Violation of personality rights due to content shared on social media

The introduction of Web 2.0 technology in the early 2000s opened up a new era of interaction over the Internet, inaugurating the medium of Social Media, which allowed readers to participate in published content. In this medium, everyone is a publisher and everyone is a reader. Social media that allows communication without time and space limitations is used by billions of people in the World and millions in Turkey intensively. On social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin, indivuals share their writings, photos, videos, voices, broadcast live from anywhere in the world and reach an unlimited number of audience. Thus, social media has become one of the most indispensable instruments of life as it includes many fields such as entertainment, shopping and education, rather than being a sole communication medium. The fact that social media touches every aspect of life has made social media the most violated right to personality. In this study, the most violated personality rights on social media- honor and dignity, name, photo, living space, freedoms, economic freedom and wealth, professional and commercial secrets, are examined in detail by applying the court practices. As the issue should be specifically analysed for the renowned characteristics in the public eye, violation of honor and dignity and violation of living spaces were examined for them in a seperate section. The discussions were embodied both by the Supreme Court's, Constitutional Court's and European Court of Human Rights's decisions. Key Words: Personal Rights, Internet, Social Media, Public Figures, Vialation Of Personality Rights