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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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Press Law

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.

September 5, 2026 · 14 min read
Press Law

Is 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.

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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Is 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.

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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How 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.

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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How 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.

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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Is 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

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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What 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).

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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How 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.

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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Does 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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Which 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

September 5, 2026 · 14 min read
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Can 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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Does 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

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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If 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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How 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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How 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).

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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How 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.

September 5, 2026 · 15 min read
Press Law

What 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.

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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Is 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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Are 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

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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My 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

September 5, 2026 · 13 min read
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Can 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read
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How 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

September 5, 2026 · 12 min read

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