Progress
Current status
in force
07 May 2020in force
Scope
Implementers
Turkiye
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ruling handed to Amazon Turkiye for failing to obtain consent on the processing of personal data
On 7 May 2020, the Data Protection Authority of Turkiye (KVKK) sanctioned Amazon Turkiye with a fine of TRY 1.2 million. The reason for this was a violation of the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (Law No. 6563) since Amazon Turkiye did not obtain …
Event typeinvestigation
Action typeruling
Government branchexecutive
Government bodydata protection authority