What Is KVKK? Obligations Every Organization Must Know
KVKK is the short name of Law No. 6698. The law defines how personal data is collected, stored and transferred. The Personal Data Protection Board issues administrative fines to organizations that do not comply.
Law No. 6698, which regulates personal data processing in Turkey. It sets disclosure, security and notification duties for data controllers.
Why Does It Matter?
Fine amounts rise each year with the revaluation rate. For data security violations, the 2026 upper limit exceeds 17 million TL. A violation also causes reputation loss and audit workload.
Core Principles & How It Works
What Threats Arise from Inadequate Protection?
- ✕An employee sends a customer list out by email or USB.
- ✕Nobody knows where personal data is stored. This causes inventory and disclosure gaps.
How Does Moftgate Solve This Challenge?
Moftgate DSPM discovers and classifies personal data on endpoints and servers. DLP blocks unauthorized exit of that data. The platform produces evidence reports for audits. Data stays on your own servers.
Related Guides and Articles
- KVKK-Compliant Endpoint Security: A Guide to Local, On-Premises Deployment →
KVKK Article 12 requires technical and administrative measures on every device that processes personal data. This guide maps the KVKK Board’s technical and administrative measures guide, the BİG Guide and ISO 27001:2022 Annex A to endpoint controls, and explains when on-premises deployment is needed.
- DLP for Healthcare: How to Protect Patient Data in Hospitals and Clinics →
Health data is a special category of personal data, and leaks have serious results. We explain the riskiest data channels in hospitals, the shared device problem and a DLP rollout plan.
- DLP for Banking and Finance: BDDK, KVKK and PCI DSS Requirements →
In banking, a data leak means regulatory fines and loss of trust. We explain what BDDK, KVKK and PCI DSS expect from DLP, the riskiest channels and a 90-day rollout plan.
- 30-Day Data Privacy Compliance & Audit Readiness Checklist →
Data inventory mapping, access graphs, incident response workflows, and automated evidence packages. The critical questions auditors ask and how to answer with confidence.
- Data Breach Statistics 2026: Global Benchmarks and Türkiye →
Curated data breach statistics from the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, Verizon DBIR, and Turkish DPA (KVKK) activity reports: average cost, detection time, human factor, and breach notification trends.
Other Cybersecurity Terms
Full Glossary →The Data Controllers Registry Information System. The official registry that certain data controllers must join.
The legal and regulatory mandate dictating the physical geographic location where organizational and personal data must be stored and processed.
Security technology that detects and blocks unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive data across email, USB, web, and cloud channels.
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