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Amendments To The PDP Law With The 8th Judicial Package

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The Law No. 7499 on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure and Various Laws ("Law No. 7499"), known in the public as the "8th Judicial Package", is published in the Official Gazette on March 12, 2024.

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The Law No. 7499 on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure and Various Laws ("Law No. 7499"), known in the public as the "8th Judicial Package", is published in the Official Gazette on March 12, 2024.

With the Law No. 7499, significant amendments were made to Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("PDP Law").

Law No. 7499, which ws published in the Official Gazette on March 12, 2024, introduced significant amendments to the PDP Law. As detailed below, the amendments will enter into force on June 1, 2024.

The amendments aim to harmonize the PDP Law with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and are mainly related to the (i) processing of sensitive personal data, (ii) transfer of personal data abroad, and (iii) sanctions to be applied in case of breach of the obligations set out in the PDP Law.

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