⌗ Service
Corporate Compliance Consulting
- Duration
- Ongoing — initial assessment 2-3 months
Corporate compliance — systematic management of regulatory obligations. KVKK (Personal Data Protection Law), Competition Law, Capital Markets, Tax Law, sector regulations are evaluated together. Asil's role: regulation mapping, policy documentation, internal audit accompaniment. ISO 37301:2021 (Compliance Management Systems) certification is optional — for advanced corporate clients.
§1 Who needs it?
- Mid-large companies (50+ employees) — when KVKK + OHS + financial reporting obligations accumulate
- Public offering or M&A target — for due diligence
- Türkiye operations of multinationals — global compliance + Turkish local regulation
- Finance + insurance + healthcare — high regulatory density
- Supplier compliance — large customers' corporate responsibility commitments
§2 Scope areas
| Area | Main legislation |
|---|---|
| Data Protection | Law No. 6698 KVKK + KVK Board decisions |
| Competition | Law No. 4054 + Communiqués |
| Capital Markets | Law No. 6362 SPK + SPK Communiqués |
| Tax | Law No. 213 VUK + sector exemptions |
| Employment | Law No. 4857 + 6331 OHS |
| Environment | Law No. 2872 + Zero Waste |
| Consumer | Law No. 6502 on Consumer Protection |
| Commerce | Law No. 6102 TCC |
| Sector | Banking (5411), Insurance (5684), Healthcare etc. |
§3 Process
| Step | Duration |
|---|---|
| Company activity area + risk map | 2-3 weeks |
| Applicable regulation identification + gap analysis | 3-4 weeks |
| Policy documentation (ethics code, KVKK, anti-bribery, conflict of interest) | 4-6 weeks |
| Training programmes (management + staff + supplier) | 2-3 weeks |
| Internal audit system | 2-3 weeks |
| Whistleblower mechanism | 2 weeks |
| Annual internal audit + reporting cycle | Continuous |
Initial assessment + policy setup 2-3 months; followed by continuous monitoring with monthly/quarterly checks.
§4 ISO 37301:2021 certification (optional)
ISO 37301:2021 — Compliance Management Systems standard. Provides internationally recognised accredited proof of your systematic compliance management. Valuable in IPO, M&A, supplier requirement processes.
For ISO 37301 needs, Asil follows a similar approach to ISO 9001/14001: gap analysis, documentation, internal audit, accredited body assessment.
§5 KVKK compliance — special focus
KVKK Law No. 6698 obligations for companies as data controllers:
- Privacy notices (Article 10)
- Explicit consent management
- VERBİS registration (50+ employees or annual revenue threshold)
- Data security technical + administrative measures
- Data subject rights mechanism (Article 11)
- Cross-border transfer approvals
Asil offers the full KVKK package under the corporate compliance umbrella. See our KVKK page.
§6 Sector specialisation
Some sectors carry heavier compliance burdens:
- Banking: BDDK + MASAK + KVKK + ISO 27001 (information security)
- Healthcare: Ministry of Health + KVKK (special-category data) + Medical device regulation
- Education: MEB + YÖK + KVKK (student data)
- Fintech: BDDK + SPK + MASAK + KVKK
- E-commerce: Law No. 6563 + 6502 Consumer + KVKK
Asil maps your sector-specific compliance landscape together with you.
§7 Risks — what can it prevent?
| Event | Annual potential cost |
|---|---|
| KVKK Board administrative fine | 89,000 – 14.5 million TRY |
| Competition Authority fine | Up to 10% of revenue |
| BDDK / SPK inspection fine | Variable by sector |
| Consumer arbitration decision | Individual + class actions |
| Brand reputation loss | Incalculable |
A single error can trigger costs dozens of times the annual compliance budget. Proactive compliance management yields 30-50× savings.
Sources
- Law No. 6698 on Personal Data Protection
- TS ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management Systems
- Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition
- Law No. 6362 on Capital Markets
- KVK Board decisions + secondary legislation
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