Foreign news reporting is one of the 17 news fields listed in the Press Card Regulation for the titles of news manager, editor, sub-editor and chief.
The Basis in the Legislation
The text of the sub-paragraph: on condition of working in the fields of politics, home news, foreign news, current affairs, the economy, finance, celebrity news, education, sport, culture and the arts, tourism, the family, health, science and technology, the environment, exclusive news and new media news; the news manager or editor or sub-editor or chief.
| Type of publication | Sub-paragraph | The 17-field condition |
|---|---|---|
| Daily political newspapers | Art. 19/1-g | Yes |
| Weekly political newspapers and magazines | Art. 20/1-g | Yes |
| Non-political newspapers and magazines | Art. 21/1-g | No |
| Fortnightly and less frequent publications | Art. 22/1-e | Yes |
| News and photo agencies | Art. 24/1-d | Yes |
| Radio and television | Art. 26/1-g | Yes |
| Internet news sites | Art. 27/1-g | Yes — the coordinator is also added to the titles |
The Foreign Bureau Quota
The most concrete counterpart of foreign reporting in the legislation is the foreign bureau quota:
| Publication | Foreign bureau | Sub-paragraph |
|---|---|---|
| Daily political newspapers — national and regional, more than 1.20 m² | No quota limitation is applied | Art. 19/2-a-2 |
| Daily political newspapers — local, more than 1.20 m² | At most 25% | Art. 19/2-a-3 |
| Those with 1.19 m² or less | Not given | Art. 19/2-e |
| Weekly political newspapers — 3.59 m² or less | Not given | Art. 20/2-a-6 |
| Weekly political magazines | Not given | Art. 20/2-b-5 |
| Non-political newspapers and magazines | Not given | Art. 21/2 |
| Fortnightly and less frequent publications | Not given | Art. 22/2 |
| Agencies — within the scope of Art. 24/2-a | Given | Art. 24/2-a |
| National radio and television | Given without limitation | Art. 26/2-a |
| Regional and local radio-TV | Not given | Art. 26/2-e |
Cards for Those Working Abroad — Arts. 7/1-ç and d
- ç) The Turkish citizen owners and employees of media organisations publishing abroad
- d) Turkish citizen media members working as freelance journalists abroad
The Foreign Representative
The TRT list also lists foreign representatives (Art. 25/1-c). We covered the detail in the foreign representative: duties and quota.
Press Counsellorships
We covered the overseas assignments of the Directorate of Communications in overseas assignments and press counsellorships.
Relations with Foreign Journalists
We covered the regime for foreign journalists working in Turkey in working as a foreign journalist in Turkey.
Its Relationship with the Reporter Title
The 17 fields are listed for the managerial titles. The title of reporter, by contrast, appears in every list in a separate sub-paragraph without a field condition (Art. 19/1-h and its equivalents). In practice the name of the field defines the reporter’s specialisation.
We covered the detail in who is a reporter: duties, rights and the press card and in the news manager: duties and the press card title.