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Does Breaching Press Ethics Affect Your Press Card in Turkey?
Yes, directly. Additional Article 6(2) of Press Law No. 5187 ties a breach of the press ethics principles to the press card regime and provides two co
Press LawWhat Are the Turkish Press Ethics Principles?
The press ethics principles are professional rules determined by BIK’s General Assembly under Article 49 of Law No. 195. This guide covers their legal
Press LawCan the Official Announcement Waiting Period Be Extended?
Yes. Article 109 of the Regulation is headed “Extension, completion and termination of the waiting period”: a breach extends the period by the number
Press LawHow Do You Appeal a BIK Inspection Report?
Objection is possible, and the Regulation governs it in two articles: Article 104 sets out what can be objected.
Press LawWhat Happens If You Refuse a BIK Inspection?
Your right to publish is suspended and the time lost is not compensated.
Press LawWhich Documents Are Requested During a BIK Inspection?
The Regulation imposes document obligations in two separate articles: Article 99 governs the documents to be kept, Article 100 the archive to be produ
Press LawWhat Does the BIK Inspection Board Check?
Inspection boards are the supervisory organ of the official announcement legislation.
Press LawDoes Your Right Continue If You Change the Newspaper Name?
If the change is made properly the right continues. Article 26 of the Regulation makes name and domain name changes subject to a detailed permission p
Press LawCan an Announcement Suspension Decision Be Appealed?
Yes. The Regulation recognises two separate routes: against Directorate General decisions (Art. 115) and against inspection board reports (Arts.
Press LawWhich Violations Cause Announcement Suspension in Turkey?
The Regulation gives no itemised list of breach and penalty. It lays down a general rule: failure to fulfil the duties and qualifications in time and
Press LawWhen Is the Publishing Right Permanently Lost in Turkey?
Suspension of the right to publish is temporary; termination is permanent.
Press LawHow Long Does an Announcement Suspension Last in Turkey?
The technical name of the sanction is suspension of the right to publish, and its length is not fixed: under Article 110 it equals the number of days
Press LawMust a Newspaper Have Business Premises in Turkey?
Yes. Under Article 29 of the Regulation, newspapers and online news sites must carry on their activities in premises allocated to the practice of jour
Press LawMust a Newspaper Keep Balance Sheet Books in Turkey?
Yes. Article 28 of the Regulation is a single sentence leaving no room for doubt: newspapers and online news sites must keep their accounts on the bal
Press LawWhat Is the Sectoral Ledger for Turkish Newspapers?
The sectoral ledgers are the ledgers in which newspapers record the information relating to every printed issue forming the basis of the official anno
Press LawWhen Are Official Announcement Fees Paid in Turkey?
The legislation sets no fixed number of days for payment to the publication. What it regulates is the flow: how the fee is calculated.
Press LawHow Are Official Announcement Prices Set in Turkey?
Neither the Agency alone nor newspapers set the price. Under Article 39 of Law No. 195 the tariff is determined by the President on the proposal of BI
Press LawWhat Percentage Commission Does BIK Take?
The rate is 15%. Article 116 of the Regulation is a single sentence, and it applies to private announcements and advertising as well as official ones.
Press LawDoes Unused Announcement Quota Carry Over in Turkey?
Yes, it carries over - with one important exception. Article 75(3) regulates the carryover and Article 75(4) the situation in which the right to it is
Press LawHow Is the Official Announcement Coefficient Calculated?
The coefficient is the second half of the quota calculation. Article 73 of the Regulation: the monthly announcement amount in a quota location divided
Press LawHow Is the Monthly Official Announcement Quota Found?
Monthly quota = total indicator number × the official announcement coefficient.
Press LawWhat Is the Announcement Reporting Indicator in Turkey?
Regulated in Article 68, this indicator differs from the others in two ways: it is open only to General Category online news sites.
Press LawWhat Print Run Earns an Additional Indicator in Turkey?
The printing additional indicator is open only to national newspapers and requires two conditions together: the print run in each province and the num
Press LawHow Is the Staff-Based Additional Indicator Calculated?
The staff additional indicator rewards publications employing multiples of the minimum roster.
Press LawHow Do You Earn Additional Indicators in Turkey?
The right does not arise by itself: it requires an application and depends on three conditions, regulated identically in Article 47 for newspapers and
Press LawWhat Is the Indicator Number for Official Announcements?
The indicator number is the base figure from which your monthly quota is calculated.
Press LawWhat Happens If Fake Traffic Is Detected in Turkey?
Article 63 of the Regulation deals with this under “serious violation in visitor traffic” and attaches one of the heaviest commercial sanctions in the
Press LawHow Is Website Traffic Measured for Turkish News Sites?
Not with your own analytics tool. Under Article 61(6) online news sites must use BİK Analitik; your figures in Google Analytics are not taken as the b
Press LawWhat Is the Minimum Visitor Traffic Requirement in Turkey?
Article 61 of the Regulation sets two thresholds - daily unique visitors and daily page views - which must be met together.
Press LawHow Much Content Must Be Published Monthly in Turkey?
The Regulation sets no monthly content threshold. The threshold is daily and is set category by category in Article 60; a monthly figure is derived fr
Press LawHow Many Articles Must Be Published Daily in Turkey?
For online news sites the number varies from 15 to 120 items a day by category. Article 60 of the Regulation sets that threshold.
Press LawHow Many Days to Report a Staff Change in Turkey?
Three working days. Under Article 22 of the Regulation, hirings, title changes, departures and tax and insurance accruals must reach the Agency throug
Press LawWho Counts as Editorial Staff in Turkey?
Filling the roster by numbers is not enough. Article 19 of the Regulation lists seven alternative qualifications; Article 20 lists the ownership and k
Press LawHow Many Editorial Staff Must a Newspaper Employ in Turkey?
Between 3 and 14 people depending on category. Article 38 of the Regulation sets the number, the breakdown and the duties together.
Press LawHow Many Editorial Staff Must an Online News Site Employ?
Between 4 and 32 people depending on category. Article 59 of the Regulation determines not only the total but how it is distributed among duties; meet
Press LawCan an Online News Site Receive Official Announcements?
Yes. Online news sites are regulated in a separate part of the Regulation with their own categories, waiting period and conditions.
Press LawCan You Receive Announcements During the Waiting Period?
No. Article 16 of the Regulation is explicit: a publication subject to a waiting period may not publish official announcements before it expires.
Press LawWhen 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.
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