The long-awaited proposal for small/limited scope amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law was submitted to Parliament on 16 February 2024 within the 8th Judicial Reform Package.

This amendment proposal includes significant changes concerning:

  1. the conditions for processing special categories of personal data,
  2. the conditions for transferring personal data abroad, and
  3. the procedure for appealing against the decisions of Turkish Data Protection Board.

You may access to an infographic that we have prepared to outline the key aspects of this amendment proposal via the following link:

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