Türkiye's KVKK to hold online symposium on personal data protection in the age of AI on 7 December
Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Authority is accepting abstracts until 9 November for a symposium on the legal issues AI raises for personal data protection.
Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) announced on 15 October 2026 that it will hold an online symposium on personal data protection in the age of AI on 7 December 2026. Those who want to present a paper can send their abstracts until 9 November 2026.
Türkiye's Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) announced on its website on 15 October 2026 that the symposium "Informatics, Space and Law Symposia I: Personal Data Protection in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" will take place online on 7 December 2026.
- The symposium is organised by KVKK together with the İstanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Law and the Informatics and Space Law Commission of the Competition and Regulation Research Centre at Ankara Social Sciences University.
- The symposium focuses on the current legal problems that AI creates for personal data protection.
- The deadline for paper abstracts is 9 November 2026; accepted papers will be published in an online book of abstracts, and submitting a full paper is optional.
Why it matters
The symposium may indicate that Türkiye's data protection authority treats AI as a topic of its own. The KVKK website also lists a document with recommendations for parents whose children use AI tools.
For companies that process customer or employee data with chatbots, automated decision systems or other AI tools, following these discussions can help keep internal policies up to date. Legal, compliance and IT teams can use the symposium as a chance to track current questions at the meeting point of AI and personal data protection.
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