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Official Announcements in Turkey: Master Guide
Official announcements are the most stable item of revenue for many local publications in Turkey, and the subject that generates the most questions.
Press LawDigital Publishing Questions in Turkey: Master Guide
Most of the legal questions that arise in running a news site come from five laws: 5846 (copyright), 5651 (internet liability), 6698 (data protection)
Press LawTurkish Press Law Tools and Templates: Master Guide
The biggest time sink in Turkish press law is not knowing which document to prepare when. This page gathers the templates, calculators.
Press LawRTUK and Broadcasting Questions: Master Guide
Forty-five questions on RTUK and Turkish broadcasting on one page: fine calculation and licence revocation, protective symbols and child protection.
Press LawCan Broadcasting Be Stopped on National Security Grounds?
Yes, but on narrow conditions. Article 7/1 of Law No. 6112 gives the power of temporary publication ban to the President; Article 23 of Law No. 2954 p
Press LawHow Is the Right of Reply Used at TRT?
For TRT broadcasts the right of correction and reply is governed by Article 27 of Law No. 2954, not Article 18 of Law No. 6112. The periods are far sh
Press LawWho Pays the TRT Bandrol Levy?
Law No. 3093 identifies the obligor precisely: manufacturers before sale and importers on entry into free circulation must obtain a bandrol or label.
Press LawWhich Rules Apply to TRT?
TRT is subject both to its own Law No. 2954 and to the broadcasting principles and commercial communication provisions of Law No. 6112. The sanction d
Press LawCan Broadcasting Be Restricted During Emergencies in Turkey?
Article 7 of Law No. 6112 takes freedom of expression and of receiving news as the basis even in times of crisis: broadcasts may not be subject to pri
Press LawIs Retransmission Free in Turkey?
Article 4/1 of Law No. 6112 makes the reception and retransmission of broadcasting services free; restriction is possible only within the relevant pro
Press LawAre There Rules for Broadcast Logos in Turkey?
Yes. Article 21 of Law No. 6112 makes registration of logos and call signs with RTUK compulsory. Changes require RTUK permission.
Press LawWhat Is the European Works Quota in Turkey?
Article 15 of Law No. 6112 sets two quotas for television broadcasters holding a national terrestrial licence: at least 50% of qualifying transmission
Press LawWhich Events Must Be Broadcast Unencrypted in Turkey?
Article 17 of Law No. 6112 provides for a list of major events. RTUK prepares and announces it; events on the list must be broadcast unencrypted and f
Press LawIs the Short Reporting Right Free of Charge in Turkey?
No. Article 16/1 of Law No. 6112 states expressly that the short reporting right is provided “against payment”.
Press LawHow Many Seconds of Sports Footage Can You Use in Turkey?
Article 16/3 of Law No. 6112 limits short reports to ninety seconds. The footage may be used only within news programmes and with the source stated; o
Press LawAre There Requirements for Newsroom Staff in Turkey?
Yes. Article 23 of Law No. 6112 provides that RTUK determines the minimum number of press-card-holding personnel to be employed in news units.
Press LawIs a Responsible Editor Mandatory for Turkish Radio and TV?
Yes. Article 46/3 of Law No. 6112 requires private radio and television undertakings to appoint one or more responsible editors and sets four conditio
Press LawWho Bears Liability for a Broadcast in Turkey?
Article 46/1 of Law No. 6112: liability belongs to the responsible editor together with the person directing the broadcast or making the programme.
Press LawWho Is Liable for an Insult During a Live Broadcast?
Article 46/1 of Law No. 6112 gives liability to the responsible editor together with the person directing the broadcast or making the programme.
Press LawIs Political Advertising Allowed in Turkey?
Yes, but only during the election period announced by the Supreme Election Council and until the hour at which broadcasting bans begin.
Press LawUntil What Hour Does the Election Day Broadcast Ban Run?
Article 80 of Law No. 298 sets three bands: nothing about the election until 18:00; between 18:00 and 21:00 only Supreme Election Council material on
Press LawWhat Are the Election Period Broadcasting Rules in Turkey?
The procedures and principles for election-period broadcasting are set not by Law No. 6112 but by the Supreme Election Council.
Press LawWhich Languages Can Be Used in Turkish Broadcasting?
Article 5 of Law No. 6112 takes Turkish as the basis but expressly allows broadcasting in languages and dialects other than Turkish.
Press LawMust You Credit a News Agency in Turkey?
Yes. Article 8/1(ı) of Law No. 6112 makes it mandatory to state the source of news taken from agencies or from another media source.
Press LawCan Music and Sound Effects Be Used in Turkish News?
Article 8/1(ı) of Law No. 6112 states a clear prohibition: in the presentation of news, no place may be given to exaggerated sound and image.
Press LawHow Must Archive Footage Be Labelled in Turkish News?
Article 8/1(ı) of Law No. 6112 makes it mandatory to state that footage is archive or reconstruction material.
Press LawIs Slang on Air a Punishable Offence in Turkey?
Yes. Article 8/1(m) of Law No. 6112 requires correct and comprehensible use of Turkish and provides that no place may be given to low.
Press LawCan Fortune Telling and Astrology Programmes Air in Turkey?
Article 8/1(r) of Law No. 6112 provides that broadcasting services may not exploit persons through fortune telling or superstitious beliefs.
Press LawIs a Notary Required for Broadcast Opinion Polls in Turkey?
Yes. Article 8/1(p) of Law No. 6112 requires surveys and opinion polls conducted or commissioned by a media service provider to be carried out in the
Press LawAre Contests and Prize Draws Allowed on Air in Turkey?
Article 8/1(ö) prohibits competitions and lotteries by means of information and communication devices, the giving of prizes to viewers and listeners.
Press LawCan Products Be Promoted With Health Claims in Turkey?
Article 8/4 of Law No. 6112 prohibits the sale, marketing and advertising of any product with a health claim contrary to its own legislation.
Press LawAre Alcohol and Tobacco Ads Banned in Turkey?
Yes, absolutely. Article 11/1 of Law No. 6112 provides that commercial communication is not permitted in any way for alcohol and tobacco products.
Press LawHow Must Programme Sponsorship Be Disclosed in Turkey?
Article 12 of Law No. 6112 requires programme sponsorship to be indicated at four moments: at the start of the programme.
Press LawIs Product Placement Allowed in News Programmes in Turkey?
No. Law No. 6112 bans product placement in news bulletins twice over, and programme sponsorship is banned there too.
Press LawIs Product Placement Allowed in Every Programme in Turkey?
No. Article 13/1 of Law No. 6112 confines product placement to four programme types: films made for cinema and television, series.
Press LawHow Must Ad Breaks Be Separated in Turkish Broadcasting?
Article 10/1 sets two tests: advertising and teleshopping must be clearly recognisable through an audible and/or visual warning and readily distinguis
Press LawHow Many Minutes of Advertising Are Allowed on Turkish TV?
Article 10/2 of Law No. 6112 sets a rate, not a duration: advertising may not exceed 20% of broadcasting between one clock hour and the next — twelve
Press LawWhat Content Cannot Air During Children’s Hours in Turkey?
Article 8/2 sets an effects test rather than a list of genres: content that may harm the physical, mental or moral development of children and young p
Press LawIs Using a Protective Symbol Enough Under Turkish Law?
No. Since the 2017 amendment Article 8/2 reads “even if a protective symbol is used”: harmful content cannot be broadcast during children’s viewing ho
Press LawWhat Do Turkey’s TV Protective Symbols Mean?
The statutory term is not “smart signs” but “protective symbol”. Article 24 of Law No. 6112 makes the symbol compulsory but does not list the categori
Press LawHow Fast Must a Requested Broadcast Recording Be Provided?
Ten days from notification. Missing the deadline, or supplying an incomplete or altered recording, exposes the responsible editor to a judicial fine r
Press LawHow Long Must Broadcast Recordings Be Kept in Turkey?
Private media service providers must keep a recording of every broadcast for one year.
Press LawIs Appointing a Viewer Representative Mandatory in Turkey?
Yes. Article 22 of Law No. 6112 requires every media service provider to appoint a viewer representative with at least ten years’ professional experie
Press LawHow Do You Complain to RTUK?
Law No. 6112 contains no dedicated complaints procedure for viewers. The mechanism it does create is the viewer representative inside each broadcaster
Press LawWhere Do You Appeal an RTUK Decision?
An RTUK sanction decision is challenged in the administrative court, not a criminal court.
Press LawWhen Is a Broadcasting Licence Revoked in Turkey?
Law No. 6112 ties licence revocation to defined situations: the final rung of the repeat-breach ladder, loss of a licence condition.
Press LawHow Many Times Can RTUK Suspend a Programme?
Article 32/1 of Law No. 6112 caps programme suspension at five times. Programme suspension and broadcast suspension are different sanctions measured i
Press LawWhat Is the Maximum Penalty RTUK Can Impose?
Law No. 6112 sets no fixed ceiling for administrative fines; the ceiling is a rate — 5% of gross commercial communication revenue.
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