This English translation is provided for convenience. In the event of any discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.
COOKIE POLICY
1. Purpose and Scope
Cookies are used by Dr. Ömer Fatih Şahin within the scope of the online activities carried out through his own website, www.omerfatihsahin.com. The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to explain to site visitors the types of cookies used, the purposes for which they are processed, and how cookies are managed.
2. The Concept and Types of Cookies
Cookies are very small text files, generally consisting of letters and numbers, that are saved to your computer (or other devices such as your smartphone or tablet) by the websites you visit, through your browser. Cookies do not contain personal data relating to visitors, such as name, gender or address. Cookies are created by the servers that manage the website you visit. This allows the server to recognise a visitor when they visit the same site again. Cookies can be likened to identity cards that show website owners that the same visitor has visited the site again.
Cookies can be categorised according to their purpose of use, duration of use and the parties that own them.
3. Cookies Used on Our Website and Their Purposes
The cookies used on our website are set out in the table below:
| Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Cookie Purpose | Cookie Type | Cookie Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gat_gtag_UA_145325177_1 | Associated with Google Universal Analytics – limits the collection of data on high-traffic areas | Persistent Cookie | Updated with each user visit to the site. Maximum 1 year |
4. Cookie Management
Depending on the type of internet browser you use, you can follow the steps below to obtain information about cookies and exercise your right to allow or reject them:
Google Chrome: You can allow or block cookies from the “Cookie” tab by clicking the “lock icon” or the “i” icon in the address bar of your browser.
Internet Explorer: Click the “Tools” section in the upper right corner of your browser, click the “Security” tab, and manage your cookies by selecting “allow” or “do not allow”.
Mozilla Firefox: Click the “open menu” tab in the upper right corner of your browser. Click the “Options” icon and manage your cookies using the “Privacy and Security” button.
For other browsers (such as Opera, Microsoft Edge, etc.), you may review the relevant browser’s help or support pages.
Safari: You can manage all your cookies from the “Settings” section of your phone by selecting the “Safari” tab and then the “Privacy and Security” section.
In addition to the options above, to learn more about cookies in general and to manage cookies, you may visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org, https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or use the “Privacy Badger” application (https://www.eff.org/privacybadger).
If you reject persistent cookies or session cookies, you may continue to use the website, mobile application and mobile site, but you may not be able to access all functions of the website, mobile application and mobile site, or your access may be limited. This situation may vary within the mobile application.
Where the request also requires a cost, in accordance with the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller” published by the Board, a processing fee of 1 Turkish Lira will be charged for each page beyond ten pages; and where the response to the application is provided on a recording medium such as a CD or flash drive, the fee that may be requested by the data controller will not exceed the cost of the recording medium.