Networks
Public Wi-Fi
In Turkish: Herkese açık Wi-Fi
A shared network in a cafe, hotel, airport or mall. Anyone can join it, so you cannot know who else is on it or who runs it.
Modern sites and apps use HTTPS, which hides what you send from others on the network. Still, a public network can show which services you use, and a fake or hostile one can try to redirect you to look-alike pages or push warnings that train you to click through.
For banking and anything sensitive, mobile data is the safer choice. Your phone's own connection is shared only with your operator.
What to do
- Use mobile data for banking and payments.
- Ask staff for the exact network name before joining.
- Stop and switch networks if a certificate warning appears.