Due to the Covid-19 pandemic spreading rapidly in our country, considering the requests submitted by Members of Profession and Employers, 23.03.2020 dated Tax Procedural Law circular numbered VUK – 126 / 2020 – 5 has been published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

With the regulations of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, below decisions have been taken:

Per the Covid-19 pandemic fact treated Türkiye rapidly, The President has announced new regulations. And, based on that the Turkish Revenue Administration has announced below precautions for further processes:

Due to the Covid-19 virus, necessary precautions have been taken by the organizations; within the scope of these precautions, the possibility of unauthorized access to personal data has emerged, including health data of employees or third parties. Organizations should be very careful to avoid possible violations which might directly impact the rights and freedoms of persons when taking relevant preventive measures. In this process, organizations can follow the methods in the precautions to be taken, which are elaborated as follows:

1. Remote Working

In order to ensure business continuity, an organization may go for the option of remote working in this period. In such case, if organizations do not already have sufficient technical infrastructure, certain difficulties may be faced. For example, within the scope of this measure taken to protect public health, the personal phone numbers of people who do not use the company phone for communication between people, other employees, business partners, customers, suppliers etc., can be shared with third parties. While this transfer/sharing of information has a legitimate aim, it is well known that it must be based on the explicit consent of individuals. In cases where people do not give explicit consent or withdraw their explicit consent, providing a company line to the person would be an appropriate solution.

Per the Covid-19 pandemic fact treated Türkiye rapidly, The President has announced new regulations that will be in force soon.

The topics on that announcement related to work life can be listed as below: