TÜRKIYE Law and Practice Contributed by: Bora Yazıcıoğlu, Yağız Soymen, İbrahim Yıldırım and Ezgi Girenay, YAZICIOGLU Legal
YAZICIOGLU Legal is an Istanbul-based boutique technology law firm. The firm focuses on legal mat - ters related to technology, media & telecommunica - tions and data protection/cybersecurity. It also has solid expertise in cross-border transactions, corporate and commercial matters, intellectual property, regula - tory compliance, e-commerce, consumer protection, and dispute resolution. YAZICIOGLU Legal has a dedi - cated team of 16 lawyers working on data protection and cybersecurity. The majority of the firm’s workload
involves data protection-related matters. In particular, the firm is known for successfully representing its cli - ents on investigations and data breaches before the Turkish Data Protection Authority. It also provides as - sistance to several clients, both local and international, including but not limited to Acer, Reddit, and Workday in ensuring compliance with data protection legisla - tion, particularly in cross-border data transfers. The firm is also a Bronze Corporate Member of the Inter - national Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Authors
Bora Yazıcıoğlu is the managing partner at YAZICIOGLU Legal. He has significant experience in advising national and international clients on various aspects of data protection, cybersecurity, and e-commerce law.
Yağız Soymen is a senior associate at YAZICIOGLU Legal. He has experience in providing consultancy, audit, and training services regarding compliance processes with data protection regulations. He also works
Bora has represented several major clients on data breaches and investigations before the Turkish Data Protection Authority. He is one of the founding members and the current president of the Data Protection Association of Türkiye. Bora acts as the data controller representative for Zoom, Acer, Cerus, and Ookla in Türkiye.
as lead auditor for ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701. Since 2021, he has been serving as co-director of the Privacy Innovation Lab at Istanbul Bilgi University, where he contributes to training and research activities in the field of data privacy.
İbrahim Yıldırım is a mid-level associate at Yazıcıoğlu Legal. He focuses mainly on various fields of law, including personal data protection, AI, IT law, e-commerce law, contract law, international arbitration, and labour law.
Ezgi Girenay is a legal trainee at YAZICIOGLU Legal. She is working in the fields of data protection, cybersecurity, and e-commerce law.
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