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Coronavirus: Data Protection Authority loosens data privacy rules as Coronavirus continues to spread in Turkey

26 March 2020

Due to escalating concerns around the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Turkey, the Data Protection Authority of Turkey (the "DPA") made an announcement on 23 March 2020 regarding its re-assessment of time periods set out under the Data Protection Law numbered 6698 and its secondary legislation in an effort to provide a certain degree of flexibility to private and public data controllers.

Clifford Chance works in cooperation with Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership on Turkish law matters.

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