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title: "Definitions"
url: "https://prighter.com/resources/laws/turkish-kvkk/the-personal-data-protection-law/articles/article-3"
type: "legal-article"
date: "2025-11-05T17:23:04.784Z"
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# Definitions

(1) For the purposes of this Law:

- a)** “Explicit consent”** means freely given, specific and informed consent,
- b)** “Anonymization” **means rendering personal data impossible to link with an identified or identifiable natural person, even through matching them with other data,
- c) **“President”** means President of the Personal Data Protection Authority,
- ç) **“Data subject”** (natural person concerned) means the natural person, whose personal data are processed,
- d)** “Personal data” **means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person,
- e) **“Processing of personal data” **means any operation which is performed on personal data, wholly or partially by automated means or non-automated means which provided  that form part of a data filing system, such as collection, recording, storage, protection, alteration, adaptation, disclosure, transfer, retrieval, making available for collection, categorization, preventing the use thereof,
- f) **“Board” **means the Personal Data Protection Board,
- g) **“Authority” **means the Personal Data Protection Authority,
- ğ) **“Data Processor”** means the natural or legal person who processes personal data on behalf of the data controller upon its authorization,
- h)** “Data filing system” **means the system where personal data are processed by being structured according to specific criteria,
- ı)** “Data Controller”** means the natural or legal person who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data and is responsible for the establishment and management of the data filing system.

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