Personal Data Protection Notice

This notice has been prepared under Article 10 of Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) to inform you about the personal data processed through the TurkUniversity platform (www.turkuniversity.com) and in our advisory services. In case of any discrepancy, the Turkish version prevails.

1. Data controller

Giamimoza — Address: · E-mail: · Phone: · Trade registry (MERSİS) / Tax ID:

2. Personal data processed

• Identity: first name, last name, nationality, date of birth, passport details
• Contact: phone, WhatsApp number, e-mail, country and address
• Education: diploma, transcript, grade average, exam results, language certificates, equivalence certificate
• Financial: budget preference; if you share them for visa and residence procedures, sponsor details, bank statements and scholarship documents
• Visual: passport-size photo
• Customer transaction and communication records: form, live chat and WhatsApp messages, application and process records
• Transaction security: IP address, browser information, visited pages and date-time records

Please do not share special categories of personal data such as health information unless we ask for them. If requested by a university or a public authority, such data is processed only for that procedure and in accordance with Article 6 of the KVKK.

3. Purposes

• Responding to your requests and questions and recommending suitable universities and programs
• Preparing, submitting and following up your university applications
• Supporting you with visa, residence permit, equivalence, accommodation and insurance procedures
• Communicating with you by phone, e-mail, WhatsApp and live chat
• Measuring and improving service quality and handling complaints
• Ensuring information security and fulfilling legal obligations

4. Legal grounds

Your personal data is processed on the legal grounds set out in Article 5(2) of the KVKK: processing being directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract (c), compliance with a legal obligation (ç), the establishment, exercise or protection of a right (e), and our legitimate interests provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms are not harmed (f). Where none of these grounds applies, your data is processed only with your explicit consent.

5. Transfers

Limited to the purposes above, your personal data may be transferred to:

• Universities in Türkiye to which you wish to apply
• Universities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to which you wish to apply (transfer abroad)
• Accommodation and insurance providers, if you request these services
• Authorized public institutions (upon request and as required by law)
• Authorized representatives and business partners who referred you to us (limited to information related to your application)
• Suppliers providing us with hosting, e-mail and communication services

Transfers abroad are carried out in accordance with Article 9 of the KVKK. If you contact us via WhatsApp, your messages may be processed by Meta Platforms on servers abroad; using this channel is your choice, and you may use e-mail, phone or the on-site chat instead.

6. Method of collection

Your personal data is collected through the forms and live chat on our website, WhatsApp, e-mail, phone and the documents you send us, by partly automated and non-automated means.

7. Retention

Requests that do not turn into a student file are kept for a maximum of 2 years from the last contact, and student files are kept for the statutory limitation periods after the end of the service relationship. When the period expires or the purpose of processing no longer exists, your data is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.

8. Your rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK, you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed; to request information if it has been processed; to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly; to know the third parties to whom it is transferred in Türkiye or abroad; to request rectification if it is incomplete or inaccurate; to request its erasure or destruction under the conditions of the KVKK and the notification of these operations to the third parties to whom it was transferred; to object to a result against you arising from analysis exclusively by automated systems; and to claim compensation for damage arising from unlawful processing.

9. Applications

You may send requests regarding your rights to from the e-mail address you previously shared with us, or in writing to the address above. Your application will be concluded free of charge within 30 days at the latest; if the process requires an additional cost, the fee set by the Personal Data Protection Board may be charged.

Last updated: 08.11.2026