The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has issued a principle decision (“Principle Decision”), published in the Official Gazette dated 2 June 2026 and numbered 33268, providing an assessment under the Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“DPL”) regarding the use of biometric data for employee attendance tracking.

The Law on Amendments to the Social Services Law and Certain Other Laws, published in the Official Gazette dated 1 May 2026 and numbered 33240, has introduced significant amendments to the Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committed through Such Publications.

The decision of the Constitutional Court, dated 25 December 2025 and numbered E.2025/141, K.2025/274, published in the Official Gazette dated 18 March 2026 and numbered 33200, focuses on whether certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 5271 (“CPC”) concerning the processing and destruction of genetic data provide adequate safeguards in terms of the right to the protection of personal data.