The Personal Data Protection Authority has published a new public announcement on its website. In the announcement, explanations were made about the necessity of making the necessary technical arrangements in order to keep the results obtained as a result of searches made with the names and surnames of the relevant persons in the search engines in a way that they will not be indexed. It seems that the critical issue here is the title of “The Right to Be Forgotten” and should not be overlooked and even emphasized. Because it was stated in the announcement that the institution faced intense applications for the results related to the name and surname information of the people and as a result, it was decided to take some actions. Again in the announcement, it was also underlined that search engines act as data controllers, and therefore, the persons concerned can apply by exercising their right to be forgotten, and that if they do not receive a positive response, the judicial remedy is open.

Link: https://www.kvkk.gov.tr/Icerik/6777/Kisilerin-Name-ve-Surname-ile-Search -Demand-Requests-About-Public-Announcement-Results-Over-Searching-Over-Index-Removal-from-Index