DECISION OF THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR THE REGISTRATION WITH THE DATA CONTROLLERS REGISTRY (VERBIS)
As announced in our Newsletter of yesterday, the decision of the Personal Data Protection Authority has been published on 25 June 2020 in the Official Gazette.
In accordance with this Decision, the new deadlines for the registration with the Data Controllers Registry (VERBIS) are as follows:
| Data Controllers | Previous Deadline | New Deadline |
| Data controllers whose annual number of employees exceeds 50 or whose annual balance sheet total (total assets on the balance sheet) exceeds TRY 25 million | 30.06.2020 | 30.09.2020 |
| Data Controllers residing abroad | 30.06.2020 | 30.09.2020 |
| Data controllers whose (i) number of annual number of employees is lower than 50 and whose annual balance sheet total (total assets on the balance sheet) is lower than TRY 25 million and (ii) main field of activities is processing sensitive personal data (in Turkish, “özel nitelikli kişisel veri”) | 30.09.2020 | 31.03.2021 |
| State Institutions and Organizations | 31.12.2020 | 31.03.2021 |
As it can be clearly seen from these charts, data controllers who have not yet completed the necessary steps of registration to the Registry because of the delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, shall have an additional extension period to ensure the compliance and fullfill this obligation.
Our Law Firm remains at your disposal for any further clarifications you may need.