Music Licensing and Royalty Rights Under Turkish Law is one of the most commercially important parts of the Turkish copyright system. Whether the user is a songwriter, composer, singer, record label, digital platform, broadcaster, hotel, restaurant, event organizer, production company, or advertising agency, the legal question is usually the same: who owns which rights in […]
Copyright Protection for Films, TV Series, and Digital Content in Turkey is primarily built on Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, supported by sector-specific rules on broadcasting, cinema regulation, collective rights management, bandrol and registration practice, and personal-data protection. In practical terms, Turkish copyright law does not protect only classic cinema releases. It […]
Digital broadcasting in Turkey is no longer a legal gray zone. It is a regulated field shaped by the Turkish Constitution, Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services, and the RTÜK by-law on the provision of radio, television, and on-demand media services via the internet. The constitutional […]
OTT platforms and streaming services under Turkish law operate in a regulatory environment that is much more structured than many international operators first assume. In Türkiye, subscription video platforms, ad-supported streaming services, internet-based television channels, radio streams, and catalog-based on-demand services can fall within a legal regime shaped by the Constitution, Law No. 6112 on […]
Broadcasting regulation in Turkey is built on a constitutional foundation, but its day-to-day operation is driven mainly by Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services, together with RTÜK’s secondary legislation. For broadcasters, investors, producers, and media groups, the Turkish system is not simply a content-control regime. It […]
Turkish Media & Entertainment Law sits at the intersection of constitutional freedoms, broadcasting regulation, copyright protection, digital-platform liability, advertising controls, and privacy rules. For producers, broadcasters, streaming services, journalists, influencers, music labels, talent managers, and digital content businesses, the legal environment in Türkiye is not governed by a single statute. Instead, it is built from […]
A criminal investigation in Turkey is often decided long before the first trial hearing. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the investigation phase begins when the public prosecutor learns of circumstances giving the impression that a crime may have been committed, and from that point the prosecutor must immediately start looking into the truth in […]
Compensation for unlawful arrest or detention in Turkey is not a marginal remedy. It is one of the clearest ways Turkish law tries to restore the balance after the State has interfered with personal liberty outside the limits of lawful criminal procedure. In Turkish practice, this remedy matters not only in obvious cases of illegal […]
Foreign nationals facing criminal investigation or prosecution in Turkey do not stand outside the Turkish criminal justice system, and they do not lose their core defense rights because of citizenship status. The starting point under Turkish constitutional law is broad: Article 36 guarantees the right to a fair trial, and Article 38 protects the presumption […]
Juvenile criminal defense law in Turkey is built on the idea that children who come into contact with the criminal justice system must be treated differently from adults, both because of their age and because Turkish law places child welfare, development, and reintegration at the center of the process. The basic legal framework comes from […]