Turkey – Starting dates for registration obligation for processing data has been announced
The data protection authority in turkey has announced in his decision 2018/88 starting dates to register as a data controller on VERBIS prior to processing personal data, the online registration system VERBIS can be found on the homepage of the Turkish data protection authority.
Earliest starting date for the registration process will be the 1st of October 2018.
Following start dates have been announced
a) 1st of October 2018 – 30th of September 2019, for data controllers that employ more than 50 employees and whose annual financial statement exceeds TRY 25 million
b) 1st of October 2018 – 30th of September 2019, for data controllers established outside of Turkey
c) 1st of January 2019 – 31st of March2019, for data controllers that employ less than 50 employees, whose financial statement does not exceed TRY 25 million, but whose core business includes the processing of sensitive data
d) 1st of April – 30th June, for public institutions and organizations that act as data controllers
Data controllers should take the necessary action and register with VERBIS during the applicable period.
