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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 9 November 2026

This privacy policy explains how Property Turkey Finder collects and uses personal data when you visit propertyturkeyfinder.com or contact us. It is intended to meet the information obligations of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and, where it applies, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data controller

The data controller is Property Turkey Finder. You can contact us about this policy or your personal data through the contact form, by phone or WhatsApp on +90 555 466 41 66.

2. Personal data we collect

  • Enquiry data: the name, email address, phone number and country code you enter in a form, your message, and the preferences you share, such as budget, district, number of rooms or move-in date.
  • Context of the enquiry: the page and property you enquired about, the form location, the site language, properties on your shortlist or comparison list, and how you arrived at the site (for example a referring website or campaign).
  • Technical data: data processed automatically when you use the site, such as your IP address and browser type. The site itself stores the IP address only in hashed form, for spam prevention; our hosting provider keeps standard server logs.
  • Analytics data: only if you accept analytics cookies, usage data collected through Google Analytics.

We do not ask for identity documents, financial account details or special categories of personal data through the website. Please do not send such information in a form message.

3. Purposes and legal grounds

  • Answering your enquiry and providing property advisory services, including preparing shortlists and arranging viewings. Legal ground: taking steps at your request before a contract and performing a contract (KVKK art. 5(2)(c); GDPR art. 6(1)(b)), and your explicit consent given in the form (KVKK art. 5(1); GDPR art. 6(1)(a)).
  • Follow-up of your enquiry by our partner licensed real-estate advisers, as described in section 4. Legal ground: your explicit consent.
  • Security, spam prevention and operation of the website. Legal ground: our legitimate interests, provided they do not override your rights (KVKK art. 5(2)(f); GDPR art. 6(1)(f)).
  • Website analytics, to understand which pages are useful. Legal ground: your consent through the cookie banner.
  • Compliance with legal obligations and the establishment or defence of legal claims (KVKK art. 5(2)(ç) and (e); GDPR art. 6(1)(c) and (f)).

4. Who we share data with

  • Partner licensed real-estate advisers: to follow up your enquiry, your enquiry data may be shared with our partner licensed real-estate advisers in Turkey, who contact you about the properties and services you asked about.
  • Service providers who process data on our behalf, such as website hosting, email delivery and, if you consent, Google Analytics.
  • Public authorities, where we are legally required to disclose data.

We do not sell personal data.

5. Transfers outside Turkey

Some service providers, such as hosting, email or analytics providers, may store or process data on servers outside Turkey. Such transfers are made in line with Article 9 of KVKK and, where applicable, Chapter V of the GDPR, using the safeguards those rules provide, or with your explicit consent where required.

6. Retention

We keep enquiry data for as long as needed to answer your enquiry and provide any service that follows, and afterwards for the periods required by law or needed to handle possible claims. Data is then deleted, destroyed or anonymised. Analytics data is retained according to the settings of the analytics service.

7. Cookies and local storage

The site uses essential browser storage to remember your cookie choice and the properties you add to the comparison list. Analytics cookies are set only if you click “Accept” in the cookie banner; until then, Google Analytics runs in a consent mode that does not store analytics cookies. You can change your choice at any time through the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.

8. Your rights

Under Article 11 of KVKK, and under the GDPR where it applies, you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed and request information about it; to learn the purpose of processing and whether data is used accordingly; to know the third parties to whom data is transferred in Turkey or abroad; to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data; to request deletion or destruction of data; to request that third parties be notified of such correction or deletion; to object to a result against you arising exclusively from automated analysis; and to claim compensation for damage caused by unlawful processing. Under the GDPR you may also request restriction of processing and data portability, and object to processing based on legitimate interests.

You can withdraw your consent at any time; this does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal. To exercise your rights, contact us through the channels in section 1. We respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) or, if you are in the EU, with your local data protection authority.

9. Children

The website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our services or the law change. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.