The rate is 15%. Article 116 of the Regulation on Official Announcements and Advertisements is a single sentence: the commission rate to be applied to official announcements and advertisements and to private announcements and advertisements is 15%.
The rate is the same for official and private announcements
The striking feature of the article is its scope: the rate applies not only to official announcements but to private announcements and advertising as well. The same 15% therefore operates on a private advertisement published through the Agency.
Distinguishing which category an announcement falls into — official announcement, private announcement or advertisement — therefore has practical importance; see the classification guide.
How the commission appears on the invoice (Art. 27)
Article 27 regulates invoicing and says plainly where the commission falls. Newspapers and online news sites, for the official announcements they publish, according to the principles and measures set out in the Official Announcement Price Tariff — and all periodicals, for private announcements and advertising, over the tariffs they set themselves — must issue invoices over the amount remaining after deducting the Agency commission from the fee so calculated.
| Step | Operation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Calculate the announcement fee according to the tariff (the Official Announcement Price Tariff for official announcements) |
| 2 | Deduct the 15% Agency commission from that fee |
| 3 | Issue the invoice over the remaining amount |
| 4 | VAT is calculated over the amount on the invoice |
A simple calculation
If the announcement fee calculated according to the tariff is 10,000 TL:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Announcement fee according to the tariff | 10,000 TL |
| Agency commission (15%) | 1,500 TL |
| Net amount for the invoice | 8,500 TL |
Do not confuse it with the producer commission
The Agency commission is different from the commission taken by announcement and advertising producers. The producer commission is regulated separately in Law No. 195 and has its own ceiling. The two can arise together in the same transaction but rest on different legal bases.
The accounting side
The Regulation concerns not only the invoice but the books. Article 28 regulates accounting operations and Article 37 the sectoral ledgers; items such as the print, subscription and sales ledgers are among the documents requested on inspection.
What the sectoral ledgers are and how they are kept is covered in the sectoral ledger guide.
Conclusion
The Agency commission rate is 15% and applies to both official and private announcements and advertising (Art. 116). The invoice is issued over the amount remaining after deducting the commission from the fee calculated according to the tariff (Art. 27). Issuing an invoice over the gross fee constitutes a breach of the legislation.
How the price is set is covered in the pricing guide and the payment flow in the payment guide.