An illustrative case study on how KVKK 2026/347-compliant cookie management was set up in a high-traffic e-commerce scenario.
How to build a data inventory
What is a personal data processing inventory, why is it needed, and how do you build it step by step? An actionable starter guide.
Case study: Special-category data in healthcare
An illustrative case study on protecting special-category personal data in healthcare: risks and the measures to take.
What is explicit consent? How it differs from the privacy notice
What does explicit consent mean under KVKK, how does it differ from the notice obligation, and how does decision 2026/347 affect cookie management?