Transfer of personel date abroad and eveluation of data transter conditions under Personel Data Protection Law no 6698

As a result of developments in technology whcih makes the international flow of personal data inevitable, the importance of protection fo the personal data has been increased. "Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698", which constitutes the legal basis for the protection of personal data in Turkish Law, was accepted on March 24, 2016. Due to the importance of international flow of personal data, transfer of personal data abroad is regulated in Article 9 of the Personal Data Protection Law seperately. The Personal Data Protection Law is derived from "Directive 96/46/EC", the European Union regulation. Shortly after the Personal Data Protection Law came into effect, the Directive was repealed and replaced by the "European Union General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679". Regarding harmonizaition process with the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation must be taken into account for personal data protection. Thus, an amendment was to Article 9 of the Personal Data Protection Law regarding data transfer abroad on March 12, 2024. As the result of this ammendment, Article 9 of Personal Data Protection Law has been reconciled with the articles General Data Protection Regulation relating to transfer of data to third countries or international orginzations.