Cookie Policy
Last updated: 11 August 2026
1. What Is a Cookie?
Cookies are small text files saved to your device through your browser when you visit a website. They are used to make the site work properly, to remember your preferences and to analyse how the site is used.
Under Turkish Law no. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, cookies are regarded as a means of collecting personal data.
2. Types of Cookies
By duration
- Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: remain on your device until the set period expires or you delete them.
By source
- First-party cookies: placed directly by our site.
- Third-party cookies: placed by providers used for services such as analytics or advertising.
By purpose
- Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to work; cannot be turned off.
- Preference / functionality cookies — remember your preferences.
- Analytics / performance cookies — help us understand how the site is used.
- Marketing / advertising cookies — enable promotions relevant to your interests.
3. Cookies Used on Our Site
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies — no consent required
Legal ground: KVKK Art. 5/2-(f) — legitimate interest of the data controller.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Storing your cookie preferences | 6 months | First party |
| duyuru_kapali | Remembering that you dismissed the announcement bar at the top of the page | 30 days | First party |
No language preference cookie is used, because the site language is determined by the URL.
3.2 Analytics and marketing cookies
We currently use NO analytics or marketing cookies on this site. These categories appear in the cookie panel so that, should such cookies be introduced in the future, no cookie can be written without your explicit consent. Accepting these categories does not cause any cookie to be written to your device at the moment you accept.
If analytics or marketing cookies are introduced, this section will be updated with the cookie name, purpose, duration and party, and the last-updated date of this page will change.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
On the site
You can set your preferences in the cookie panel shown on your first visit. To change your preferences later, use the "Cookie Settings" link at the bottom of any page.
All cookies other than strictly necessary ones are off by default and are enabled only with your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
In your browser
You can delete or block cookies from your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
If you block strictly necessary cookies, your cookie preference cannot be remembered and the panel will be shown again on every visit.
5. Data Collected and Your Rights
For detailed information on the personal data processed through cookies, the data controller, retention periods and your rights under Article 11 of the KVKK: Privacy Policy