Turkiye: Implemented Law No. 7499 including data protection regulation

On 1 June 2024, Law No. 7499, previously Bill on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure, Some Laws and Decree-Law No. 659, including data protection regulation, enters into force. The law repeals the second paragraph of Article 6 of the Personal Data Protection Law (Law 6698). In particular, the law prohibits the processing of special categories of personal data unless the data subject gives explicit consent, it is explicitly provided for by the laws or necessary for protecting life, or it was made public by the data subject and is compatible with the intention of disclosure. Further, data controllers can process special categories of data if it is necessary to establish, exercise, or protect a right or fulfil obligations in areas like employment, health and safety, social security, and assistance.