Çelik, Yeşim

Access to information, flow of information and spread of information are much easier thanks to technological developments and the spread of internet, which has resulted in potential violations of the legal security of individuals. Personal data is related to human rights in terms of the protection of private life. In other words, securing the right to be forgotten means the protection of the privacy of private life. For that reason, the main objective of the protection of personal data is to protect human rights and to assure the protection of private life. The first step of protecting personal data is associated with the right to be forgotten and personal data protection. In this regard, the right to be forgotten and related regulations related to the protection of personal data will contribute to the protection of private life. In this context, this study will problematize the connections among the three fundamental rights, private life/privacy, protection of personal data and, therefore, the right to be forgotten, within the context of the right to be forgotten by making use of deductive method proceeding from the general to the specific