Abstract:

The protection of personal data is recognized as a fundamental right in several European and international treaties, closely linked to but different from the right to respect for private and family life. Various directives deal with personal data usage in the European Union, but the most inclusive Menemen Cumhuriyet Savcısı, [email protected]*Makale Geliş Tarihi: 14.7.2014, Kabul Tarihi: 24.7.2014is the EU Data Protection Directive which protects individuals’ privacy and personal data use. Despite such gradually increasing sensitivity on protection of personal data, there is not yet a specific law governing personal data privacy in Turkey, though other pieces of legislation refer to the protection of personal data. There is also a draft Law on Protection of Personal Data, which was prepared and developed by the Turkish Ministry of Justice for several years without success. In this the EU Data Protection Directive will be explained in detail. Thereafter, the state of play of this issue in Turkey and the question of why it needs a specific data protection law will be clarified. Finally, the Draft Law on Protection of Personal Data will be comparatively assessed and criticised

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