Foreign companies that are not resident in Türkiye but process data of Turkish citizens must appoint a Turkey representative.
Obligation of Appointment
- Foreign companies providing services to Turkish citizens
- VERBİS registered representative
- Contact point
Duty of the Representative
- Response to relevant person requests. response
- Board correspondence
- Data breach notifications
- Audit coordination
Sanction
- Failure to appoint a representative: administrative fine
- Service interruption (BTK decision)
- Administrative sanction
Social Media Representative (5651 Article 5/A)
- Platforms with 10 million+ Turkish users
- Obligation to respond to content removal requests
- BTK audit
KVKK Board Approach
KVKK Board strictly supervises the obligation of foreign companies to appoint a representative in Turkey and imposes administrative sanctions.
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