Under Turkish law, journalists are subject to Law No. 5953 on Arrangement of Relations Between Employers and Employees in the Field of Press (“Press Labour Law”), which sets out the terms and conditions of their employment.
Former wording of Article 1 of Press Labour Law stated that the law covered those who work in any kind of intellectual or artistic works at news and photo agencies, periodical publications and newspapers published in Turkey and who fall outside the definition of “worker” under the Turkish Labour Law, and their employers. Those work, in exchange of salary, at intellectual and artistic works which fall under the scope of the Press Labour Law are defined as “journalists”.
That being the case, settled precedents of the Court of Cassation stressed that, despite the fact that newspaper must be published and reproduced, physical printing and distribution of newspapers are not a requirement given the current stage of technology and communication today. In this regard, the Court of Cassation deemed the employees working for electronic newspapers journalists.
Recently, the Law Amending the Press Labour Law and Certain Laws No. 7418 (“Amendment Law”) was published in the Official Gazette (31987) dated 18 October 2022. Article 1 of the Amendment Law amended Article 1 of the Press Labour Law and included “internet news site” in the scope of the law.
The parliamentary bill of the Amendment Law and the reports of Digital Media Commission and Justice Commission provide...
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