Yasin Zengin

Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK)

Yasin is a Personal Data Protection Expert at the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), Data Security and Information Systems Department, and, for more than 3 years, has been performing the duties of analyzing, examining and controlling data breaches by data controllers and data processors, and examining and evaluating applications for international transfer of personal data. He holds bachelor’s degrees from Gazi University Industrial Engineering Department (2008) and from Gazi University Business Administration Department (2013). He started his career at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Afterwards, he was a Labor Inspector at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Guidance and Inspection Department for nearly 10 years, where he carried out the actual and active occupational health and safety inspections, control and improvement of hundreds of workplaces in many different sectors. He has certificates of Class A Occupational Safety Expert and ISO27001 Information Security Management System Lead Auditor related to his profession. He is still continuing his master's degree in Hacettepe University Industrial Engineering Department, and his undergraduate program of Aerospace Engineering Department at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ).