Turkey Ratifies International Convention On Automatic Processing Of Personal Data Into Law

In 1981, Turkey signed the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data ("Convention") at Strasbourg. At long last, the Convention has now been enacted into Turkish law. Ratification had been delayed while Turkey completed enactment of the necessary legislative arrangements in its domestic law. However, the importance of the subject matter meant that Turkey changed its approach to proceed with the domestic legislative requirements in parallel to ratifying the Convention.

The Convention's purpose is to secure respect for every individual's rights and fundamental freedoms in territories belonging to the Convention's signatories, whatever an individual's nationality or residence. The Convention particularly addresses individuals' right to privacy, with regard to automatic processing of personal data.