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Pendik (a district in Istanbul) 4 ^th Criminal Court of First Instance has recently ruled on a case concerning an obscenity offence which is indictable according to Article 226 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC). Although this ruling is not final, it is significant because it attempts to define the concept of “unnatural sexual acts”. Article 226 TPC criminalises certain acts relating to obscene materials. According to section (d) of the first paragraph, the offering for sale, selling and renting of obscene materials at places other than shops designated to sell these types of materials,...

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) recently completed the necessary preparations and launched a Kurdish language channel named TRT 6. This is the next step in and the execution of the plans announced to dedicate a channel that broadcasts in different languages and dialects as well as the last amendment to Law no. 2954, which was made on 11 June 2008 and which gave TRT the opportunity to provide full-time broadcasting in foreign languages (see IRIS 2008-8: 19). After broadcasting for a test-period of one week, TRT 6 started full broadcasting officially on 1 January 2009 at 07:00...

The four major music collecting societies in Turkey, representing authors (MESAM & MSG), phonogram producers (MU-YAP) and performers (MUYORBIR) joined forces to sign a copyright agreement with the Television Broadcasters Association representing 55 leading TV channels in Turkey, constituting approximately 90 % of the television broadcasting sector. This historic agreement, which was signed in October 2008 in the presence of the Turkish Minister of Culture, ends a decade-long legal struggle that had existed between the music collecting societies and the broadcasters, ever since the music collecting...

In a decision of 27 October 2008, the Radio ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu (Turkish broadcasting regulator -RTÜK) ordered the closure of various TV channels, including a total of 11 channels forming part of the digital D-SMART service, which belongs to the Doğan Media Group. The regulator based its decision on the fact that the broadcasters concerned had either failed to apply for their respective licences to be renewed or had submitted incomplete renewal applications. As a result, the channels have ceased broadcasting without a valid licence. According to media reports, this explanation was rejected...

Turkish private radio and television organisations are regulated by the Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Broadcasts (Law No. 3984 of 20 April 1994). According to this Law, radio and television broadcast permits and licences shall only be granted to corporations which are established in Turkey according to the Turkish Commercial Code, for the purpose of radio and television broadcasting, communication, education and culture. Such a corporation’s shares must be registered and no preferred shares may be issued. A single corporation may establish only one radio...