On 2 March 2024, long-awaited amendments to Turkish Data Protection Law were accepted by the Turkish parliament as part of an omnibus bill. The amendments will now await presidential approval, which is expected in the coming days, before entering into force.
The amendments to the Turkish Data Protection Law (Law No. 6698) (the “TDPL” – see our previous client briefing on the introduction of the TDPL),
principally concern restrictions on the processing of so-called “special categories” of personal data and on transfers of personal data abroad (the “Amendments”). They have been accepted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye on 2 March 2024, and are planned to enter into force on 1 June 2024 (or 1 September 2024 for international data transfers, allowing a transitionary period of three months).
