Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to remember your actions and preferences — such as your chosen language — over a period of time. We also use closely related technologies such as local storage, which works in a similar way and is covered by this policy.

2. Essential cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They do not track you and are not used for advertising.

• Cookie consent record — stores whether you accepted or declined optional cookies so the banner is not shown on every page.
• Language preference — remembers whether you are browsing in English, Turkish or German.
• Security and load balancing — short-lived technical cookies used to serve the site reliably and protect against abuse.

3. Analytics cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website — which pages are read, how people arrive and what device they use — so we can improve the content and layout. They are optional and are only set after you select “Accept all” in the cookie banner. The information is used in aggregate and is never used to identify you personally or to send you marketing.

4. Functional cookies

Functional cookies support optional conveniences on the site, such as remembering form preferences or enabling embedded content like a map when you choose to load it. If you decline optional cookies, these features either fall back to a static version or require a click to load, and the rest of the site continues to work normally.

5. Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by third parties whose services appear on our site, for example an analytics provider or an embedded map. These providers set cookies under their own policies. We do not permit third parties to use cookies on this site to sell your data or serve behavioural advertising.

6. Managing cookies

You are in control of optional cookies at all times:

• Use the cookie banner shown on your first visit to accept all cookies or continue with essential cookies only.
• Clear this website's stored data in your browser to be asked again and to change your choice.
• Manage or block cookies in your browser settings — Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox all allow you to delete existing cookies and refuse new ones.
• Enable “Do Not Track” or use private browsing if you prefer no persistent storage at all.
• Blocking essential cookies may mean parts of the site, such as the language selector, do not behave as expected.

7. Changes to this policy

If we add or remove cookies we will update this page and, where consent is required, ask for your choice again. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.