Announcement Regarding the Notification of Administrative Monetary Penalties Under the Personal Data Protection Law via the GİB E-Notification System
According to an announcement made by the Personal Data Protection Authority (‘Authority’), administrative fines to be imposed on data controllers and data processors who are tax payers under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 will be notified electronically via the Revenue Administration’s (‘GİB’) E-Notification system (Digital Tax Office). Administrative fine decisions communicated via E-Notification shall be deemed officially notified on the fifth day after the date of delivery to the addressee’s E-Notification address. On the other hand, notifications to data controllers and data processors who do not have a tax liability record in the E-Notification system or whose records have been deleted will continue to be made using existing methods (in accordance with the provisions of the Notification Law No. 7201).
At this point, it should be noted that there are two separate systems for electronic notification: the National Electronic Notification System (‘UETS’) and the Revenue Administration’s (‘GİB’) E-Notification system. UETS is a national platform operated by PTT (Turkish Postal Service) where official notifications sent by judicial authorities are received. The GİB E-Notification system, on the other hand, is operated by the Revenue Administration within the framework of the Tax Procedure Law and is primarily used for tax returns, tax/penalty notices, and certain administrative penalty decisions. In line with the Authority’s public announcement, administrative fines imposed by the Authority will be communicated to the addressee (data controller or data processor) via the GİB’s E-Notification system, not via UETS.
To prevent loss of rights, it is crucial that individuals and legal entities with an E-Tebligat address regularly check their electronic notification accounts, keep their telephone and email address information up to date, and activate alerts such as email/SMS notifications. This is because, in E-Tebligat, even if the notification is not read, it will be deemed to have been served at the end of the fifth day from the date it reached the relevant address. Therefore, if an important official notification or penalty notice is overlooked, interest and similar losses may occur.