How to remove entries from Ekşi Sözlük
Ekşi Sözlük entries rank high in Turkish Google results for people's names; removal starts with the site's own channels and moves to legal routes if needed.
What it is
Ekşi Sözlük is a Turkish user-written site where anonymous authors post short entries under topics. Topics about companies and public figures often rank on page one for their names in Turkey.
Routes
- Moderation report: each entry has a complaint option; entries with personal data or plain insults can come down this way.
- Personality rights request: through the site's legal contact channel, with your ID and the entries you want removed and why.
- KVKK request: if your name, photo or contact details are shared, an erasure request under Turkey's data protection law. See our KVKK erasure request template.
- Court order: from a Turkish criminal judgeship of peace if requests fail.
Topic titles
A title that is itself insulting can be renamed or closed. If entries are removed but the title still ranks, apply to Google separately.
Frequently asked questions
Does replying on Ekşi Sözlük help?
Rarely. New entries revive the topic and push it higher on Google.