The regulation on press cards given to members of the press by the Directorate of Communications was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force.
In the Press Card Regulation, the nature, type and form of the press cards, the conditions to be sought for media organizations and persons who can obtain a press card, their titles and quotas, the documents to be requested in the application, the situations in which the press cards will be canceled and/or returned, and the procedure regarding the working and decision-making process of the Press Card Commission. and the fundamentals.
It has been stated that the press cards are an official identity document issued by the Directorate of Communications and accepted by all official and private institutions, and the types of cards are "Duty press card", "Permanent press card", "Temporary press card", "Free press card" and " It was listed as a “continuous press card”.
In the regulation, it was noted that the validity period of the press card is 10 years, and that those who issue a card that is similar in type, arrangement, shape and color to the press card given by the Directorate of Communications will be filed with the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor.
With the regulation, the Press Card Regulation dated 13 December 2018 was repealed.
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