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When Does the Official Announcement Waiting Period Start?
Not on the day you start publishing, and not on the day you apply. Under Article 15 of the Regulation the waiting period starts on the date it is esta
Press LawHow Many Months Is the Official Announcement Waiting Period?
The period differs by type of publication: 36 months for newspapers, 24 months for online news sites.
Press LawCan My Newspaper Receive Official Announcements in Turkey?
Yes, but the right does not arise by itself. Article 9 of the Regulation grants it to newspapers meeting their qualifications and duties; Article 11 s
Press LawContent and Traffic Thresholds for Turkish News Sites
These are the most concretely measurable of all the conditions: how many items you publish a day and how many people visit your site.
Press LawMinimum Editorial Staff Requirements in Turkey
Of all the conditions for official announcements this is the one no software can solve. The number depends on your category.
Press LawThe Official Announcement Waiting Period: Full Guide
The right to publish official announcements is the most stable revenue item for many local publications.
SoftwareMagazine Website Software
Magazine publishing differs from news publishing in one fundamental way: a magazine produces issues, a news site produces a flow.
SoftwareWeb TV Website Software
As with radio, two different things go by the same name. This guide is about the second: a video-first news site system carrying the live stream.
SoftwareRadio Station Website Software
“Radio software” means two different things: the streaming server that carries the audio, and the station’s website.
SoftwareNewspaper Website Software
Newspaper software does not mean the desktop program you lay out pages in.
Press LawBIK Compliant News Software for Turkish Publishers
“BIK compliant news software” is one of the most used and least explained phrases in the market.
SoftwareNews Publishing Software: The Complete Guide
News software is the system that carries a newsroom’s daily work. This guide covers it from end to end: what it does, performance and data architectur
SoftwareNews Site Scripts and Ready-Made News Sites: What to Know
Someone searching for a “news site script” usually wants one thing: a news site live tomorrow. Three separate products answer that.
Press LawHow to Start an Online News Site in Turkey
Setting up a news site is technically an evening’s work. The hard part is what comes after: from the moment you publish you are running a periodical i
SEOWhat Is an XML Sitemap? A Guide to Submitting Yours to Search Engines
What an XML sitemap is, the Sitemap Protocol 0.9 structure, the loc, lastmod, changefreq and priority fields, and how to submit one to Search Console.
HostingHow to Write a Dockerfile: Node.js, Python and Static Site Examples
A guide to Dockerfile instructions, layer caching logic and shrinking images with multi-stage builds, using Node.js, Python and static site examples.
Web Setupwp-config.php Constants You Should Know: WP_DEBUG, DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT and More
The important PHP constants you can add to wp-config.php: the ordering rule, debugging, disabling the file editor and more.
Game ServersWorldGuard Region Protection: The Complete Guide
Creating regions, flags, the priority system, spawn protection, PvP zones, blacklists, global settings and WorldEdit integration explained.
TroubleshootingMinecraft World File Too Large Fix | Disk Cleanup Guide
Is your Minecraft world folder far too big? A guide to setting a WorldBorder, trimming chunks with MCA Selector and optimizing your server disk usage.
TroubleshootingMinecraft World Corruption Fix | Chunk Errors and Recovery
Has your Minecraft world become corrupted? A fix guide covering chunk errors, region file recovery and restoring the world safely from a working backu
Web SetupWordPress Theme Development: How to Build the style.css Header
A technical guide to the WordPress style.css header, the mandatory Theme Name field, the child theme Template line and Text Domain matching, with exam
Web SetupHardening WordPress by Changing the Database Table Prefix
Why the wp_ table prefix is a well-known attack target, how to change it safely with RENAME TABLE, and the two UPDATE commands almost everyone forgets
Web SetupWhat Are WordPress Security Keys (Salts), and How Do You Regenerate Them?
A guide to what WordPress's eight security keys (salts) do, how they are defined in wp-config.php, and when you should regenerate them.
Web SetupGetting Started with WordPress Plugin Development: Writing the Plugin Header
A technical guide to the WordPress plugin header docblock, the mandatory Plugin Name field, the ABSPATH guard and using Text Domain, with examples.
Web SetupWordPress .htaccess Permalink Rules and Multisite Configuration
A technical guide to what the BEGIN/END block in the WordPress .htaccess file does, how pretty permalinks work.
Web SetupThe Right File Permissions for WordPress: 755, 644 and wp-config.php
The correct chmod values for WordPress directories and files, why wp-config.php is kept stricter than the rest, and why the 777 permission is so risky
SecurityWireGuard VPN Setup Guide: How to Configure the wg0.conf File
A step-by-step technical guide from WireGuard key generation to the Interface and Peer sections of wg0.conf, AllowedIPs and PersistentKeepalive settin
Press LawWho Is Liable for a News Story Written by AI in Turkey?
Press Law No. 5187 builds liability on persons. Software can be neither an author nor a responsible editor; Articles 11 and 13 point to the publisher.
TroubleshootingMinecraft Whitelist Not Working Fix | Bypass Prevention Guide
Whitelist on but everyone can still join your Minecraft server? A fix guide covering online-mode, BungeeCord bypass and the enforce-whitelist setting.
Press LawWhich Turkish Law Applies to Which Type of Media?
Newspapers, news websites, radio, television, TRT, news agencies and books: which Turkish statute governs each.
InternetCommonly Used Port Numbers: SSH, HTTP, MySQL and More
What the well-known, registered and dynamic port ranges are, common ports such as SSH, HTTP and MySQL, and what to watch out for in firewall rules.
HostingVPS Security Hardening: Protect Your Server Step by Step
Make your VPS secure from scratch with SSH hardening, the UFW firewall, fail2ban, automatic updates, log monitoring and two-factor authentication.
SecurityVPN Protocols Compared: WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 and L2TP
A technical comparison of the WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2/IPsec and L2TP/IPsec protocols on speed, security, mobile roaming and getting through firewall
Press LawMust a News Website Register with VERBİS in Turkey?
How Article 16 of Turkey's KVKK and the Registry Regulation apply to a news website: the registration duty, exemption criteria.
Game ServersVelocity Proxy Network Setup: The Complete Guide
Velocity installation, velocity.toml configuration, adding backend servers, modern forwarding, forced hosts, security and LuckPerms network setup.
Press LawCan a Social Media Photo Be Used in a News Story in Turkey?
Using a social media photo in a news story under Turkish law: FSEK Articles 86, 4 and 37, written permission, consent, source credit and platform term
Press LawIs Using a Short Video Clip in a News Report Free in Turkey?
FSEK Article 37 ties news clips to three conditions and two limits and sets no duration limit at all.
SoftwareWhat Is URL Encoding? Percent-Encoding and the encodeURIComponent Difference
What is URL encoding (percent-encoding) and how does it work? The difference between encodeURI and encodeURIComponent, when to use which.
Press LawWhat Does URL-Based Blocking Mean?
URL-based blocking under Internet Law No. 5651: the texts of Articles 9/A(4), 8(17) and 8/A(3), how it differs from domain-wide blocking.
SecuritySetting Up the UFW Firewall on Ubuntu and Writing Rules
Setting up a firewall with UFW on Ubuntu: default deny/allow policies, the allow/deny/limit commands and the right order to avoid locking yourself out
Press LawA Timeline of Turkish Press Law: From 1950 to Today
How Turkish press law was built from 1950 to 2026: Laws 5680, 5953, 212, 195, 5187, 6112 and 7418, plus the Constitutional Court annulments.
Press LawTurkish Press Law Glossary: 120 Terms
The 120 core terms of Turkish press and media law, each with its official definition and legal basis under Laws No.
Press LawSources of Turkish Media Law: Where to Find the Official Texts
Official sources for Turkish press law: mevzuat.gov.tr, the Official Gazette, Constitutional Court databases, RTÜK, BİK and parliament.
Press LawWhat Changed in Turkish Media Law This Year
What changed and what did not in Turkish press law in 2025-2026: Law No. 7587, Constitutional Court annulments.
TroubleshootingMinecraft Server TPS Drop Fix | Lag and Stutter Problem
Is TPS dropping on your Minecraft server? The causes behind TPS drops, server stutter and lag, plus a step-by-step optimization guide for server admin
Game ServersThe 100 Most Popular Minecraft Plugins (2026) — The Complete Guide for Server Owners
The 100 most downloaded Minecraft plugins of 2026 by Modrinth stats: voice chat, optimisation, anticheat, economy, maps, RPG and Discord.
SoftwareHow Are Two Texts Compared? The Diff Algorithm (LCS) Explained
A technical guide to the LCS logic behind the diff algorithm that finds the difference between two texts.
SEOTechnical SEO Checklist 2026: The Complete Guide
An up-to-date technical SEO guide covering Core Web Vitals, schema markup, sitemaps, robots.txt, canonical URLs, mobile-first indexing and crawl budge
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