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In August 2002, the Turkish Parliament adopted Act no. 4756 amending the Broadcasting Act (Act no. 3984 of 20 April 1994). The most important amendment is the addition of Article 4, under which programmes in various languages and dialects are permitted. In principle, programmes should be broadcast in Turkish, although exceptions are possible for languages that are commonly used by Turkish citizens in everyday life. Another new addition is an article which permits the retransmission of programmes from abroad. Furthermore the Act contains provisions concerning sanctions, the composition of the Supreme...

On 15 May 2002, the Parliament adopted Act no. 4756 amending the fundamental Act no. 3984 of 20 April 1994 on the organisation and broadcasting of radio stations and television channels. The amendments provide, inter alia, that the supervisory body Radyo Ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu (Supreme Radio and Television Council - RTÜK) should include representatives of the National Security Council, the State Supreme Education Council (YÖK), the Prime Minister and MPs. According to the new Act, Internet services will also be monitored by the RTÜK. Internet Service Providers can therefore be obliged to have...

The Directive on Satellite Broadcasting Licences and their authorisation prepared by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) was published on 29 March 2001. The objective of this Directive is to determine the principles and procedures in relation to satellite broadcasting licensing and its authorisation by RTÜK. The Directive aims at determining the duties and responsibilities of the radio and television enterprises applying for a satellite broadcasting licence and authorisation to provide broadcasting services directly via satellite transmission to the public, and also the duties and...

Regarding consumer protection, a new development has taken place in the Turkish broadcasting sector. The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued a Notification which obliges radio and television broadcasters to transmit programs to promote consumers' awareness regarding Articles 20, 21 and 31 of the Law on the Protection of Consumers, Law No. 4077 of 23 February 1995. In order to achieve this aim the content, transmission, proportion and time interval of the educational, instructive and informative programs for consumers are subject to the Notification's provisions (Art. 2 of the Notification)....

On 21 February 2001, the Turkish Parliament adopted 4630 sayili Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu (Act no. 4630 on Intellectual and Artistic Works). The new Act is a result of recent efforts to align existing laws with technological and socio-economic realities as well as to comply with relevant EC directives and international instruments such as TRIPs. The new Act amends some articles of the Law no. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, in particular, the right of distribution including rental and lending, the right of communication to the public by any means of transmitting signs, sounds or...