The transfer of personal data in Turkish and European Union law

While the fact that our personal data is constantly being exchanged and can even be transferred to other countries in a few seconds has become normal in the modern world, the concern about how to ensure the security of personal data that is out of our control is growing. Although it has been regulated by different countries since the 1970s, the transfer of personal data still remains a problem among countries from time to time. For this reason, this thesis analyses the regulations in Turkish and the European Union law regarding the transfer of personal data. This thesis consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, the definitions of basic concepts are placed, as well as fundamental regulations that include concepts thereof. The second chapter discusses the provisions regarding the transfer of personal data considered in The General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. The provisions stipulated in the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 are examined in the last chapter. Keywords: personal data, transfer of personal data, explicit consent, adequacy decisions, appropriate safeguards.