Turkiye: Implemented Personal Data Protection Act including cross-border data transfer
Description
Implemented Personal Data Protection Act including cross-border data transfer
On 7 October 2016, the Personal Data Protection Act, including cross-border data transfer, was implemented, 6 months after its publication in the official Gazette. The Act requires entities to obtain users' consent. Without consent, the entities wo…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2014-12-26
under deliberation
2016-03-24
adopted