TÜRKIYE Law and Practice Contributed by: Bora Yazıcıoğlu, Kübra İslamoğlu Bayer, Simge Yüce and Yiğit Aktimur, YAZICIOGLU Legal
YAZICIOGLU Legal is an Istanbul-based bou - tique technology law firm. The firm focuses on legal matters related to technology, media & tel - ecommunications and data protection/cyberse - curity. It also has solid expertise in cross-border transactions, corporate and commercial mat - ters, intellectual property, regulatory compli - ance, e-commerce, consumer protection, and dispute resolution. YAZICIOGLU Legal has a dedicated team of 17 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 clients on in - vestigations and data breaches before the Turk - ish Data Protection Authority. It also provides assistance to several clients, both local and international, including but not limited to Acer, Reddit, and Workday, in ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, particularly in cross-border data transfers. The firm is ranked in several legal directories on TMT and is also a Bronze Corporate Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Authors
Bora Yazıcıoğlu is the managing partner at YAZICIOGLU Legal. He has significant experience advising national and international clients on several aspects of data protection, cybersecurity, and e-commerce law. 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.
Kübra İslamoğlu Bayer is a senior managing associate at YAZICIOGLU Legal. She advises clients on data protection, e-commerce, and cybersecurity laws. Kübra is an active member
of the Istanbul Bar Association’s IT Law Commission: Artificial Intelligence Study Group and the Data Protection Commission. She gives speeches on data protection on several platforms. She holds a CIPP/E certificate from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Simge Yüce is a senior associate at YAZICIOGLU Legal. She primarily focuses on data protection and e-commerce laws. Simge is an active member of the Istanbul Bar Association’s Data Protection Commission. She holds a CIPP/E certificate from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Yiğit Aktimur is an associate at YAZICIOGLU Legal. He focuses on various areas of law, including data protection and e-commerce. Yiğit is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association’s Data Protection Commission.
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