The right to publish official announcements rests not on a single condition but on dozens of interconnected obligations. This list gathers, with the provision cited, what a local newspaper needs to check regularly.
1. The Right and the Waiting Period
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Has the waiting period been completed? | 36 months for newspapers | Art. 33 |
| Are you refraining from receiving official announcements during the waiting period? | Prohibited — the sanctions in Law 195 apply | Art. 16/1 |
| Are the qualities and duties being fulfilled during the waiting period? | All of them apply | Art. 16/2 |
| Are you on the monthly list? | Drawn up on the last working day of each month | Art. 8 |
2. The Staff
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Does the minimum staff number match? | According to the category | Art. 38 |
| Are the contracts written and full-time? | In accordance with Law No. 5953 | Art. 18/2-a |
| Are the wages paid full-day, full-month and in advance? | (Amended: Official Gazette 10/12/2025-33103) | Art. 18/2-b |
| Are the intellectual workers actually doing the work? | Corresponding to the duty in the contract | Art. 18/2-c |
| Are the social security and tax accruals in time and complete? | — | Art. 18/2-ç |
| Is there anyone who may not be in the staff? | The owner, managers, relatives, students, conscripts, those on unpaid leave | Art. 20 |
| Is the same person on the staff of another publication? | Counted in only one | Art. 21 |
| Were staff changes notified within 3 working days? | Over İLANBİS | Art. 22 |
3. Content
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Does the daily/minimum content number match? | According to the category | Art. 23 |
| Is the content original and current? | — | Art. 23 |
| Is the source correctly shown? | The news source | Art. 24 |
| Is there content similarity with another publication? | — | Art. 25 |
| Is a change of name or domain name in due form? | A signed notification | Art. 26 |
4. The Imprint and Identity
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Is the imprint in every issue? | Name, date, issue, owner, representative, publisher, responsible manager, type, place of administration, telephone, corporate e-mail, UETS address, printing house | Art. 36/1 |
| Was a change of imprint notified on the first working day? | Signed | Art. 36/2 |
| Does the imprint area exceed 140 cm²? | It may not | Art. 36/3 |
| Is there a date, page number and name on every page? | — | Art. 40/3 |
5. Pages, Printing and the Workplace
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Do the texts have 12–14 lines every 5 cm? | Headlines and standfirsts excepted | Art. 40/2 |
| Is the point size within the 8–10 range? | — | Art. 40/2 |
| Is the printing on a suitable machine? | Web offset/rotary, flat offset or industrial-type digital | Art. 41/2 |
| Is the printing after 19.00 on the previous day? | Force majeure excepted | Art. 41/3 |
| Was a change in the place of printing notified on the first working day? | (Added phrase: Official Gazette 10/12/2025-33103) together with the contract | Art. 41/4 |
| Were the pages composed in the place of publication? | In a printing house complying with Law No. 5681 | Art. 41/5 |
| Are the workplace conditions satisfied? | — | Art. 29 |
| Is the accounting on the balance sheet basis? | — | Art. 28 |
| Are the sectoral books being kept? | — | Art. 37 |
6. Distribution and Sales
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Is distribution through a qualified undertaking? | At least 2 final point dealers where there is no undertaking | Arts. 42/1, 42/3 |
| Is each issue at the dealer by 09.00? | — | Art. 42/4 |
| Was a change of dealer notified within 3 working days? | Signed | Art. 42/6 |
| Is the sale price above the minimum? | Local/regional TL 7, national TL 20 (Amended: Official Gazette 10/12/2025-33103) | Art. 43/1 |
| Do the dealer commission + subscription discount exceed 40%? | They may not | Art. 43/2 |
| Does the minimum actual sales figure match? | 100–3,000 according to the category | Art. 44 |
| Are the subscriptions longer than 1 month and invoiced? | — | Art. 44/4 |
| Are the subscribers actually continuing? | The 15% threshold | Art. 45/2 |
7. Delivery and Notification
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Were at least 2 copies of each issue + the pages uploaded to İLANBİS? | By 09.00 on the day of publication | Regulation Art. 35/1 |
| If you are within the scope, did the printed copy reach the branch? | 16.00 on the 3rd working day | Regulation Art. 35/2 |
| Were 2 copies of the issues carrying announcements given to the branch/governorship? | On the day of publication, against a receipt | Law 195, Art. 47 |
| Was the annual payroll record given? | The first 15 days of each year | Law 195, Art. 48 |
| Was the private announcement tariff notified? | 15 days before the start of the three-monthly period | Law 195, Art. 45 |
8. Invoicing and Payment
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Is the official announcement fee according to the Price Tariff? | — | Regulation Art. 27 |
| Was the commission of the Agency deducted on the invoice? | 15% | Regulation Arts. 27, 116 |
| Does the invoice comply with Tax Procedure Law No. 213? | — | Regulation Art. 4/e |
| Is there a distinguishing word and serial number at the bottom of the announcements? | The Agency: (Basın) | Law 195, Art. 46 |
9. Continuity
| Check | Criterion | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Is the publication interval in the declaration being observed? | Categories 1–5 daily, Category 6 at least 2 days a week | Arts. 34/2–3 |
| Was publication interrupted for more than 3 days in the year? | Holidays excepted — the right comes to an end | Art. 113/1-c |
| Was the holiday notification given? | At least 3 working days in advance | Art. 34/5 |
| Were the printed copies of 10 issues not delivered in the year? | For daily newspapers the right comes to an end | Art. 113/1-d |
10. Quota and Indicators
- Do you know what the indicator number is?
- Do you satisfy how an additional indicator is obtained?
- Have you examined the additional indicators in how the staff additional indicator is calculated, the printing additional indicator, the distribution additional indicator and the sales additional indicator rates?
- Are you following how the monthly quota is found?
- Do you know the fate of an unused quota?
11. Preparation for Inspection
- Is what documents are requested at an inspection ready?
- Is what the inspection board checks understood?
- Is what happens if you do not allow an inspection understood?
- Frequency of inspection: at least once every 2 years (Regulation Art. 92/1)
12. If Something Goes Wrong
Conclusion
The right to publish official announcements depends on satisfying all of the obligations under the headings of the waiting period, the staff, content, the imprint, pages and printing, distribution and sales, delivery and notification, invoicing and continuity together. Most of them run on a daily calendar (the 09.00 delivery and dealer sales), some on a 3-working-day calendar (staff and dealer notifications) and some annually (the payroll record). For the detailed list see the guide to the right to publish official announcements.