Press Law
742 posts under Press Law: press law, publishing rules and notes from the industry. All from the field, newest first.
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Is Journalism Exempt from Turkey's KVKK?
The word journalism never appears in Article 28 of Turkey's KVKK. The exemption rests on freedom of expression.
Press LawIs Cookie Consent Mandatory in Turkey?
The word cookie never appears in Turkey's KVKK or its regulations. The cookie regime is built from the Article 3 definition.
Press LawIs Comment Moderation Mandatory in Turkey?
Article 5 of Internet Law No. 5651 imposes no pre-moderation duty on hosting providers. We separate what is mandatory from operational advice.
Press LawHow to Credit Sources in News Reporting in Turkey
The source elements enumerated in FSEK Article 36(3), plus copy-and-paste source-line templates for news quotes, opinion columns.
Press LawHow Much Text May Be Used in a News Quotation in Turkey?
Turkey's FSEK sets no word or percentage limit for quotation. The qualitative tests it does impose: justified proportion.
Press LawIs a News Website a Hosting Provider or a Content Provider in Turkey?
Turkey's Internet Law No. 5651 defines capacities, not outlets: a news site is a content provider for its own copy and a hosting provider for reader c
Press LawWhat to Do If the Whole Site Is Blocked
On what two conditions can a whole site be blocked under Law No. 5651? The texts of Articles 8(17) and 8/A(3).
Press LawHow Many Days Does a Freedom of Information Request Take in Turkey?
Under Right to Information Act No. 4982 the response time is 15 business days, exceptionally 30. Start of time, extension, fee interruption.
Press LawDoes Requesting a Document from a Public Institution Cost Money in Turkey?
Access fees must be proportionate to cost and the first ten pages, postage included, are free. How a fee notice interrupts time, plus cost-cutting tac
Press LawWhich Information Falls Outside the Right to Information in Turkey?
All the exemptions in Articles 15-28 of Right to Information Act No. 4982, the partial access rule, and what each one means in practice for a journali
Press LawCan an Instagram Post Be Embedded in a News Story in Turkey?
The technical and legal difference between embedding and copying under Turkish law: FSEK Articles 22 and 25, archive risk and a practical newsroom fix
Press LawDoes the Advertising Board Audit News Sites in Turkey?
Yes. Law No. 6502 Articles 61(1) and 77(12)(e) plus the 24-hour blocking procedure give three bases. Board structure, complaints and the RTUK question
Press LawIf I Credit the Source, Do I Still Need Permission in Turkey?
Crediting the source is an added duty where quotation is already free; it does not make an unfree use free. Set out through FSEK Articles 36(3), 67 an
Press LawHow Is an Influencer Partnership Disclosed in a News Item in Turkey?
Turkey's advertising Regulation has no influencer provision. The frame is Law No. 6502 Article 61 and Regulation Articles 6 and 22; labelling is in a
Press LawHow Do You Notify a Personal Data Breach in Turkey?
Data security duties in Article 12 of Turkey's KVKK and breach notification in Article 12(5).
Press LawHow Much Compensation Is Payable for Copyright Infringement in Turkey?
FSEK Article 68 allows up to three times the fee that would have been agreed. The basis of the calculation, Articles 66, 67 and 70.
Press LawWhat Is a Catalogue Offence?
The catalogue offence list in Article 8 of Law No. 5651 clause by clause: which offences, who decides, how fast it applies.
Press LawIs Using a Screenshot Copyright Infringement in Turkey?
A screenshot reproduces the content underneath it. Depending on what was captured, FSEK Articles 22, 35, 36, 37 and 86 give different results in Turke
Press LawAre Free Stock Image Sites Safe for News Publishers in Turkey?
Free image banks are a licensing matter, not a legal category in Turkish law. Risk, the written-form rule in FSEK Articles 48-52, and a newsroom check
Press LawMy Freedom of Information Request Was Refused in Turkey — What Now?
If an FOI request is refused in Turkey, appeal to the Review Board within 15 days. The Board's 30 business days, deemed refusal and an appeal template
Press LawCan an AI-Generated Image Be Used in a News Story in Turkey?
FSEK contains no provision on artificial intelligence. The debate runs through Articles 1/B, 8 and 86; the practical risk lies in tool terms and discl
Press LawHow Many Hours Do You Have to Enforce an Access Blocking Decision?
The full timetable of removal and access blocking deadlines under Law No. 5651: the four-hour rule, the 24-hour referral and the 48-hour judicial deci
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