In this article, we will try to evaluate the current
developments regarding cookies, explicit consent in the use of
cookies and examples in practice within the scope of the Law on the
Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law”).
Firstly, it should be noted that the cookies that appear
every time when we visit websites are called the small information
files that are stored in internet browsers by websites are called
cookies. Cookies appear every time when we visit websites. Thanks
to cookies in HTTP communication, the server can remember the
actions and information of the users during their past visits, and
can keep all the information of the user up-to-date by combining
the actions and information of the user on other websites visited
with the same web browser. In addition, cookies are also used to
save the personal preferences of users. While the data obtained
through cookies and some types of cookies can be used to store
information such as language preference or
