VERBIS Registry Deadlines Have Been Postponed

According to the decision of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority ("KVKK") dated 11.03.2021 and numbered 2021/238, the deadlines for registration obligation to Data Controllers' Registry Information System ("VERBIS") have been extended.

With the relevant decision, it has been concluded that,

• For natural and legal person data controllers with more than 50 employees annually or a financial balance of more than 25 million TL annually, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.12.2021,
• For natural and legal person data controllers resident abroad, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.12.2021
• For natural and legal person data controllers with less than 50 employees annually and a financial balance of less than 25 million TL annually, and whose main activity is sensitive personal data processing, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.12.2021,
• For public institutions and organizations, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.12.2021,

and this decision to be announced at the website of the Authority and to be published in the Official Gazette.

We would like to emphasize that the relevant decision did not bring any changes about the compliance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK") other than the registration deadline to VERBIS.

In order to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, especially the privacy of individuals, natural and legal persons who process personal data are required to complete the compliance processes related to their administrative and technical obligations in processing personal data.

Current Deadlines Provided By The Authority For VERBIS Registration