Cookie Policy

Official Legal Notice: This document is an English translation of the original Turkish text. In the event of any dispute, ambiguity, or discrepancy between this translation and the Turkish text, the original Turkish text shall prevail.

3.1 What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) by your browser when you visit a website. Cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of the website, enhance security, improve user experience, and compile visitor statistics.

3.2 Types of Cookies and Our Purposes of Use

ThinkTürkiye (thinkturkiye.com.tr) utilizes the following cookie categories in full compliance with Google Consent Mode v2:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies:

• Essential for the core functions of the website, navigation security, CSRF protection, session management, and recording your cookie consent preferences.
• These cookies cannot be disabled and do not require explicit consent under applicable laws.
• Examples: tt_cookie_consent, tt_lang_preference, PHPSESSID.

1. Functional Cookies:

• Provide a personalized user experience by remembering your selected language preference, search filters, and form progression choices.

1. Analytics and Performance Cookies:

• Enable us to understand how visitors interact with the site, which pages are most visited, and detect technical errors. Collected data is anonymized and processed solely for statistical purposes.
• Activated only when you grant explicit consent via the cookie banner.
• Examples: Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*), Microsoft Clarity.

1. Marketing and Targeting Cookies:

• Used to deliver university programs aligned with your interests, enable integration with social media platforms, and measure the effectiveness of communication campaigns.
• Operated strictly upon your explicit consent; tracking scripts are not executed if consent is not granted.
• Examples: Meta Pixel (_fbp), Google Ads Remarketing.

3.3 Managing Cookie Preferences

You can customize your preferences or reject non-essential analytics and marketing cookies at any time via the Cookie Notification Banner displayed on your first visit. Additionally, you can delete existing cookies or block new cookies through your browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc.).