Abstract
Online shopping is the center of attention of the parties with the opportunities it provides. However, online identity theft situations that consumers hear from their surroundings or are exposed to during online shopping cause various grievances, especially financial or psychological losses. Therefore, there may also be changes in the attitudes of consumers towards online shopping. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of fear of online identity theft on online privacy anxiety and online purchasing behavior. In line with the purpose of the study, an online
questionnaire was applied to 415 consumers determined according to convenience sampling method and the data obtained were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Findings prove that; fear of online identity theft increases online privacy anxiety and online privacy anxiety has a negative impact on online purchasing behavior.