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The Obligations of Family Health Centres, Pharmaceutical Companies and Pharmacies under KVKK No. 6698
(6698 sayılı KVKK Çerçevesinde ASM, İlaç Firmaları ve Eczanelerin Yükümlülükleri)
Abstract
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W: We are with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Volkan Dülger, Member of the Board of Directors of the Data Protection Association (Veri Koruma Derneği), to hear his views on the health sector on the basis of Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK). Do the physicians who sign contracts with the governors’ offices and bear operational responsibility for family medicine practices (Family Health Centres, ASM) have an obligation here? V.D.: Family physicians are subject to the same obligations as other physicians. That is, they may process health data only if the data subject has given explicit consent, or if the data are processed for the purposes of protecting public health, preventive medicine, medical diagnosis, treatment and care services, and the planning and management of financing. Apart from these, they have an obligation to inform their patients and an obligation of confidentiality.
Related publications
Dülger, Murat Volkan / Gümüş, Gülçin, Personal Data Protection Law (Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Hukuku), 4th ed., Seçkin Publishing, Ankara, 2026.
Dülger, Murat Volkan, Legislation on Information Technology, Personal Data Protection and Internet Communication (Bilişim, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması ve İnternet İletişimi Mevzuatı), 7th ed., Seçkin Publishing, Ankara, 2021.
Dülger, Murat Volkan, “The Use of Bulk Data and Metadata in Preventive Policing and Intelligence Work from the Standpoint of Human Rights, Personal Data Protection and Criminal Procedure Law” (İnsan Hakları, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması ve Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku Açısından Önleyici Kolluk Hizmetleri ve İstihbari Çalışmalarda Toplu Veri ve Metadata Kullanımı), conference presentation, 2026.
Dülger, Murat Volkan, “Lawyers' Obligations under the KVKK in the Light of the Board's Decisions” (Kurul Kararları Işığında Avukatların KVKK Yükümlülükleri), conference presentation, 2025.
Dülger, Murat Volkan / Gümüş, Gülçin, “The Right to Be Forgotten”, Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Yadigar İzmirli (Prof. Dr. Yadigar İzmirli'ye Armağan), 2024.