27.06.2026 14:31
The Bill on Amendments to Certain Laws, including regulations regarding the Security Organization and the press, was passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly General Assembly and became law.
The Bill on Amendments to Certain Laws, which was adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) General Assembly and includes regulations regarding the Police Organization and the press, introduces changes to the Tax Procedure Law.
The law amends the Police Organization Law. Accordingly, with the aim of increasing management capacity, strengthening the audit and supervision mechanism, accelerating decision-making processes, supporting personnel motivation and career planning, and enhancing strategic planning and specialization in the Police Organization, the maximum ratios required for each rank of supervisor will be reorganized.
REGULATION ON STAFF NUMBERS
The total staff number ratio required for each supervisor rank will be 65 per ten thousand for first-class police directors, 75 per ten thousand for second-class police directors, 90 per ten thousand for third-class police directors, 100 per ten thousand for fourth-class police directors, 300 per ten thousand for police superintendents, 310 per ten thousand for chief inspectors, 320 per ten thousand for inspectors, and 330 per ten thousand for assistant inspectors.
Due to this regulation, the provisional article valid for the previous ratios will be repealed.
With the amendment to the law, those who were dismissed from educational institutions of the General Directorate of Security on the grounds that they did not meet the health conditions required for admission, but who continued their education and graduated based on a court decision and were appointed to the Police Service Class as police officers or police superintendents, and whose ties with public service were later severed due to a court decision based on health reasons, may apply to the General Directorate of Security within 6 months from the date the regulation comes into effect and will be appointed to an appropriate title in the General Administrative Services Class.
In these appointments, compliance with the conditions set forth in the Civil Servants Law and the health conditions determined for open appointments to service classes other than the Police Service Class will be sought. Other procedures and principles related to open appointments to public service made under this regulation will be determined by the General Directorate of Security.
ALSO REGULATIONS ON INTERNET NEWS SITES
With the amendment to the Law on the Establishment of the Press Advertisement Agency, the qualifications and duties of internet news sites will be determined. Accordingly, the qualifications of internet news sites that receive or are in the waiting period for official advertisements and announcements will be determined by the General Assembly of the Press Advertisement Agency (BİK) in terms of "number of news", "content", "staff", "number of readers", "minimum publication period", and other deemed appropriate aspects. The provisions of the law regarding the duties of newspapers will also apply to the duties of internet news sites.
The law amends the sanctions in the law. Sanctions will be imposed under this regulation on newspapers, magazines, internet news sites, producers, public administrations and entities, and exempted other institutions or their affiliates that have the right to publish official advertisements and announcements or are in the waiting period, and that fail to comply with the qualifications, duties, obligations, and responsibilities determined by the General Assembly based on the law, without prejudice to other legal provisions.
HEAVY PENALTIES FOR ADVERTISEMENT VIOLATIONS
The BİK Board of Directors will decide to impose a sanction of stopping official advertisements and/or announcements for 1 to 10 days for newspapers, magazines, and internet news sites that do not meet the qualifications or fulfill the duties stipulated in this law, considering the nature, severity, and duration of the violation. Additionally, the relevant newspaper, magazine, or internet news site will not benefit from other advantages provided by this law for the same period.
According to this regulation, the sanction decision regarding newspapers, magazines, and internet news sites will be implemented by the BİK General Directorate upon the finalization of the decision, by not providing official advertisements for those with the right to publish official advertisements and announcements, and by removing from the list for those with the right to publish only official announcements. If a sanction decision is made for those in the waiting period, this decision will be implemented after acquiring the right to publish official advertisements and announcements.
If a similar violation is repeated for the first time within 1 year from the notification of the sanction decision to the relevant newspaper, magazine, or internet news site, the sanction of stopping advertisements and announcements will be imposed for 5 to 15 days, considering the nature, severity, and repetition of the violation; for the second repetition, 10 to 20 days; and for the third or further repetitions, 15 to 25 days.
If the violation period exceeds one month, the number of sanction days determined under this regulation will be increased by one fold. If there are violations in more than one matter, the days determined for each will be added. The total sanction that can be applied at one time cannot exceed 60 days.
For producers and public administrations and entities that fail to comply with the regulations listed in this provision, the producer establishment may be closed for up to 2 months by the Board of Directors' decision. The finalized decision will be implemented by the governorship in that location. Disciplinary action will be taken against the responsible persons of public administrations, entities, and partnerships according to their own legislation, upon notification by the General Directorate. The result of the action will be reported to BİK. The institution's right to object to these actions is reserved.
Appeals against sanction decisions will be sought in court according to the provisions of the Law on Administrative Procedure.
The procedures and principles regarding the implementation of this provision will be determined by a regulation to be issued by the General Assembly.