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The Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey is the official publication that publishes and enters into force the changes in official legislation. The inclusion of the KVKK decision regarding employee data privacy in this issue has created an important agenda in the field of employer-employee relations and data protection.
The new issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey, dated Thursday, October 8, 2026 and numbered 33394, was published and entered into force. The most prominent headline of the day was the decision of the Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) regarding the critical limits and principles imposed by employers on auditing employee e-mails.
In addition, many legislative changes, from the operation of the Turkish Product Specialized Exchange (TÜRİB) to the collection of administrative fines for vehicles with foreign license plates, from railway vehicles type approval penalties to the repealed regulations within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were included in the Official Gazette.
Here are the Official Gazette decisions of October 8, 2026.
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
REGULATIONS
– Regulation on the Repeal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Research Center Regulation
– Regulation Amending the Regulation on Intermediary Activities and Supervision and Inspection of Intermediaries in the Turkish Product Specialized Stock Exchange
– Regulation on Amending the Regulation on the Establishment, Activity, Operation and Audit Procedures and Principles of the Product Specialized Exchange
– Regulation on Amending the Regulation on the Collection of Administrative Fines Imposed within the Scope of Law No. 4925 on the Activities of Vehicles with Foreign License Plates and Decree Law No. 655
– Regulation on Amendments to the Railway Vehicles Type Approval Regulation
BOARD DECISION
– Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board dated 16/09/2026 and numbered 2026/2035
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