Official Gazette Date :17/05/2006 Number :26171  
 
REGULATION ON THE REGISTRATION OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC 
WORKS  
 
 
PART ONE  
Objective , Extent , Basis and Definitions  
 Objective  
 ARTICLE 1 – (1) The aim of this Regulation is to determine the procedures and basis about the 
registration of the works and production with a view not  to violate the mentioned rights of the 
economic and moral  right holders taking no account of the purpose to establish any rights on the 
productions which include intellectual and artistic works, to facilitate proving in the determination of 
the ownership of the rights and to pursue  the utilization authorities  regarding the economic  rights.  
 Extent  
 ARTICLE 2 - (1) This Regulation includes the registration of the productions which contain 
intellectual and artistic works.  
 Basis  
 ARTICLE 3 – (1) This Regulation is arranged within the framework of article 13 of the 
Intellectual and Artistic Works Law No. 5846 and dated 5/12/1951 and articles 7 and 15 of the 
Evaluation, Classification  and Supporting of the Motion Pictures Law No. 5224 and dated 14/7/2004.  
 Definitions  
 ARTICLE 4 – (1) The definitions in this Regulation refer to the following:  
 a) Related Right Holder:  Neighboring right holders and film producers who performs the fir st 
fixing of the films on condition that the spiritual and financial rights of the author are not harmed,  
 b) Ministry: The Ministry of  Culture and Tourism,  
 c) Work:  All sorts of intellectual and artistic productions which are considered as the works o f 
science, literature, music, fine arts or cinema which have the speciality of its owner.  
 ç) the Author  of the work : The people who create the work, who process and assign the work 
according to the second paragraph of the Article 18 of the Intellectual a nd Artistic Works Law No. 
5846 and the inheritors arranged in the first and second paragraphs of the Article 19 of the Law,  
 d) Phonogram: Physical environment where the sounds in a performance or other sounds  
or sound performances fixed. The sound fixati ons of audiovisual works like  
cinematographic works are excluded,  
 e) Directorate General:  General Directorate of Copyright  
 f) ISRC and ISWC codes:  International standard record code which provides the determination 
of the musical works and is given by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 
and International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC),   g) Law:  Intellectual and Artistic Works Law No. 5846,  
 ğ) Registration:  The process which is carried out by the Ministry in accordance with the 
procedure arranged with this Regulation and with the purpose of not violating the financial and 
spiritual rights on the work and of pursuing the utilization authoriti es regarding the economic  rights, 
and which provides facility in proving the determination of the ownerships of rights,  
 h) Registration certificate:  The certificate concerning the registration which will be delivered  to 
the applicant,  
 ı) Economic  Righ t Holder:  The natural and legal persons having the authority to exercise their 
rights on the work to process, copy, publication, representation and transmission to public through 
devices  which are used for transferring sound and image,  
 i) Collecting Soc iety: Societies which  are subject to the supervision of the Ministry in terms of 
admini strative and financial aspects and which have the purpose of providing the collection of 
payments and distribution of them to right holders , the admin istration and pursu it of rights and 
protect ing the common interests of its members  that result from the intellectual and artistic works ,
 
 j) Special sign:  The sign which defines the date of publicity and the name or title of the author 
during the representation of the works  and productions to the public,    k) Cinematographic work :  Like all sorts of films which are of understandable, scientific or 
technical nature or which fix the daily events ; or cinema films, s eries  of silent or sound moving images 
which are related to ea ch other and which can be displayed through electronic and mechanic devices  
without taking account of the material they are fixed on,   
 l) Motion picture:  Films  which are created by the language and methods special to the art of 
cinema and which are of documentary, fiction, animation and etc. style,  which have or don't have any 
subject, which are long and short films and which consist of silent and sound moving images related to 
each other that can be displayed with electronic and mechanic devices without  taking account of the 
material they are fixed,  
 m) Producer:   Phonogram producers who fix the performance and other sounds for the first time 
and the film producers who make the first fixation of films , 
 n) (Amended by: OG -6/7/2021 -31533) Certificate of Producer:  The certificate that film and 
phonogram producers must obtain pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation published in the Official 
Gazette dated 18/4/2005 and numbered 25790 on the Principles and Procedures Regarding the 
Certification of Businesses which Record, Reproduce and Sell or Distribute Materials Where 
Intellectual and Artistic Works are Fixed.   
  
 
PART TWO  
Principles of Registration   
 Obligatory Registration  
 ARTICLE 5 – (Amended by: OG -28/10 /2008 -27038) (1) The film producers who m ake the 
first fixation of films  in cinema tographic  and musical works and the phonogram producers who carry 
out the first fixation  of the sounds, fulfill the registration of their productions which contain  cinema 
and musical works having the purpose of avoiding the ir rights to be violated, providing facility in 
proving the determination of the ownership of rights and pursuing the utilization authorities regarding the economic  rights. In addition, computer games such as film productions featuring cinematographic 
work s, as they contain a series of related moving images with sound within the framework of a be 
fictionalized mise -en-scene or scenario, are registered by the right holders in order to determine the 
rights owned and facilitating proof of rightholdership.  
  (2) In groups of works subject to obligatory registration, right holders make the registration of 
their productions by submitting the documents /materials  listed below  to the Ministry together with the 
application file that has been examined by the relevant field collecting societies:  
 a) (Amended by: OG -6/7/2021- 31533)  Statement for Producer's Certificate number  
 b) The affirmative covenant in Annex- 1 of this Regulation concerning that in cases which 
indicates the ownership of rights and unless otherwise st ated, any penal and legal liabilities are taken,   
 c) Contract or license agreement regarding the transfer of economic rights,  
 ç) The document indicating the result of the evaluation and classification which were carried out 
in accordance with the provis ions of the Regulation on the Principles regarding the Evaluation and 
Classification of the Motion Pictures that entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette 
No. 25731 and dated 18/2/2005 for the productions containing cinematographic works,   
 d) Film manuscript, dialogue text and original musical notes, if any, for the productions 
containing cinema works; musical notes and lyrics, if any, for the productions containing musical 
works,  
 e) Poster, if any, for the productions containing cinema works, booklet of the material by which 
the work is fixed and one samples for each from other advertiser materials, if any, for the productions containing musical works,  
 f) One copy of the registered production which is recorded on a digital media (s uch as DVD, 
VCD, Audio CD),  
 g) Bank receipt indicating that the registration fee is paid.  
 (3) The applications relating to the productions produced abroad are made together with the 
documents stated in the subparagraphs (c), (f) and (g) of the second par agraph and bill of entry, 
certified invoice and customs cashier's receipt.  If the people , the first fixation of whose works was 
performed, do not fulfill the registration of their works in Turkey, the registration procedures of the importer are fulfilled at the list in the import document and in compliance with the period and numbers 
stated in the affirmative covenant in the Annex -2 of this Regulation.  
 (4) Applications requesting registration of computer games;  
 a) In the field of literary and scientific  works, by a collecting society established by Law No. 
5846 for the purpos e of pursuit and management of copyrights on computer programs, a reference 
letter arranged in a way to ensure that the signs and phrases are used on the carrier materials which was carried out in accordance with the evaluation and classification principles of the Regulation on the 
Principles regarding the Evaluation and Classification of the Motion Pictures.  
 b) It is obligatory to submit a letter of undertaking showing that it does  not contain elements 
contrary to the principles regulated in Article 11 of the Regulation on the Principles regarding the 
Evaluation and Classification of the Motion Pictures that are public order, general morality, protection 
of the mental and physical health of minors and young people, compliance with human dignity and 
other provisions stipulated in the Constitution, conformity of commercial circulation with signs and 
phrases, and that undertakes all kinds of legal and criminal liability in case of proof  to the contrary, 
together with a statement summarizing all the information pertaining to the game.  
 (5) The registration is fulfilled upon the complete presentation of the above mentioned 
documents.  At the end of this procedure the certificate of registr ation is delivered to the applicant.  
The name of the work, its language, origin, production year, producer’s name, producer code, authors , 
other neighboring right holders, the initials of the group of work and its registration number, 
registration date, t he date and number of other registration s if any, and other information which can be 
necessary are stated in this document.   
 (6) Furthermore, in motion pictures the date and number of the evaluation and classification 
decision, in joint productions infor mation about each joint producer, and in productions containing 
musical works the names of the works and authors  which are included in these productions, and ISRC 
or ISWC code are stated in the certificate of registration.   
 (7) Three pieces of the certif icate of registration which is arranged in three pieces more than the 
numbers of the applicants are maintained in the Ministry.   
  
 Producer  Document , producer code   
 ARTICLE 6 – 
(Revoked by: OG -6/7/2021 -31533)1 
 Optional Registration   
 ARTICLE 7 - (1) The authors  of groups of the works  other than the ones subjected to the 
obligatory registration according to the Article 5 of this Regulation can register their works by 
presenting the below mentioned documents together with the application form, the affirma tive 
covenant in Annex -3 of this Regulation indicating ownership of right on the work or production and 
indicating that all sorts of legal and penal liabilities are assumed unless otherwise stated , and the bank 
receipt indicating that the registration fee  is paid.  
 a) The information stated below is  presented in computer programs in “text” format to be 
consisted  of “unicode" characters:  
 1) When the computer programs which do not have trade secrets are concerned, a reproduced 
copy together with its speci al sign, if any, in a way that it could be seen without requiring any devices, 
which bears the determining characteristics of the computer program whether it is publicized or not 
(the first twenty five and the last twenty five pages of the source code; the  complete source code if less 
than fifty pages),   
 2) When the computer programs  containing  trade secrets are concerned, the source code the first 
and last twenty five pages of which are blocked or the first and last ten pages without being blocked,  
or the first and last twenty five pages of the target code and any ten or more successive pages of the target code or the complete source code by blocking the trade secrets for the programs shorter than 
fifty pages,  
 3) When the rearranged computer programs ar e concerned, if the amendments are included in 
the first and last twenty five pages, one of the options arranged in the subparagraph (2), if not; twenty 
pages of the source code which are not blocked and which include the amendments or fifty pages of 
the source code which include amendments by some parts being blocked.   
 
1 This amendment comes  into effect on 1/1/2022.   b) The information listed below is given in the “XML” format which is  recorded on the digital 
media:  
 1) When single file databases (data records relating to a single subject) are concern ed, the first 
and the last twenty five pag es; in the case these pages are not delivered , the first and the last twenty 
five data record s,  
 2) When the multiple file databases (separate and different data record groups) are concerned, 
fifty data records fr om each file or from all files b ased on which database is less;  if these are not 
delivered , fifty pages or all data record,   
 3) When the rearranged databases (single or multiple file) are concerned, fifty pages or the 
records indicating the amendments , or if less than fifty pages all the rearranged parts, all parts and 
crypt  explanation for the encrypted  data bases.   
 c) In other groups of works , two copies of the registered work which are recorded on digital 
media (such as DVD, VCD, Audio CD, CD -Rom) are  delivered and for the works of fine arts detailed 
advertiser presentations which are recorded on digital media (such as DVD, VCD, Audio CD, CD -
Rom) are delivered.  
 (2) The registration of the works the applications of which are made by presenting all the  
documents listed above is fulfilled.  At the end of this procedure the certificate of registration is 
delivered to the applicant.  
 (3) The name of the work, its language, production and first publicity date, authors  of the work , 
other neighboring right holders, the registration number including the initials of the groups  of work, 
registration date, the date and number of other registrations if any, and other information which can be 
necessary are stated in this document.  Three pieces of the certificate of registration which is arranged 
in three pieces more than the numbers of the applicants are maintained by the Ministry.  
 Recording the utilization authorities concerning the financial rights and the transfer 
authorities  
 ARTICLE 8 - (1) The utilization and t ransfer authorities concerning the financial rights on the 
works and productions can be optionally recorded by the Ministry.  For this, the application is made 
with the below mentioned documents attached to the application form.  
 a) The  affirmative covena nt in the Annex- 4 of this Regulation regarding that any legal and penal 
liabilities are assumed unless otherwise stated indicating that the utilization and transfer authorities 
concerning the financial rights are held.  
 b) A descriptive document such as t he identity card of one of the parties if he/she is a natural 
person or register entry if he/she is a legal person,  
 c) The list of authorized signatures of the signatories on the document,   
 d) One sample of the work which is the subject matter of the a rrangeme nt or in the computer 
programs the program summary which is recorded on digital media (such as DVD, VCD, Audio CD, 
CD Rom),   
 e) Bank receipt indicating that the registration fee is paid.  
 (2) When a registered work or a production is concerned, the presentation of a sample regarding 
this work or production is not obligatory.  
 (3) Information about the type and content of the document which contains the utilization 
authorities regarding the financial rights, the date of signature and information ab out the parties can be 
found in the application form as well as information indicating whether any registration has been made 
and the  date and content of the registration, if any.   
 (4) Provided that the required documents are presented accurately, one sa mple of the documents 
containing the utilization authorities regarding the financial rights is sealed and recorded as its true 
copy.  A document regarding the procedures which includes information about the parties and 
registration number is arranged and delivered to the applicant.  One piece of this document which is 
arranged in one more piece than the number of the applicants is kept by the Ministry.  
 Special signs and codes   
 ARTICLE 9 - (1) During the presentation to public, it is obligatory to have © letter together 
with a sign indicating the date of publicity or presentation to the mercantile operations and the name or 
title of the right holder on the carrier materials which contain registered works or productions f or the 
productions containing sound record  in accordance with the Law Approving Our Accession to the 
Rome Convention for t he Protection of Performers, Phonogram Producers and Broadcasting Organizations dated 7/7/1995 and numbered 4116 (p) and  for other copies of the works and 
productions in accordance with the Univer sal Copyright Convention (UCC).   
 (2) Besides these signs; it is obligatory to use the International Standard Recording Code 
(ISRC ) given  by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) or the International 
Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) given by the International Confederation of Societies of 
Authors and Composers (CISAC) in the productions containing musical works.  All tasks and 
procedures related to the delivery of the mentioned code are conducted by the organization or union 
determined by IFPI and CISAC in the country.  
 Acceptance and maintenance of the works  
 ARTICLE 10 – (1) The sample of the concerned work apart from the productions containing 
cinema tographic  and musical works are accepted as the t rue copy and through giving a registration 
number are maintained by a commission consisting of at least three people in a closed and sealed 
form.  The samples belonging to other groups of works are maintained in the same way if demanded.  
When the seals of  the works need to be opened because of an investigation carried out by any 
disagreement or by the Ministry, the process is performed by the same commission by keeping an 
official report.  After the circumstances of closed maintenance are provided the process is determined 
by the official report.  
 Registration fees  
 ARTICLE 11 - (Amended by: OG -08/09/2006 -26283)  (1) The registration fee is the amount 
calculated by multiplying the civil servant monthly coefficient and the indicator figures; 1000, for the 
works specified in the third paragraph of Article 5 of this Regulation, 1250, for phonograms 
containing three or less works and works subject to optional registration and also 5000, for the  
phonograms containing more than three works and productions containing cinema works.  
 
PART THREE  
Miscellaneous and Final Provisions  
 In case of losses  
 ARTICLE 12 - (1) In case the documents given under the provisions of this Regulation are lost, 
the owners of the document apply the Directorate General by way of a petition.  The notice of loss in a 
daily newspaper is attached to the petition.  Upon the application, the concerned documents are 
rearranged and delivered to the owners of the documents by explaining the reason of delivery.   Annulment of the unlawful registrati on  
 ARTICLE 13 - (Amended by: OG -28/10/2008- 27038)  (1) Registration certificates  issued on 
the basis of transactions carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation are annulled; in the case that false information was given is determined b y the administrative units or the courts,  
false documents are used is proven,  an annulment decision made by the judicial authorities and detected to be duplicate.  
 Arrangement Authorization  
 ARTICLE 14 - (1) The Ministry is authorized to make all sorts of  sub-arrangements in order to 
provide the implementation of this Regulation.  
 Former R egistration Documents and former Work Operation Documents  
 PROVISIONAL  ARTICLE 1 – (1) The Registration D ocuments and the Work Operation 
Documents  delivered properly to t he right holders before the enforcement of this Regulation maintain 
their validity.   
 Former Producer Documents  
 PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 2 – (1) The certificates of producer which are delivered before the 
publication of this Regulation are renewed within a yea r from the publication date of this Regulation.  
 Validity period of former Producer Documents  
  PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 32 – (Add by:OG -6/7/2021- 31533)  (1) Interim and 
permanent “P roducer Documents ” received before the effective date of this article are valid 
for the period specified on them. During this period, the pr oducer code is accepted as the 
Producer C ertificate number.  
 
2 This amendment comes  into effect o n 1/1/2022.   
 The Regulation repealed  
 ARTICLE 15 – (1) The Regulation on the Procedures and Basis of Registration published in 
the Official Gazett e dated 14/11/2002 and numbered 24936 are repealed.  
 Execution  
 ARTICLE 16 – (1) This Regulation comes  into force on the date  of its publication.   
 Implementation  
 ARTICLE 17 - (1) Ministry of Culture and Tourism implements  the provisions of this 
Regulation.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annex -1  
 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANT  
 
 I pledge that I am the right holder within the framework of the provisions of the Regulation in 
terms of the work of which registration I apply for in accordance with the Article 5 of the Regulation on the Registra tion of the Intellectual and Artistic Works and that I assume the legal and penal 
liabilities unless otherwise stated.  
 
 SIGNATURE  
 
 
 
Annex -2  
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANT  
(Amended by: OG - 08/09/2006 -26283)  
 
 
 I pledge that I am the right holder within the framew ork of the third paragraph of Article 5 of 
the Regulation on the Registration of the Intellectual and Artistic Works in terms of the work of which registration I apply for and I import in accordance with the mentioned provisions and that I assume the 
legal  and penal liabilities unless otherwise stated.  
 
 
 SIGNATURE  
  
 
Annex -3  
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANT  
(Amended by: OG - 08/09/2006 -26283)  
 
 
 I pledge that I am the right holder for a period of … within the framework of the third paragraph 
of Article 7 of the Regul ation on the Registration of the Intellectual and Artistic Works in terms of the 
work s stated in the attached list the registration  of which I apply for  in accordance with the mentioned 
provisions and that I assume the legal and penal liabilities unless otherwise stated.  
  
 SIGNATURE   
 
 
Annex -4  
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANT  
 
 I pledge that I am the right holder within the framework of the provisions of Article 8 of the 
Regulation on the Registration of the Intellectual and Artistic Works in terms of the w ork the registry 
of which I apply for in accordance with the mentioned provisions and that I assume the legal and penal 
liabilities unless otherwise stated.  
 
 SIGNATURE