Their names are similar, their sub-paragraphs different: the general publication manager is listed on the publication side, the director general on the administrative side.

Two Separate Sub-Paragraphs

Sub-paragraphTitlesField
Art. 19/1-bEditor-in-chief or general publication coordinator or general publication manager or publication directorPublication management
Art. 19/1-cDirector general or general coordinator or institution manager or administrative managerAdministration

How It Works in Each List

Type of publicationGeneral publication managerDirector general
Daily political newspapersArt. 19/1-bArt. 19/1-c
Weekly political newspapers and magazinesArt. 20/1-bArt. 20/1-c
Non-political newspapers and magazinesArt. 21/1-bArt. 21/1-c
Fortnightly and less frequent publicationsNoneNone
Anadolu AgencyNone — there is the editor-in-chiefArt. 23/1-b — director general and deputy director general
News and photo agenciesArt. 24/1-bArt. 24/1-c
TRTNoneArt. 25/1-b — director general and deputies
Radio and televisionArt. 26/1-çArt. 26/1-b — director general or general coordinator
Internet news sitesNone — there is the internet publication manager (Art. 27/1-b)Art. 27/1-c

The Administrative Titles Sub-Paragraph — Art. 19/1-c

The director general or the general coordinator or the institution manager or the administrative manager.

A Difference in Order at the Agencies

At news and photo agencies the sub-paragraph reads (Art. 24/1-c): the director general or the institution manager or the administrative manager or the general coordinator.

The Condition of Working in the News Field

Who May Obtain a Press Card? — Art. 7

Press Card Regulation Art. 7/1-b: a press card may be given to the owners of periodicals or the representatives of legal persons and to the chairs of the boards of directors of radio and television organisations.

Conclusion

The general publication manager is listed in the publication management sub-paragraph (Art. 19/1-b) and the director general in the administrative titles sub-paragraph (Art. 19/1-c); each may be the subject of a separate press card. The “general publication manager” does not appear in the Anadolu Agency and TRT lists; at internet news sites its counterpart is the internet publication manager.