Last updated: 6 November 2026. This notice is provided under Article 10 of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 ("KVKK").
Data controller
Your personal data is processed by Att. Ahmet Alkan, Alkan Law Firm ("we"), Emek Mahallesi, Yeşilırmak Caddesi, Aksu Plaza 5/4, Kepez / Antalya, Türkiye. Email: info@ahmetalkan.av.tr, phone: +90 532 335 54 48.
Personal data we process
- Identity and contact data: name, surname, phone number, email address and, where you provide it, your nationality and address.
- Content of your enquiry: the information and documents you send us through the contact form, email, phone or WhatsApp.
- Client file data: if you become our client, the information and documents needed to provide legal services, which may include special categories of personal data where your case requires it.
- Technical data: IP address, browser and device information and cookie data collected when you visit this website (see our Cookie Policy).
Purposes of processing
- Responding to your enquiries and arranging consultations;
- Providing legal advice and representation and managing the attorney–client relationship;
- Fulfilling our legal obligations, including those under the Attorneyship Law No. 1136, tax and accounting rules;
- Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims;
- Ensuring the security and proper functioning of this website.
Legal grounds
We process personal data on the grounds set out in Article 5 of the KVKK: where it is necessary to establish or perform a contract with you, to comply with our legal obligations, to establish, exercise or protect a right, or for our legitimate interests provided that this does not harm your fundamental rights and freedoms. Where none of these applies, we rely on your explicit consent. Special categories of personal data are processed only under the conditions of Article 6 of the KVKK.
Transfer of personal data
As required by the nature of legal services, your data may be shared with courts, enforcement offices, notaries, land registry offices, public authorities, experts and mediators, and with service providers we use for hosting, email and IT support, only to the extent necessary and in line with Articles 8 and 9 of the KVKK. Some of these providers, such as email or hosting services, may store data outside Türkiye; such transfers are carried out under the safeguards provided in Article 9 of the KVKK.
Method of collection
We collect personal data electronically through this website, email, phone and messaging applications, and in person at our office.
Retention
We keep personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes above and for the periods required by law, including the statutory limitation periods for legal claims, and then delete, destroy or anonymise it.
Confidentiality
As attorneys, we are bound by the duty of professional secrecy under the Attorneyship Law. Information you share with us is kept confidential during and after our engagement.
Your rights
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to:
- learn whether your personal data is processed and request information about it;
- learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used for that purpose;
- know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom your data is transferred;
- request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data, and deletion or destruction of your data under Article 7;
- request that third parties to whom your data was transferred be notified of such correction or deletion;
- object to a result against you arising exclusively from automated analysis of your data;
- claim compensation for damages arising from unlawful processing.
You can send your request in writing to our office address or by email to info@ahmetalkan.av.tr. We will respond within 30 days at the latest.
Visitors from the European Union
If you are located in the European Union or the European Economic Area, you may also have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please contact us if you wish to exercise them.