Turkish Data Protection Law Has Finally Entered Into Force: Does It Cover The Expectations?

As the EU harmonization process has gained a particular importance recently, the progress on the Personal Data Protection Draft has been accelerated accordingly. Finally the Law is published in Official Gazette number 29677 on 7 April 2016. Regarding the clause of effect; 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Articles of the Law will be entered into force six months later, while other Articles will be effective as of the publish date. Following the execution of the "Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data" in 1981, the extent to this significant Law was an issue of concern which has been drawn up within this framework and pending for a long time, will be modified and the latest version to be ratified.