Privacy Notice (KVKK)

1. Data controller

Your personal data is processed by Att. Ahmet Bertuğ Dönmez (BEMA Hukuk & Danışmanlık, Istanbul Bar Association, reg. no 70835) as data controller. Address:, Bakırköy / Istanbul. E-mail: av.bertugdonmez@gmail.com.

2. Data processed

• Identity: name; if an engagement is established, Turkish ID or passport number
• Contact: phone, e-mail, address
• Request and case information: the content of your legal issue, documents you send, case and proceedings information
• Financial: fee and expense payments (if an engagement is established)
• Special categories: only as required by your legal issue and as provided by you (e.g. a medical report)
• Transaction security: technical logs and necessary cookies required for the site to work

3. Purposes

• Responding to your request, scheduling a meeting and making a preliminary assessment
• Establishing and performing the engagement agreement and power of attorney
• Conducting litigation, proceedings, applications and advice before courts and authorities
• Complying with obligations under the legislation on attorneys, tax and other laws
• Protecting rights in legal disputes

4. Legal grounds

Data is processed under KVKK Article 5(2): necessity for entering into or performing a contract (c), compliance with a legal obligation (ç), establishment, exercise or protection of a right (e) and legitimate interest without harming your fundamental rights (f). Special categories of data are processed in the cases listed in Article 6(3), in particular where necessary for the establishment, exercise or protection of a right, with adequate safeguards.

5. Transfers

Data may be transferred, only as required by the service, to courts, enforcement offices, prosecutors, notaries, administrative authorities, experts, mediators and other competent public bodies. It is not shared with other third parties or used for marketing. The office's e-mail (Google Gmail) and cloud services may store data on servers abroad; such transfers are made in accordance with KVKK Article 9.

6. Retention

Data is kept for as long as required by the purpose and by statutory retention and limitation periods, then deleted, destroyed or anonymised. Correspondence that does not lead to an engagement is deleted after 2 years.

7. Your rights and how to apply

Under KVKK Article 11 you may learn whether your data is processed, request information, learn the purpose and recipients, request correction or deletion, object to automated decisions and claim compensation for unlawful processing. These rights may be limited by the lawyer's duty of confidentiality (Attorneys' Act No. 1136, Art. 36). Send your request in writing to the address above or to av.bertugdonmez@gmail.com. Requests are concluded free of charge within 30 days (Art. 13); you may complain to the Personal Data Protection Board (Art. 14).