394 NEWSLETTER 2021 In addition to judicial decisions, the PDP Board emphasizes the importance of this right by publishing decisions and guidelines that address the right to be forgotten. The PDP Board referred to the right to be forgotten in its decision8 on requests for the removal of the names and surnames of individuals and the results of searches made through search engines from the index. They also explained the criteria to be taken into account during the examination of these requests. Accordingly, during the evaluation, criteria such as whether the person concerned plays an important role in public life, whether the subject of the search is a child, whether the content of the information is correct, whether the information is related to the person’s working life, whether it is defamatory, and whether it contains sensitive personal data shall be examined. Finally, the PDP Board has published a booklet named Evaluation of the Right to be Forgotten Specific to Search Engines, in order to guide practitioners working in this area.9 8 Personal Data Protection Board’s decision, No. 2020/481, 23/06/2020. 9 The Right to be Forgotten (Evaluation of the Right to be Forgotten Specific to Search Engines) https://kvkk.gov.tr/SharedFolderServer/CMSFiles/11b6fd99d42a-45b1-a009-21f2d36ded21.pdf (Access date: November 2021).
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