HKU229 Personal Data Protection Law

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF LAW
LAW PR.
Code HKU229
Name Personal Data Protection Law
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label FE Field Education Courses E Elective
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. ARİFE ÖZGE YENİCE CEYLAN
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

1- To teach the fundamental topics of data protection law; to develop the ability to apply this knowledge to specific cases. 2- To enable students to understand and anticipate legal issues related to data protection and to acquire the skills to find solutions.

Course Content

This course examines the fundamental concepts of data protection law, current issues in the field, and the relevant decisions of the Data Protection Board, as well as national and international court rulings.

Course Precondition

non

Resources

Mesut Serdar Çekin - Ahmet Esad Berktaş - M.Furkan Akıncı, Veri Hukuku, 2. Baskı, Oniki Levha Yayıncılık 2026.

Notes

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Students gain an understanding of the concept of personal data.
LO02 Students are informed about the processing of personal data.
LO03 Students gain an understanding of the preparatory process, historical development, and purpose of the Personal Data Protection Law.
LO04 Students gain knowledge about ways to protect personal data.
LO05 Students will be informed about the penalties that may be imposed in the event of a personal data breach.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the fundamental concepts and principles of law.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies legal problems. 5
PLO03 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Comprehends the research, analysis and interpretation methods of legal science.
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Recognizes the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms. 5
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates the fundamental legal disciplines and their contents (legal regulations in every field, decisions of judicial bodies and scientific evaluations) by using scientific methods and techniques.
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses appropriate legal interpretation methods in order to find solutions to the identified legal problems. 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Solves the legal problems encountered by using the knowledge has acquired 5
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Exposes the solutions to legal problems separately in terms of de lege lata and de lege ferenda law.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes responsibility as a member of the team to develop solutions to problems encountered in legal practice.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Be sensitive to social and legal problems with a sense of social responsibility.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği By gaining self-learning skills, evaluates the information which has learned with a critical approach.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses technical legal knowledge in both Turkish and English verbally or in writing. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Convincingly conveys her/his personal opinion and assessment on a particular legal issue, either orally or in writing.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses information and communication technologies related to law effectively. 4
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Internalizes the understanding of honesty, justice and ethics required by being a lawyer in line with the principles of universal law.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Follows the legal developments at national and international.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Adopts a democratic, secular and social state of law.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 History of Legal Regulations on the Protection of Personal Data Scope of the Personal Data Protection Law Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 The Concept of Personal Data, Sensitive Personal Data Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
3 the concepts of data processor and data controller Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Basic Principles Regarding the Processing of Personal Data Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
5 Conditions for the Processing of Personal Data Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
6 Review of Selected Board Decisions Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
7 Incident Investigation Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Examples of Foreign Court Decisions Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
10 Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
11 Transfer of Personal Data Abroad Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
12 Rights of the Data Subject Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
13 Obligations of the Data Controller Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
14 Sanctions Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
15 Incident Investigation-2 Okuma Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Final Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 2 4
Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload (Hour) 90
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,60
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 06.05.2026 10:54