Proposed Changes To The Personal Data Protection Law As Part Of The 8th Judicial Package Legislative Proposal

The legislative proposal known as the "8th Judicial Package," titled "Law Proposal for Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law, Some Other Laws, and Decree Law No. 659," was submitted to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. The proposed judicial package includes amendments within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).

As part of the rationale for the amendment, it was noted that during the preparation process of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (PDPL), the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals regarding the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data was taken into consideration. However, this Directive was repealed two years later and replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The necessity for updates under the GDPR framework is also justified by their inclusion in the Human Rights Action Plan announced