Turkey:
Extension Of Deadline For Compulsory Registration Before Data Controller Registry
23 September 2019
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The Turkish Data Protection Authority in Turkey has recently
announced that the deadline for the compulsory registration before
the Data Controller Registry has been extended till December 31,
2019.
Accordingly, the real and natural entity data controllers
who/which have over 50 employees yearly or have yearly financial
balance sheet over TL 25,000,000 shall register before the date of
December 31, 2019.
The announcement does not mention any details about the entities
who/which less than 50 employees annually and those having less
than TL 25,000,000 financial balance sheet yearly. Thus, these
entities will still need to register before March 31, 2020, as
stated on the official page of Turkish Data Protection
Authority.
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