Legal
Last updated: March 2026
Istanbul Expat ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website istanbulexpat.com. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
Istanbul Expat does not require registration or account creation. Our tools run entirely in your browser — no data you enter into our calculators or quiz tools is transmitted to or stored on our servers.
We do collect the following information automatically when you visit:
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. We only link to services we consider genuinely relevant to expats in Istanbul. Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content or tool outputs.
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Our site contains links to external websites including Sahibinden.com, insurance providers, and other services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
We do not store personal data beyond what is automatically collected in server logs and analytics, which are retained for up to 26 months in line with Google Analytics defaults.
Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR, CCPA, or other privacy regulations including the right to access, correct, or delete data held about you. To make a request, contact us at the address below.
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
For any questions about this privacy policy, please use the contact form at istanbulexpat.com/contact.