The Protection of Personal Data Law numbered 6698 (‘Law’) was enacted in Turkey on 7 April 2016, with detailed provisions relating to the protection of personal data. It defines ‘personal data’ as ‘any type of information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.’ The main principle is that personal data can only be transferred abroad once the data subject has provided explicit consent. However, there are certain exceptions, such as if the processing is…
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A new Turkish intellectual property (IP) code has been touted since the mid-2000s and although several drafts have been prepared, none of them have been enacted despite some changes made in the legislation already in force. Finally, this year, the Draft IP Code, a single code covering trademarks, geographical indications, designs, utility models, and patents, was prepared.On February 24, 2016, The Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology opened the Draft Code for public…
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In May 2016 the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency – established under the Ministry of Health – amended the Guidelines on the Supply from Abroad and the Use of Pharmaceuticals, which changed the practice of the Named Patient Programme (NPP) in Turkey. Supplying nonapproved or unavailable pharmaceutical products from abroad is an exceptional route under the NPP. However, increased regulatory and price pressures in recent years have resulted in more products becoming…
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The aftermath of Turkey’s unsuccessful military coup last week has affected every walk of the country’s life, much so in the reorganisation of its judiciary. CDR speaks to leading Turkish lawyers about the far-reaching judicial consequences.
One of Turkey’s most affected sectors after the military coup attempt on 15 July was the judiciary, with over 2000 judges and prosecutors having been detained – “almost one-fifth of the judicial workforce in one go”, Mehmet Gün, the…
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This analysis article gives an overview of the new law on the protection of personal data that has recently entered into force in Turkey. It analyses the most important points under the new law and the many obligations that data controllers must now comply with when dealing with personal data.
Contents
• Important concepts• Obtaining consent
• Exceptions for obtaining consent• Transfer of personal data
• Responsibilities of data controllers related to personal data
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While Turkey was welcoming its new Data Protection Law in April 2016, the EU introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will replace the outdated EU Data Protection Directive. GDPR is accepted as a new era in data protection as it is expanding its applicability to data controllers residing outside the EU.
In this sense, the Regulation has a global effect, since it applies to data controllers or processors outside the EU who offer goods or services to data…
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