COOKIES POLICY
This Cookies Policy (hereinafter briefly referred to as “Policy”) was prepared by TURKUVAZ HABERLEŞME VE YAYINCILIK A.Ş. (hereinafter briefly referred to as "Turkuvaz") and constitutes an annex to the Information Disclosure Text within the Scope of the Personal Data Protection Law prepared in relation to our website (hereafter briefly referred to as "Website"). Turkuvaz has prepared this Policy to explain which Cookies are used on the website.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small data stored in the hard disk of your computer by your browser. In general, they are used to provide you with a personalized experience during your use of a website, develop the services provided, and improve your experience and may contribute to ease-of-use during your navigation on a website.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES?
Cookies are subject to various distinctions according to their lifespan, purpose of use, and the cookie owner or the party placing the cookie.
| By Lifespan |
By Purpose of Use |
By Cookie Owner or Cookie Placing Party |
Session Cookies
Permanent (Permanent) Cookies
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Mandatory (Strictly Necessary)/Technical Cookies
Analytical/Performance Cookies
Operational/Functional Cookies
Targeting/Advertisement Cookies
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First-Party Cookies
Third-Party Cookies
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COOKIES BY LIFESPAN
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Session Cookies: These are the cookies that are created when you visit a website, and are used during your visit and are valid until the browser window is closed. The purpose of such cookies is to ensure the continuity and security of your visit.
For example, they allow the filling out of online forms consisting of multiple pages.
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Persistent (Permanent) Cookies: They are created the first time you visit a website and remain on your hard drive for a period depending on their lifespan and/or until you delete them. The purpose of such cookies is to increase website functionality by providing faster and better services to visitors.
They do so, for example, by remembering the visitor preferences and determining the content to be displayed according to these preferences.
COOKIES BY PURPOSE OF USE
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Mandatory (Strictly Necessary)/Technical Cookies: They are the cookies required for the smooth running of a website you visit. The purpose of such cookies is to provide the necessary services by ensuring operation of the website.
For example, they enable access to the secure fields of the website, and use of the website's features and navigation.
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Analytical/Performance Cookies: They gather data about the method of use of a website, and frequency of visits to and number of visitors of such website, and show how visitors have been directed to the website. These cookies are used to improve the mode of operation of the website and thereby increase its performance, and determine the direction of general trends. They do not contain data that can identify visitors.
For example, they show the number of error messages displayed and the most visited pages.
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Operational/Functional Cookies: They record the selections made by the visitor on a website and recall them on the next visit. The purpose of such cookies is to provide ease-of-use to visitors.
For example, they eliminate the need for the website user to re-enter their user password on each page they visit.
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Targeting/Advertisement Cookies: : They allow the measurement of the efficiency of advertisements displayed to visitors and enable the calculation of the number of views. These cookies are used to provide advertisements that are customized according to the fields of interest of visitors.
For example, they prevent an ad just displayed to a visitor from being shown again within a short time.
COOKIES BY COOKIE OWNER OR THE PARTY PLACING THE COOKIE
- First-Party Cookies: These are the cookies that are defined by the website visited and can only be read by such website.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are the cookies that are defined by organizations other than the website visited and that enable the making of reporting to the website regarding the service for which they are defined.
COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE
The mandatory (strictly necessary), functional and technical cookies used on our website:
- They are mandatory for the use of the interface and features of the website as desired.
- They ensure faster operations during your subsequent visits.
- They enable us to understand how the website is used by visitors, help us obtain statistical data, and create content according to such data.
- They never collect, store, or allow us to process data that may identify you, and they do not constitute personal data.
- They do not harm your computer and are free of viruses.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES
You can easily change your preferences regarding the use of cookies, or block or delete cookies, by changing your browser settings.
In order for you to manage cookies, many browsers provide you with an option to accept or reject cookies, to accept only certain types of cookies, or to receive warnings from the browser when a website requests to store cookies on your device.
Furthermore, it is also possible to delete any cookies already recorded on your browser.
If you disable or reject cookies, you may need to set some preferences manually, and as we will not be able to identify your account(s) and associate it/them with you, some features and services on the website may not function properly. You can change your browser settings by clicking on the relevant link on the following table.
For more information on cookies, including how cookies are placed, displayed, managed and deleted, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org and use the “Contact Us” tab to convey all your questions and comments to us regarding the Policy.
