Last Updated: 03/11/2020

Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Incorporated Company) Cookies Information Text 

About Information Text

As Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Incorporated Company) ("THY" or "Company"), we make use of some technologies such as cookies, pixels, gifs ("cookies") during your visits to our online media. Utilization of such technologies is realized in compliance with any and all applicable statutory regulations, especially the Law Nr. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data ("LPPD").

The purpose of this Information text is to inform you about processing of the personal data while using the cookies by the users/visitors of the Website ("Data Owner/Relevant Person") during operation of the website "https://www.turkishcargo.com.tr/tr" ("Website") being operated by us. We would like to explain hereunder what kinds of cookies are used by us for which purposes on our website, and how you can control such cookies.

As THY, we may stop using the cookies, we use on our website, or we may change their types or functions, or we may add new cookies to our website. Therefore, we shall be entitled to change the provisions, as prescribed hereunder, at any time we wish. Any and all kinds of changes that have been performed in the current information text shall become effective upon publication thereof on the website or in any public media. You can find the date of the last update in the beginning of the text.

For further information about the purposes of the Company to process your personal data, please read the Policy for Protection and Processing of the Personal Data as issued by Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Incorporated Company) at https://www.turkishairlines.com/tr-tr/yasal-uyari/gizlilik-politikasi/.

What is a Cookie (Cookies)?

The cookies are small data files that are downloaded to your computer by any web server through your browser. The websites use the cookies in order to recognize you in case of establishment of a connection between your browser and the server. The cookies are designed to use of any website by its visitors more easily.

What are the Intended Use of the Cookies?

As THY, we use the cookies on our website for various purposes, and we process your personal data through such cookies. Such purposes are primarily provided as follows:

What is the Method for Collection of Personal Data, and Legal Reason(s) Thereto?

Your personal data is obtained through the cookies through your visit to our Website or due to your use of our application. Basing on the purposes as provided hereunder and under the Policy for Protection and Processing of the Personal Data as issued by Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Incorporated Company); in case of any of the requirements for (i) data processing for the purpose of legitimate interests of our Company, and (ii) data processing for the purpose of enabling our Company to fulfill its legal obligations and (iii) being related directly to establishment or performance of any agreement, as specified with respect to the legal data processing requirement under Section 5 of the LPPD, then your personal data may be processes without requiring obtainment of your consent.

To Whom and For Which Purposes Is Your Personal Data Transmitted?

As THY, we may disclose your personal data hereunder with the third parties, who/which make use of the services of our Company, so as to be limited to achievement of the purposes, as specified above and under the Policy for Protection and Processing of the Personal Data issued by Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi (Turkish Airlines Incorporated Company), and in accordance with the regulations. We would like to state that the parties, to whom/which the data is transmitted, may store your personal data on their servers available throughout the world.

Which Cookies are Used?

Please find the different types of cookies we use on our Website:

Cookie Type Cookie Function
Mandatory Cookies This type of cookie is required for the Website to operate properly. These cookies enable the Website to be visited, and to use its features. The session cookies are used in order to ensure information transfer between the various pages of the Website and to prevent the users from re-entering any information. The cookies covered by this category do not collect any personal data at all, and they are of temporary nature, and they are deleted immediately after closure of the browser.
Performance Cookies Use of these cookies allows the page owner to collect information such as the frequency of page visits, relevant error messages (if any), the time spent by the users on the pages, and how the users surf the website. This information may be used in order to improve the performance of the website.

The information about the cookies available on the website is provided in following the tables:

Name of the Cookie

Purpose of the Cookie Period of the Cookie
ASP.NET_SessionId

Mandatory Cookies

It is a cookie created by ASP.NET Framework as a standard in order to manage the user sessions. No personal information is collected or stored through this cookie.

Throughout the session

(until you close your browser)

_ga (Google Analytics)

Performance Cookies

It is used by Google Analytics in order to record a unique ID used for the purpose of generation of statistical data with respect to how the website is used.

2 years
_gid (Google Analytics) 

Performance Cookies

It is used by Google Analytics in order to record a unique ID used for the purpose of generation of statistical data with respect to how the website is used.

24 hours
_gat (Google Analytics) 

Performance Cookies

It is used by Google Analytics in order to limit the number of analytics.

1 minute

How Can I Control the Use of the Cookies?

Depending on the type of your internet browser, you can use the following steps in order to obtain any information about the cookies, and to exercise your right to enable or block such cookies:

What are Your Rights as a Data Owner?

As per Section 11 of the LPPD, the data owners shall be entitled to:

You can contact us through https://www.turkishairlines.com/tr-int/bilgi-edin/musteri-iliskileri/ in order to exercise your rights, as specified above, easily and to submit the relevant requests to us easily. You can send the application form to us by using any of the methods, as specified in such form, upon completion thereof. We will respond you as soon as possible and in any case no later than a period of thirty days, depending on the nature of your application. As a principle, the applications sent by the data owners shall be responded free of charge; however, we shall be entitled to charge you a fee based on the tariff to be determined by the Personal Data Protection Board in case of occurrence of any additional cost.

The Concerned Person hereby warrants that any information subject hereto shall be complete, accurate and up-to-date, and that s/he shall update such information immediately in case of any change therein. The Company shall not be held liable for any failure of the Concerned Person to have provided the up-to-date information.

As a concerned person, you hereby acknowledge that you may not be able to make use of operation of the Website and application fully in case of any of your request that will result in the Company's inability to use any of your personal data, and also you hereby represent that you shall assume any and all kinds of liabilities to arise accordingly.