Lawyers Dr. Cigdem Ayozger Ongun

Dr. Cigdem Ayozger Ongun

Dr. Cigdem Ayozger Ongun

SRP-Legal

Att. Dr. Cigdem Ayozger Ongun, has extensive experience in Technology, Media and Communication Law, Financial Technologies Law, Commercial & Corporate Law, Competition Law and Data Protection & Privacy Law. Dr. Ongun is the Founder and Managing Partner of SRP-Legal Law Office, headquartered in Istanbul.

Besides, Dr. Ongun is also the visiting Ass. Professor of Bahcesehir University.  Dr. Ongun is also the writer of the book on Personal Data Protection Law. She is the writer of Fintech Sector Players’ Competition with Banks Section of the Book on Applied Competition Law and of the Data Protection Law Section included in the book published and named as Gift to Prof. Dr. Huseyin Hatemi. She also published and presented an academic paper on Blockchain and Data Protection Law at the 2nd National Blockchain Workshop in 2019.

Dr. Ongun is the President of the Board of Directors of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Turkey. She is an advisor to the Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. She is the Chair of the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TUSIAD) Data Protection and Technology Law Group, the Executive Board Member of the Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR), Council Member of the Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchange (TOBB) FinTech Industry, Member of the Advisory Board of the Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB), Founding Board Member and Ethics Committee Member of the Women in Technology Association (Wtech).


Practice Areas & Work Department

Technology, Media and Communication

Financial Technologies

Commercial & Corporate

Competition

Data Protection & Privacy


Languages

English

Turkish


Memberships

Chair of Data Protection and Technology Law Group at the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TUSİAD),

Board Member of the Blockchain Turkey Platform (BCTR),

President of the Law, Regulation and Governmental Relations Committee of BCTR

The only Independent Member of the FinTech Industry Council at the Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchange (TOBB),

Founding Board and Ethics Committee Member of the Women in Technology Association (Wtech)

Board Member of the International Women Forum (IWF) Turkey,

Member of the Turkish Informatics Industry Association (TUBISAD), Turkey Informatics Foundation (TBV), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Endeavour Turkey’s Consultant Mentor,

Advisory Board Member of the FintechTime Magazine

Member of Istanbul Bar


Education

Dr. Ongun studied Law in Ankara University Law of Faculty. She obtained her LL.M. (Master of Law) degree on Competition Law studying both at Istanbul University and London School of Economics. Her PhD degree on Data Protection and Privacy Law was awarded by Istanbul University, and she also completed Koc University Executive MBA Program.

The Personal Data Protection Authority of Türkiye published the amounts of administrative fines under the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data

On 03.01.2025, the Personal Data Protection Authority of Türkiye published on its website the amounts of the Administrative Fines regulated in Article 18 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 increased by the revaluation rate ...

10.02.2025

The Personal Data Protection Authority of Türkiye published an Information Note on the Application of Misdemeanors in Terms of Time on 19.12.2024

As a result of the amendments dated 02.03.2024 to the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data an Information Note on the Implementation of Misdemeanors in Terms of Time within the Scope of the Amendments ...

10.02.2025

The Guidelines on the Banking Sector Best Practices on the Protection of Personal Data was updated by Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority on 08.01.2025

The Personal Data Protection Authority published The Guidelines on the Banking Sector Best Practices on the Protection of Personal Data on the Authority’s website on 08.01.2025.

27.01.2025

Guidelines for International Transfer of Personal Data is Published

The Guidelines for International Transfer of Personal Data cover almost every aspect of international data transfers, with key highlights ...

22.01.2025

The Cyber Security Presidency Affiliated to the Presidency of Republic of Türkiye Was Established With the Presidential Decree on the Cyber Security Presidency (Decree No: 177), Published in the Official Gazette Dated 08 January 2025 and Numbered 32776

With the Presidential Decree No. 177 on the Presidency of Cyber ​​Security published in the Official Gazette dated January 08, 2025 and numbered 32776, the Presidency of Cyber ​​Security was established under the Presidency of Republic of Türkiye with a public legal entity headquartered in Ankara.

12.01.2025

The Personal Data Protection Authority published an Information Note on Chat Robots (Chat GPT Example)

An Information Note on Chat Robots (Chat GPT Example) was published on the website of the Personal Data Protection Authority dated on 08.11.2024.

12.01.2025

Teknogirişim Şirketlerinin (Startup, Scaleup) Çalışanlarına Pay Senedi Vermesi Işlemine Gelir Vergisi İstisnası Getirildi

2 Ağustos 2024 tarihli ve 32620 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan 7524 sayılı “Vergi Kanunları ile Bazı Kanunlarda ve 375 sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamede Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun” ile Teknogirişimlerin ve çalışanlarının yıllardır bekledikleri bir istisna düzenlemesi getirildi.

25.09.2024

Income Tax Exemption Has Been Introduced for Technopreneurship Companies (Startup, Scaleup) Issuing Shares to Their Employees

The Law No. 7524 on “Amending Tax Laws and Certain Laws and the Decree Law No. 375”, which was published on the Official Gazette numbered 32620 on 02 August 2024, provides an exception regulation that Technopreneurships and their employees have been waiting for years has been introduced.

24.09.2024
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