Cursor Editor 2026 Turkish Guide: Zero to Advanced Comprehensive Handbook

## 1. What is Cursor? Anysphere's AI-first VS Code fork, March 2023. Native AI: Cursor Tab, Composer, Cursor Agent, MCP integration, multi-model. $2.6B valuation, ~3M active users. ## 2. Installation Download from cursor.com/download, run setup wizard, import VS Code settings (30 sec). ## 3. Pricing - Hobby Free: 50 fast premium requests - Pro $20: 500 fast premium, unlimited Cursor Tab - Business $40: Privacy Mode default, SSO, audit ## 4. Three Core Features ### Cursor Tab Best-in-class inline completion. Multi-line and multi-cursor edits. Tab to accept, Esc to reject. ### Composer (Cmd+I) Natural-language multi-file edits. Plan, diff, accept per file. Agent Mode for long-running tasks. ### Cursor Agent Background autonomous coding. Long-running tasks while you work on something else. ## 5. @ Mention System @Files, @Folders, @Codebase, @Docs, @Web, @Git, @Past Chats — rich context insertion. ## 6. Model Selection Claude Opus 4, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5; GPT-5, o3, GPT-5 mini; Gemini 3 Pro; DeepSeek V3; Grok 3; custom BYO key. Default Sonnet 4.6 for Turkish developers. ## 7. Project Rules .cursor/rules/*.mdc — project-specific instructions with glob patterns. Like Claude Code's CLAUDE.md but more granular. ## 8. Privacy Mode + KVKK Settings > Privacy Mode ENABLE. For sensitive code, IP, or customer data, choose Business tier (default Privacy Mode + audit + SSO). ## 9. MCP Integration Settings > MCP > Add server. GitHub, Postgres, Linear, Sentry — usable via @MCP. ## 10. Conclusion Cursor is the gold standard AI-first IDE. Composer + Cursor Tab + Cursor Agent together can double or triple senior developer productivity. For Turkish developers, Claude Sonnet 4.6 default + custom Project Rules covers 80% of scenarios.