ABSTRACT The right to be forgotten refers to someone's request to voluntarily remove irritative content about themselves online. While there are those who see the right to be forgotten as legitimate as an extension of the right to privacy, there are also those who claim that this right restricts freedom of expression and the press and legitimizes censorship. The press performs a public service, enlightens the society and there is a public interest in these matters. Thus, criticism of the right to be forgotten is not entirely unjustified. On the other hand, there is no public interest in continuing to publish a news item that is no longer newsworthy, outdated and unnecessary. In order to resolve this conflict, a balance must be struck between the right to be forgotten and freedom of press. It is clear that the demands for the right to be forgotten will increase with each passing year. Determining which criteria can be applied while balancing these rights makes the solution of the problem a little easier. In this regard, both the criteria previously accepted by the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on interfering with personal rights through the press and the criteria published by the Personal Data Protection Board can be taken into consideration. However, these criteria should be evaluated separately in each concrete case. Keywords: Right to be forgotten, freedom of press, protection of personal data, right of personality, right to privacy