The desk supervisor is a title that appears in the Press Card Regulation only in the TRT list.
The Sub-Paragraph — Art. 25/1-c
Among the titles that may obtain a press card at TRT, together with the middle managers: … foreign representatives, desk supervisors and broadcast inspectors.
Only in the TRT List
| Organisation | Desk supervisor |
|---|---|
| TRT | Yes (Art. 25/1-c) |
| Anadolu Agency | No |
| News and photo agencies | No |
| Radio and television | No |
| Internet news sites | No |
| Newspapers and magazines | No |
The Regulation Gives No Job Description
The Decisive Condition — Art. 25/2
The Structure of the TRT List
| Sub-paragraph | Level |
|---|---|
| a | The board of directors — chair and members |
| b | Senior management — the director general and deputies, heads of department/board, the secretary general, channel coordinators, TRT managers, radio managers |
| c | Middle management — deputies, coordinators, managers, foreign representatives, desk supervisors, broadcast inspectors |
| ç | General scope — personnel charged with production and broadcasting within the scope of Law No. 2954 and Art. 548 of Presidential Decree No. 4 |
Conclusion
The desk supervisor is listed in the Press Card Regulation only in the TRT list, in sub-paragraph 25/1-c; it appears in no other publication-type list. The Regulation gives no job description for the title, and under Art. 25/2, added in 2024, no press card is given to those who do not work in the news field.