Data Centers & Cloud Services

Data centres and cloud platforms underpin every digital business, yet they carry a distinct regulatory weight of their own. In Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) imposes data-localisation obligations for certain categories of data, and the BTK regulates the establishment and operation of data centres. In the EU, cloud providers must contend with GDPR controller/processor liability chains, the EU Data Act's rules on data portability and switching, and sector-specific requirements under the financial-services and health frameworks. Understanding where physical infrastructure, contractual relationships, and regulatory jurisdiction intersect is essential for operators and their customers alike.

We assist cloud service providers in drafting and negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), service level agreements (SLAs), and master service agreements (MSAs) that reflect the applicable regulatory requirements on both sides of a cloud relationship. We advise on standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers, localisation exemptions, and the growing body of sovereign cloud requirements emerging across EU member states and Türkiye.

For enterprise customers procuring cloud services, we review vendor agreements, advise on exit and portability rights, and map the regulatory consequences of moving workloads between jurisdictions. For operators seeking to establish or expand data centre infrastructure in Türkiye, we guide licensing, environmental permitting, and BTK notification requirements from the outset.