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ARTICLE · 26 SEPTEMBER 2024

Amendments To Turkish Personal Data Protection Legislation Regarding The Transfer Of Personal Data Abroad

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Turkish personal data legislation has been substantially amended since March 2024. Especially, important legislative texts relating to the transfer of personal data abroad...

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Mehmet Karli
Mehmet Karli
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Gülce Keskin
Zeynep Ekinci
Zeynep Ekinci

Turkish personal data legislation has been substantially amended since March 2024. Especially, important legislative texts relating to the transfer of personal data abroad, a longtime debated topic due to practical uncertainties, have been introduced:

  • Law on the Amendment of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 7499 and Certain Other Laws published in the Official Gazette No. 32487 dated March 12, 2024, significantly amended Article 9 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law") regulating the transfer of data abroad.
  • The Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Transfer of Personal Data Abroad ("Regulation") published in the Official Gazette No. 32598 dated July 10, 2024, set out the procedures and principles regarding the implementation of Article 9 of the Law as amended in March, which regulates the transfer of personal data abroad.

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