IT & Cyber Law Attorney in Gaziantep

Legal support for KVKK compliance, VERBIS review, data breach response, cybercrime files, online content removal, and IT contracts in Gaziantep.

IT and cyber law covers personal data protection, internet-based offenses, digital evidence, e-commerce, and online content disputes. Under Turkish law, KVKK creates duties for data controllers, while the Turkish Criminal Code and Law No. 5651 regulate many cybercrime and online-content issues. The correct route depends on the data processed, the alleged conduct, the available digital evidence, and the urgency of preserving records.

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Areas of Practice

KVKK Compliance

Privacy notices, explicit consent structure, VERBIS scope review, retention-destruction policy, and data processor contract review.

Data Breach Response

Legal review of breach notification duties, affected-person communication, evidence preservation, and authority response strategy.

Cybercrime Representation

Representation for victims and suspects in files involving unauthorized system access, data interference, account takeover, or online fraud allegations.

Social Media and Digital Rights

Review of insult, threat, privacy, unlawful disclosure, and evidence issues arising from social media or messaging platforms.

Content Removal and Access Blocking

Applications under Law No. 5651 for unlawful online content affecting personality rights or private life, where legal conditions exist.

E-Commerce and IT Contracts

Legal review of distance service flows, terms of use, software development, licensing, and IT service contracts.

IT Law File Process in Gaziantep

Issue and Evidence Review

The first step is to identify whether the file is a KVKK compliance issue, data breach, cybercrime complaint, content-removal request, or contract matter.

Digital Evidence Preservation

Screenshots, URLs, transaction records, log records, platform notices, and correspondence are reviewed before procedural steps are chosen.

Authority or Court Route

Depending on the matter, the route may involve the Personal Data Protection Authority, prosecutor's office, criminal court, civil court, or access-blocking application.

Response and Follow-Up

Notifications, complaints, defenses, objections, contract revisions, and follow-up filings are managed according to the file stage.

Useful Documents

Identity document, passport, or company authorization documents
Screenshots, URLs, account records, transaction records, e-mails, messages, and platform notifications
Privacy notice, explicit consent text, data inventory, VERBIS record, and retention-destruction policy if available
Breach records, technical incident reports, affected-person list, and internal correspondence in data breach files
Contracts, terms of use, software or IT service agreements, invoices, and payment records where relevant

Typical Timing

Data breach and urgent content files

Timing depends on when the incident is learned, the evidence available, platform response, and the legal route selected.

KVKK compliance and authority review

Compliance work and authority-response timing vary according to data categories, processing volume, sector, and document readiness.

IT and Cyber Law Services in Gaziantep

KVKK Compliance Consulting

Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data applies to many businesses that process customer, employee, supplier, or website-user data. Compliance should be built around actual processing operations, not only template documents.

Privacy notices under KVKK Article 10.
Legal basis and explicit consent review for each processing activity.
VERBIS scope and registration obligation assessment.
Retention-destruction policy, data inventory, and data processor agreements.

Data Breach and Administrative Review

When personal data is unlawfully accessed, disclosed, or lost, the data controller may need to assess notification duties and prepare a defensible incident record. Authority reviews require a file-specific legal and technical explanation.

Incident timeline and scope assessment.
Notification review for the Authority and affected persons.
Legal representation in complaints and ex officio authority reviews.
Objection route review for administrative sanctions where applicable.

Cybercrime Files

Cybercrime files under the Turkish Criminal Code may involve unauthorized system access, data interference, online fraud, bank or credit card misuse, or unlawful disclosure of personal data. The role of digital evidence is usually decisive.

Victim representation and criminal complaint preparation.
Suspect or defendant defense in investigation and prosecution stages.
Review of IP, account, transaction, device, and platform records.
Preservation of screenshots, logs, bank records, and correspondence.

Social Media, Privacy, and Content Removal

Unlawful online content may violate personality rights, private life, or personal data rights. Depending on the content, removal, access blocking, criminal complaint, or compensation routes may be considered.

Applications for content removal or access blocking under Law No. 5651.
Insult, threat, privacy violation, and unlawful data sharing allegations.
Right-to-be-forgotten and search-result removal request review.
Evidence capture before the content is deleted or altered.

E-Commerce and Digital Contracts

Online businesses need contract and compliance flows that match how the service actually works. Distance contracts, terms of use, privacy notices, and payment flows should be reviewed together.

Terms of use, membership, software, and service agreements.
Distance service and e-commerce flow review.
Consumer, data protection, and electronic communication compliance checks.
Contract evidence and audit-trail review for digital transactions.

Foreigners and Cross-Border Digital Files

Foreign individuals or companies may face Turkish law issues when data, users, platforms, servers, or disputed acts connect the file to Turkey. Jurisdiction and evidence access should be assessed before filing.

Turkish-law route review for foreign complainants or defendants.
Sworn translation and foreign company authorization documents.
Platform, server, payment, and user-location connection analysis.
Coordination with data protection and criminal-procedure requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does every business in Turkey need KVKK compliance?+

Every real or legal person that processes personal data must comply with KVKK principles. Whether VERBIS registration is required depends on criteria such as employee count, financial balance sheet, main activity, and data categories.

Who must register with VERBIS?+

VERBIS registration depends on statutory criteria and Board decisions. A business should review employee count, annual financial balance sheet, main activity, and whether special categories of personal data are processed.

What should I do after a data breach?+

The incident timeline, affected data categories, affected persons, technical and administrative measures, and notification duties should be reviewed promptly. Evidence should be preserved before external communication is finalized.

How can unlawful social media content be removed?+

If the content violates personality rights, private life, or personal data rights, removal or access-blocking routes under Law No. 5651 may be reviewed. Criminal complaint or compensation routes may also be relevant depending on the content.

What evidence is important in cybercrime complaints?+

Screenshots, URLs, user IDs, IP or login records if available, bank transaction records, platform notices, messages, device records, and chronological notes should be preserved without alteration.

How are IT and cyber law lawyer fees determined?+

Fees vary according to whether the file is compliance work, a data breach, a criminal file, content removal, or contract review. A written fee agreement is signed before the process begins.

Initial Request Triage

For KVKK compliance, a data breach, cybercrime file, content-removal request, or IT contract review, send a brief WhatsApp message so the file scope can be reviewed.

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