Turkiye: Turkish Constitutional Court Ruling on Personal Data Protection in Labor Law
Progress
Current status
in force
12 Jan 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Published ruling on scope of data privacy in labor law
On 12 January 2021, the Turkish constitutional court issued a ruling (no. 2018/31036) in a civil lawsuit which sets a precedent for the scope of data privacy in labor law. An employee was subject to an internal audit in which his e-mail corresponden…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court