Turkey: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The Constitutional Court, in its decision dated 27.01.2026 and numbered 2020/32193, published in the Official Gazette dated 16.06.2026, determined that the administrative fine imposed by the Personal Data Protection Board (the “Board”) on a data controller on grounds that the concept of the ‘purpose for which the data was made public’ is not regulated under the law and administrative fine imposed based on the relevant concept violates the principle of legality of offences and penalties (which also applies to misdemeanours).

Turkey's Constitutional Court has upheld the Competition Board's authority to conduct on-site inspections at its discretion, marking a pivotal moment in defining the balance between administrative oversight powers and constitutional protections. The ruling addresses fundamental questions about the scope of regulatory inspection authority and its implications for businesses subject to competition law enforcement.

Günümüzde ülkeler, farklı gerekçelerle çeşitli hukuki ve/veya mali kriterleri karşılayan başka ülke vatandaşlarına vatandaşlık vermektedir. Bu kriterler ülkeden ülkeye farklılık göstermekle birlikte sonradan vatandaşlık kazanılması için en çok tercih edilen yolun yatırım yoluyla vatandaşlık kazanımı olduğu bilinmektedir.