The Regulation on the Protection and Processing of Data Within Social Security Institution ("SSI") ("Regulation")entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 02.19.2022 and No. 31755. Within the scope of this Regulation, the procedures and principles to be followed in the processing of the personal data obtained by the SSI is determined.

What are the Highlights of the Regulation?

The Turkish Revenue Administration has published a new Communiqué (no:319) with regards to the wage / employment income.

Per the article 4 of the Communiqué, the income tax exemption implementation would be as below:

The income tax base which is calculated by deducting the social security premiums from the gross wage, would be exempted from income tax.

If the employee receive wage from more than one employer, the exemption would be applicable for the highest wage.

In the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Personnel Certification Mechanism published in the Official Gazette dated 06.12.2021 and numbered 31681, it has stated that those who want to entitled as Data Protection Officer should firstly have a "participation certificate" and in this context, the procedures and principles would be stated and published by Turkish Personal Data Protection Board ("Board").

New regulations on the technology development regions have been published with the Official Gazette numbered 31746 and dated 10.02.2022.

The amendments with regards to the employees working in technology development regions would be summarized as below:

The post-graduate durations would be considered during income tax incentive calculations