Privacy Notice
Information under Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK)
Last updated: August 2026
1. Data Controller
Under Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVKK"), your personal data is processed by Oğuz Law Office (Att. Arb. Çisem Pekder and Att. Ayberk Alpar, the "Office") acting as the data controller, within the scope described below.
2. Personal Data Processed and Purposes
If you contact us by phone or email, your personal data — including your name, phone number, email address and the content of the message you send — is processed for the purposes of evaluating your inquiry, responding to you, scheduling appointments and initiating the legal consultancy process.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Your personal data is processed based on the legal grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK, namely that processing is mandatory for the legitimate interests of the data controller provided that this does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms, and, where applicable, that it is directly related to the establishment or performance of a contract.
4. Transfer of Personal Data
Your personal data may only be transferred to the extent required to fulfil our legal obligations, in response to requests from judicial/administrative authorities, or to hosting and communication infrastructure providers we work with, subject to the necessary technical and administrative safeguards. Your data is not shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
5. Retention Period
Your personal data is retained for the period required by the purpose of processing and the statutory limitation periods set out in applicable legislation, after which it is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.
6. Your Rights as a Data Subject
Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to learn whether your personal data is being processed, request information about it, learn whether it is used in accordance with its purpose, know the third parties to whom it is transferred domestically or abroad, request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate, request its deletion or destruction under the conditions set out in the KVKK, request that these operations be notified to third parties to whom the data has been transferred, object to a result that is to your detriment arising from analysis exclusively through automated systems, and request compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.
7. How to Submit a Request
To exercise the rights listed above, you may submit your request, together with documents verifying your identity, to our Office via the address or email provided on our contact page. Requests are concluded free of charge as soon as possible and within thirty days at the latest, depending on their nature.
8. Cookies
Our website may use a limited number of technical cookies solely to ensure core functionality. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.
9. Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege
As required by the legal profession, communications and information shared between client and attorney are subject to the duty of confidentiality under the Turkish Attorneys' Act No. 1136. Preliminary inquiries submitted through this website are treated as general in nature until a detailed legal consultancy relationship is established.