1. RTUK Annual Progress Report 2015-2016
DEVELOPMENTS IN TURKEY
Radio and Television Supreme Council
RTUK
Bandung, Indonesia
23 February 2017

2. Turkey at a Glance Population : 79.8 million (2016) Capital : Ankara
Labor Force : 30.1 million (2016)
Median Age : 31.4 (2016)
Area : 783, km²
Major Cities : Istanbul (14.8 million), Ankara (5.3 m.), Izmir (4.2 m.), Bursa (2.9 m.), Antalya (2.3m.)
GDP : USD 720 billion (2015-Current Prices)
GDP Per Capita : USD 9,261 (2015)
Neighboring Countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

3. Developments in Turkey Media Landscape 2016
Television (T) : 21 national, 15 regional, 198 local
Radio (T) : 35 national, 94 regional, 890 local
Satellite : 386 TV channels, 100 radio channels
Cable : 155 TV channels, 7 radio channels
Public Service Broadcaster, TRT (Turkish Radio-Television Corporation) has 7 TV channels and 10 radio channels nationwide.
5 digital satellite platforms, 4 satellite infrastructure operators, 3 cable platforms, 3 cable infrastructure operators, operate in Turkey.

4. Developments in Turkey Media Landscape 2016
Private TV : 663
Private Radio : 1098
Public : 23
University :10
Other : 2
TOTAL : 1620

5. Developments in Turkey Organizational Developments
On 25 November 2015,
Supreme Council elected the new
Chairman and the Deputy Chairman:
Prof Dr İlhan YERLİKAYA (Chairman)
Esat ÇIPLAK (Deputy Chairman)

6. Developments in Turkey Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
«National Digital Terrestrial TV License Ranking Tenders» was annulled by RTUK further to court decisions in March 2014.
Regional (T2) and local (T3) Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting License Ranking Tenders were also annulled in August 2015.
Considering legal and technological requirements, studies regarding the revision of some regulations are in progress:

7. Revision of the Related Regulations
“Law No: 6112, Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services”
“Regulation of Principles and Procedures on Terrestrial Broadcasting and Ranking Tender”
“Radio and Television Supreme Council By-Law on Broadcasting via Satellite”
“Radio and Television Supreme Council By-Law on Broadcasting via Cable Networks”

8. Developments Regarding Implementation
«RTUK 2017 Institutional Performance Plan» was prepared.
Improvement of Quality Management System of RTUK is in progress.
SKAAS (Digital Recording, Archiving and Analysing System) Renewal Project has been initiated.

9. Research Studies in 2016
General Assessment of/and Citizen Complaints About Marriage Programmes (Reality Shows) (February 2016)
General Assessment of/and Citizen Complaints of TV Programmes With Regard to Protection of Family, Violence to Women, Sexuality, Mental or Moral Development of Minors and Young People (March 2016)
«Analysis of Terror Events and Media» based on Citizen Complaints (March 2016)

10. Military Coup Attempt 15 July 2016
The plotters linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) who had disguised themselves within the military for years, attempted to overthrow the democratically elected government, the President and the constitutional order in Turkey altogether.
They attacked the Presidential Complex and bombarded the Turkish Parliament with the MPs inside, along with their attempt to assassinate the president.

11. Military Coup Attempt 15 July 2016
The FETO terrorists attempted to seize the control of several key places in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere, but failed to do so simply because upon the video call by the President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, the civilians rushed to the city squares and blocked the tanks to come out of military zones.
Eventually the plotters started to surrender to the police forces after few hours.
248 people were killed and 2193 people were injured by the plotters during the coup attempt.

12. Military Coup Attempt 15 July 2016
The FETÖ terrorists tried to occupy the headquarters of TRT (Turkish Radio Television Corporation) and several national private broadcasters but after the resistance of civilians and the police, they failed.
RTUK revoked the broadcasting rights and licences of 12 media service providers (radio and television enterprises) affiliated to the FETO/PDY organisation. Later on, these 12 media service providers and one additional media service provider were closed down by separate Decrees.

13. Military Coup Attempt 15 July 2016
On the other hand, the media service providers from all political wings stood against the FETO terrorists and all heartedly sided with democracy and thus deserved a great appreciation.
Therefore, upon the proposal of RTUK, the governments reduced the amount which the media service providers pay to RTUK every month from 3% to 1.5%.

14. RTUK Annual Progress Report 2015-2016
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Bandung, Indonesia
23 February 2017