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Gülnur Çakmak works in Erdem & Erdem’s İzmir Office as an Associate. She participates in handling of disputes and represents local and foreign clients before Courts. She provides legal consultancy services to her clients regarding disputes arising out of labor law, contract law, obligation law and commercial law and prepares contracts.

The Management of Email Accounts of Former Employees Newsletter Articles
The Management of Email Accounts of Former Employees

Typically, when an employee departs, their corporate email account remains active and accessible to the employer for a period of time. During this time, the email archive and new incoming messages are forwarded to the employee's manager or another colleague...

Personal Data Protection 31.01.2024
International Transfer of Personal Data in Light of the Amazon Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board Newsletter Articles
International Transfer of Personal Data in Light of the Amazon Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board

Today, the globalization of economic activities leads to the transfer of numerous personal data internationally during the daily operations of companies. Therefore, like many national and international data legislations, Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (“PDPL” or “Law”) includes protective...

Intellectual Property Law 30.09.2023
CJEU Decides That A Mere Infringement of the GDPR Is Not Sufficient for Non-Material Compensation Newsletter Articles
CJEU Decides That A Mere Infringement of the GDPR Is Not Sufficient for Non-Material Compensation

In its decision regarding Case-300/21 and dated May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) evaluates the right to compensation for an infringement of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) regulated in Article 82 of the GDPR. The CJEU decided that a mere...

Personal Data Protection 31.05.2023
The Decision of the Court of Cassation General Assembly on the Unification of Case Law Holding That Lawsuits Filed for Deferred Receivables Have to Be Dismissed Without Prejudice Newsletter Articles
The Decision of the Court of Cassation General Assembly on the Unification of Case Law Holding That Lawsuits Filed for Deferred Receivables Have to Be Dismissed Without Prejudice

The Court of Cassation General Assembly of Civil Chambers and the Chambers of the Court of Cassation both issued opinions on whether a lawsuit filed for not due receivables should be dismissed with or without prejudice by the court on the grounds that the time of performance has not yet come, and whether the...

Law of Civil Procedure 31.10.2022
Amendment to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data Legal Developments
Amendment to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data

The Law on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Acts numbered 7499 (Law), including Amendments to the Law on Personal Data Protection numbered 6698 (LPDP) was published in the Official Gazette dated 12.03.2024 and numbered 32487...

Personal Data Protection 12.03.2024
Law Amendment Proposal on the Law on the Protection of Personal Data Submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly Legal Developments
Law Amendment Proposal on the Law on the Protection of Personal Data Submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly

On 16.02.2024, the Justice Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) received the bill (Bill) on the long-awaited amendment to the Law on Personal Data Protection No. 6698 (LPDP). It can be said that the Bill, which introduces regulations similar to the European Union General Data Protection...

Personal Data Protection 20.02.2024
German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains Legal Developments
German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains

The German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (Law) entered into force on January 1, 2023. The Law imposes significant obligations on German companies in relation to environmental law and human rights, covering their supply chains...

Other 28.03.2023
The Law of Victims of Delayed Pension Age Legal Developments
The Law of Victims of Delayed Pension Age

The Law on the Amendment of the Law on Social Security and General Health Insurance and the Decree Law No. 375, publicly known as the Law of Victims of Delayed Pension Age (EYT Law) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated March 3, 2023 and numbered 32121. With the EYT Law...

Labor Law 09.03.2023
Presidential Decree on Measures Taken in the Field of Labor and Social Security under the State of Emergency Legal Developments
Presidential Decree on Measures Taken in the Field of Labor and Social Security under the State of Emergency

The Presidential Decree on the Measures Taken in the Field of Labor and Social Security under the State of Emergency (Decree) entered into force through its publication in the Official Gazette dated 22.02.2023 and numbered 32112. The measures introduced by the Decree and to be implemented in the...

Labor Law 23.02.2023
2023 Severance Pay Cap is Determined Legal Developments
2023 Severance Pay Cap is Determined

Law No. 7431 on Amendments to the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law, Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 375 (Law) was published in the Official Gazette dated January 13, 2023 and numbered 32072. With Article 7 of the Law, temporary Article 43 was added to the Decree Law No. 375 and...

Labor Law 17.01.2023
New Regulations in the Health Services Sector Legal Developments
New Regulations in the Health Services Sector

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Private Healthcare Institutions Providing Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment (Outpatient Diagnosis and Treatment Regulation) and the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Private Hospitals (Private Hospitals Regulation) entered into force through its publication in the...

Health Law 10.01.2023

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