REGULATION ON COLLECTING SOCIETIES IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT 
 
Presidential Decree Date: 6/4/ 2022 Number: 5405 Published in 
Official Gazette of: 7/4/2022  Number: 31802 
 
CHAPTER ONE 
Preliminary Provisions 
Purpose and Scope 
ARTICLE 1 - (1) The foregoing Regulation governs au thors, related right holders and book 
publishers’ collecting societ ies and federations’ establishment, supervision, and general assembly 
meetings, the way their compulsory and optional organs are formed, the number of members and 
duties of these organs, the conditions for becomi ng a member as well as resigning and expulsion 
from membership, determination of locations wher e they may open branches, their relations with 
persons and organizations within the country and abroad, their rights and authorizations in such 
relations, their relations with their members and th e users, distribution of  collected royalties and 
compensations as well as principles a nd procedures regarding other matters. 
Grounds 
ARTICLE 2 — This Regulation has been drawn up base d on the amended Article 42 of the 
Law on Intellectual and Artistic  Works No. 5846 of 5/12/1951. 
Definitions 
ARTICLE 3- (1) For the purposes of the foregoing Regulation, the following terms shall 
refer to the definitions hereby assigned to them: 
a) Field: The classification base d on the types of rightholdership laid down in the Law, 
which underpin the foundation and activitie s of collecting societies and federations, 
b) Related rights: The rights that belong to hol ders of neighboring rights and film producers 
that make the first fixation of fi lms, provided that the moral and ec onomic rights of the author are 
not prejudiced, 
c) Subjects of related rights: Performance s, phonograms, productions  and broadcasts, 
ç) Related rights holders: Performers, phonogram producers and radio-television 
organizations as well as film producers that make the first fixation of films, provided that the moral 
and economic rights of the au thor are not prejudiced, 
d) Ministry: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 
e) Management Fee: The sum received, deducted or set off by the collecting societies from 
any revenues generated from royaltie s or investment of royalties, in  order to cover for the expenses 
associated with the management of rights, 
f) Author: The person who has created a work, 
g) Federation: Parent organizati ons of collecting societies, 
ğ) Rightholder: Authors, re lated rights holders or economic rights holders, 
h) The Law: Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 of 5/12/1951, 
ı) Neighboring rights: The rights that belong to performers who interpret, introduce, recite, 
sing, play and perform a work in various ways and in an original form with the permission of the 
author, phonogram producers that make the first fi xations of sounds that are the result of a 
performance or other sounds and radio-television organizations, provided that the moral and 
economic rights of the author are not prejudiced, 
i) User: A natural or legal person who engages in  the uses that are subject to permission by 
the rightholders, and require paying royalty or co mpensation to the righthol ders, as prescribed by 
the Law, 
j) Collecting Society (Society): A non-profit lega l person whose sole or main purpose is to 
ensure the collective management of rights in line with common interests on behalf of more than 
one rightholders, and who is governed by private law and established in accordance with the Law 
and the provisions hereof, 
k) Sector: The cluster consisting of various right holderships for the same type of works or 
subjects of related rights,  
l) Royalty revenue: The revenue collected, on behalf of rightholders, by the collecting 
societies in connection with the management and pursuit of the rights granted by the Law, 
m) Representation agreement: Any agreement signe d between the collecting societies, where 
one collecting society assigns anot her collecting society as the agent for the management of the 
rights it represents, 
n) Collective rights management: Pursuit of c opyrights through the collecting societies, o) Member: A rightholder who has submitted a deed  of assignment to th e collecting society, 
and whose membership application has been accepted, 
ö) Book publisher: Those who reproduce and distri bute non-periodical publications by way of 
acquiring powers to exercise econom ic rights from authors or righthol ders or by way of exercising 
rights on literary and scientific works in accordance with Article 10 of the Law. 
p) Deed of Assignment: Document through whic h a rightholder authorizes the collecting 
society in writing for the management and pursuit of  certain economic rights as well as collection 
and distribution of royalties, a nd based on which reciprocal ri ghts and liabilities between a 
rightholder and a collecting society shall arise. 
(2) For matters that are not defined in the fore going Regulation, the definitions laid down in 
the Law and other relevant legislation shall apply. 
 
CHAPTER TWO 
Collecting Societies 
SECTION ONE 
Establishment of Collecting Societies 
Purpose and Fields of the Societies 
ARTICLE 4 - (1) Authors, related rights holders and book publishers may establish more 
than one collecting societies in the fields outlined  below, in an effort to protect their common 
interests, manage and pursue the rights granted by the Law, collect the receivable compensations 
and royalties, and distribut e them to the rightholders: 
a) For the authors; 
1) Authors of scientific and literary works, 
2) Authors of musical works, 
3) Authors of works of fine arts, 
4) Authors of cinematographic works, 
b) For the related rights holders; 
1) Performers, 
2) Phonogram producers, 
3) Radio-television organizations, 
4) Film producers, 
c) Book publishers.  
Without prejudice to the provisions on the wo rds which may only be used upon permission as 
prescribed by the legislation regarding associati ons, the name of a collect ing society shall include 
expressions related to the rightholders it represents and its field of activity. 
Establishment of  a Collecting Society 
ARTICLE 5 - (1) In order to operate as a collecting society across a field where there are no 
collecting societies, natural or legal persons who are eligible for membership shall submit an application to the Ministry for a permit. The numb er of these natural or legal persons shall be: 
a) At least 56, for the collecting societ ies of authors and performers, and 
b) At least 28, for the collecting societies of producers, book publishers  or radio-television 
organizations. 
(2) When applying to establish a collecting societ y, the following information and documents 
shall be submitted: 
a) ANNEX-1 COLLECTING SOCIETY STANDARD STATUS form attached to the 
foregoing Regulation, which shall include th e collecting society’s name, short name, the 
province/district and address where its headquarters are located, its field of activity, the number of 
founding members, information about the founders, information about the persons authorized to 
receive correspondence and notifications, and in formation about the temporary Chairperson and 
members of the Board of Directors,  
b) Bylaws of the collecting society, 
c) Information and documents confirming that the applicants are eligible for membership,  
ç) Where the founders are natural persons: first and last name, profession or branch of art, 
nationality, Turkish
 ID number,  
d) Where the founders are legal persons: Name, place  of residence and articles of association 
as well as a copy of the rele vant decision where the name of the natural person who has been 
authorized by the legal personality organs is also  specified, the tax number and the certificate of 
trade registry if so registered. (3) Without prejudice to the provisions under Article 6 hereof, once the information and 
documents required by the foregoing Article have been submitted to the Ministry, the applicant 
society shall gain a legal personality. 
(4) Where it has been established that the collecting society standard status, society’s bylaws 
and other application documents or legal statuses of the founders entail no contradiction with the 
applicable legislation, or the contradiction with  the legislation or shor tcoming identified by the 
Ministry has been addressed within thirty days following the notification sent to the officials 
authorized to receive notifications on behalf of the society, the Ministry shall grant an operating 
permit. In the event that the contradiction with  the legislation or shortcoming has not been 
addressed, the Ministry shall file a lawsui t in accordance with the general provisions. 
(5) Collecting societies shall be notified, in writing, about the result of their applications. 
Establishment of collecting societies in the same field 
ARTICLE 6 - (1) In order for another collecting societ y to be established in the same field, 
natural or legal persons shall submit an applica tion to the Ministry provided that the required 
number shall be no less than the number of foundi ng members, and as large as one third of the 
number of members of the collecting society wi th the greatest number of members, which has 
already been operating in that specific field. 
(2) During the application, in addition to the info rmation and documentation listed in Article 
5 hereof, the estimated income and expenditure st atement for the next 3 fiscal years after the 
collecting society starts oper ating, shall be submitted. 
(3) Where it has been established that the coll ecting society standard status, society bylaws 
and other application documents or legal statuses of the founders entail no contradiction with the 
applicable legislation, and that the admini strative and economic co mpetence as well as 
representation capacity of the society is deemed to be suitable for collective licensing, the Ministry 
shall grant an operating permit. Once the operating permit has been issued, the collecting society 
shall gain a legal personality. 
(4) Where, at the end of a supervision, the Mi nistry identifies a contradiction with the 
applicable legislation or a shortcoming, the offici als authorized to receive notifications shall be 
notified, in writing, about the contradiction or shortcoming, alongside a re quest to address them 
within thirty days. In the event that the contradic tions or shortcomings are not addressed within the 
said period, the application shall be turned down. 
(5) Collecting societies shall be notified, in writ ing, about the result of their applications. 
First general assembly of a society 
ARTICLE 7 - (1) The Temporary Board of Directors shall perform the society’s operations 
and represent it until the organs of the society are formed. In addition, it shall determine the 
eligibility criteria for membership. 
(2) Societies shall be obliged to hold their fi rst general assemblies and form their organs 
within a maximum period of six months after the operating perm it has been granted. Where a 
collecting society fails to comply with this obligation, it shall be considered automatically 
dissolved.  
Essential matters to be covered in a collecting society’s bylaws  ARTICLE 8 - (1) The bylaws of a collecting soci ety shall include the following: 
a) Name and headquarters of the society, 
b) Field of activity and the rights pursued by the collecting society, 
c)
 Regulations on membership membership crit eria, types of membership, reasons for 
expulsion  from membership and other matte rs related to membership), 
ç) Format and period for general assemblies, 
d) Duties and authorities  of society organs  and the number of permanent and substitute 
members, 
e) The management fee to be deducted from the royalty revenues, compensations and 
revenues generated from the investment of these revenues, 
f) The internal audit method of the society,  
g) How the properties of the society would be liqui dated in the event that the society has been 
terminated. 
Duties and Authorities of Collecting Societies 
ARTICLE 9 - (1) The duties and authorities of collecting societies shall include the 
following: 
a) Carry out their activities by respecting the principles of efficiency, participation, 
transparency and accountability. 
b) Ensure fair management of rights. 
c) Perform the collection and distribution of all kinds of fees associated with the rights they 
manage in an equitable, transp arent and orderly manner in accord ance with the distribution plans. 
ç) Create and update a database of the works as sociated with the rights they manage and the subjects of related rights, and shar e them with the relevant parties. 
d) Create a joint database for the collecting societies operating in the same field. 
e) Announce the tariffs for the rights they mana ge and the reasons for price markups as well 
as the discounts and facilitated payment methods re lated to these tariffs, by the end of the ninth 
month of each year. 
f) Take measures to protect the rights they manage , and to this end, resort to administrative, 
judicial and penal remedies where necessary. 
g) Comply with the liabilities rega rding personal data protection. 
(2) When performing their duties, collecting soci eties shall not impose any obligation on their 
members, which are not objectively  required for the protection or effective management of their 
rights and interests. 
 
SECTION TWO 
Society Membership 
 
The right to become a memb er and the liabilities involved 
ARTICLE 10 - (1) Rightholders shall be entitled to become a member of collecting societies. 
The membership criteria to be laid down by the collecting societies shall be objective, transparent 
and non-discriminatory. Collecting so cieties shall not be entitled to turn down membership requests 
within their respective fields of activity, in th e absence of objective and justifiable reasons. 
(2) No one shall be forced to become or re main a member of a collecting society. A 
rightholder may be a member of only one collecting society in the same field. 
(3) Members shall have a liability to pay the entrance fee and membership fee determined 
by the general assembly. 
(4) Legal persons may become members on the c ondition that they were established in 
accordance with Turkish law. Members who are legal persons shall be  represented by their 
respective Board of Directors Ch airs or by persons who have been  assigned as representatives. 
When this person’s term of office  or representation duty comes to an end, another person shall be 
tasked with representing the legal person. 
Types of membership 
ARTICLE 11 - (1) Collecting societies shall be ent itled to determine different types of 
membership, depending on the duration of member ship or the royalty revenue generated via the 
society, provided that they are equitable and balanced. 
(2) Types of membership may not be subject to discrimination in the di stribution of revenues 
and compensations or with regard to soci al activities and affairs of similar nature. 
(3) Types of membership may vary with regard to attendance to general assembly, the right 
to vote, vote diversification and being elected as members of co mpulsory organs, provided that 
they are equitable and balanced. 
Applying for and acceptance to membership 
ARTICLE 12 - (1) Rightholders shall apply to the coll ecting society of which they want to 
become a member. The decisions regarding the a pplications shall be adopted by the Board of 
Directors, and the applicants shall be notified, in writing, about the result within sixty days 
following the date of application. Decisions of re jection shall include the reason for rejection. 
(2) Those who meet the qualifications and criteria  laid down in the Law, in the foregoing 
Regulation, and in the relevant society bylaws, a nd who have submitted a de ed of assignment shall 
be accepted as members. The notification regarding the decision of acceptance to membership shall 
include the type of membership. 
(3) The Board of Directors decisions on acceptance to membership and membership types 
may be taken to court, or an objection may be submitted to the Board of Directors for 
reconsideration. The Board of Di rectors shall make a decision by reviewing the objection, after 
asking the Technical - Scientific Board to  provide an opinion and recommendation. 
Termination of Membership and conclusion of relations  
ARTICLE 13 - (1) Membership shall cease in the event that: 
a) The member passes away, 
b) The legal personality dissolves, 
c) The member resigns from membership,  
ç) The member is expelled from membership, 
d) The member no longer meets the el igibility criteria for membership, 
e) The deed of assignment becomes unsubstantiated. 
In such cases, membership registration shall be removed from the book, by also providing an 
explanation upon a Board of  Directors decision. 
(2) Reciprocal liabilities between the society and the party, whose membership ended, shall be determined within the scope of the validity of the deed of assignment. 
Resignation from membership 
ARTICLE 14 - (1) Members may request to resign from membership to the collecting 
society, without having to indi cate a reason. Membership shall cease upon such an application. 
Provisions regarding the validity of th e deed of assignment are reserved. 
 
Expulsion from membership 
ARTICLE 15 - (1) Collecting societies shall determine objective, transparent and non-
discriminatory criteria for expulsion from membership. 
(2) Members shall be expelled from membership  upon a Discipline Committee decision. The 
expulsion decision shall be sent to the relevant pa rty through return receipt requested mail, within 
seven days. 
(3) An objection against the decisi on of expulsion from membership  may be submitted to the 
Discipline Committee within a month, or it may be taken to court. 
(4) Decisions of expulsion from membership adop ted up to forty-five days prior to the 
general assembly shall take effect as of the first business day following the general assembly. 
Representation of members and pursuing the rights 
ARTICLE 16 - (1) Collecting societies shall manage the rights within the framework of the 
authority vested in them through the deed of assi gnments submitted by their members, or based on 
the applicable legislation. 
(2) Collecting societies shall have the authority to  exclusively pursue the rightholders’ rights 
referred to in their deed of assignments. 
(3) The rights vested in the rightholders by the Law may not be pursued by societies, 
associations, companies or organizations of simi lar nature other than the collecting societies 
established in the country in acco rdance with the foregoing Regulation. 
Relations with foreign organizations 
In an effort to achieve the goals listed in their respective bylaws, collecting societies may 
carry out international activities or engage in in ternational partnerships, open representation offices 
abroad, establish a society or parent organization abroad, or join the societies or organizations 
established abroad. These activities as well as th e protocols and representation agreements to be 
concluded as a result of th ese partnerships shall be reported to the Ministry.  
Representation agreements 
ARTICLE 18 - (1) Collecting societies may not discri minate between their own members and 
the rightholders they represent within the scope  of the representation agreements they have 
concluded with regard to matter s such as the management of ri ghts, tariffs, distributions and 
management fee. 
Collecting societies may not deduct any amount , except for the management fee, from the 
revenues it has generated in c onnection with the rights they manage within the scope of a 
representation agreement, without  explicit consent from the represented collecting society. 
(2) Organizations with which the collecting societies have signed a representation agreement 
shall be briefed on the following matters, at least once a year: 
a) The revenue accrued and amount collected as well as the revenue accrued but not yet 
collected, for each category of entitlement and type of use, re garding the rights managed by the 
collecting society within the framework of a representation agreement. 
b) The deducted sum as management fee. 
c) Sums deducted other than management fee. 
ç) Information on the contracts signed or turned  down within the scope of the representation 
agreement. 
d) General Assembly decisions regard ing the management of rights. 
SECTION THREE 
Society Organs and Branches 
 
Society organs 
ARTICLE 19 - (1) Compulsory organs of societies shall consist of the following: 
a) General Assembly. 
b) Board of Directors. 
c) Board of Audit. 
ç) Technical-Scientific Board. 
d) Discipline Committee. 
(2) In addition to the compulsory organs, collec ting societies may also form voluntary organs, 
provided that the duties of these organs and th e procedure for electing th eir members are specified 
in the bylaws. However, the dutie s, powers and responsibilities of compulsory organs may not be delegated to voluntary organs. 
General Assembly 
ARTICLE 20 - (1) The General Assembly is a soci ety’s decision-making organ with the 
greatest level of authority. The General Assembly c onsists of members who have the right to vote.  
 
Duties and authorities of the general assembly 
ARTICLE 21 - (1) The duties and authorities of th e general assembly shall include the 
following: 
a) Designate the permanent and substitute members of the Board of Directors, the Board of 
Audit, the Technical-Scientific Board and th e Discipline Committee, who would perform the 
relevant duties until the next ordinary genera l assembly, by following the procedure to be 
determined by the general assembly. 
b) Establish a federation, adopt a decision to join a federation, and elect t he representatives 
who would attend the federation’s general assembly. 
c) Deliberate and finalize the draft budget. 
ç) Review and decide on the reports presented by the boards. 
d) Perform the review and acquittal of the Board of Directors accounts. 
e) Review and resolve amendments to the society’s bylaws. 
f) Determine the investment policy for the royalty  revenues and compensations as well as the 
revenues generated from the investme nts made using these revenues. 
g) Determine a reasonable rate at which sums would be deducted as the management fee and 
for cultural and social purposes, from the royalt y revenues and compensations as well as the 
revenues generated from the investme nts made using these revenues. 
ğ) Resolve the distribution directiv e and other proposed directives. 
h) Determine the entrance fee and membership fee. 
ı) Determine the fee to be paid to the chairper sons and members of the society’s compulsory 
organs. 
i) Deliberate and resolve the issues which according to the Board of Directors should be 
discussed by the general assembly. 
j) Decide to open branches. 
k) Ratify the decision for the establishment of  company and for becoming a partner of an 
existing company, that is aligned with the society’s goal and field of activity 
 
l) Endorse the purchase and sale of real estate s and the establishmen t of limited property 
rights over these. 
m) Decide on the risk management policy. 
n) Endorse the society’s taking or giving a loan or  giving security for the loans it has taken.  
o) Perform any other duties vested in it by the a pplicable legislation and the society’s bylaws.  
(2) For the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs  (k), (l), (m) and (n) under the first paragraph 
hereof, the general assembly may authorize the Board of Audit. 
Convention of the General Assembly  
ARTICLE 22 - (1) The general assembly shall conve ne upon the invitation by the Board of 
Directors, at the time specified in the bylaws. It is mandatory that ordinary general assemblies take 
place once every two years at the latest. 
(2) The members shall be invited by the Board of Directors, to hold an extraordinary general 
assembly where deemed necessary by the Board of  Directors or the Board of Audit, or when 
requested, in writing, by at least one fifth of th e members who have the authority to vote at the 
general assembly. 
(3) In the event that the Board of Director s does not invite the members to hold an 
extraordinary general assembly within thirty days after it receives the official letter of request 
submitted by the Board of Audit or  one fifth of the members who have the authority to vote at the 
general assembly, the Ministry shall, upon the app lication by the Board of Audit or the members 
who requested the meeting, assign as many member s who have the authority to vote at the general 
assembly as the number of the Board of Directors members to invite the general assembly to hold 
an extraordinary meeting. 
The procedure for inviting members to the general assembly 
ARTICLE 23 - (1) The Board of Directors shall draw up a list of the members who are 
entitled to attend the general assembly, in accordance with the society’s bylaws. The members who are entitled to attend the general assembly shall be invited to the meeting, vi a a written invitation or 
a message to be sent at least fifteen days in a dvance, to the electronic mail address or contact 
number shared by the member, which include the da te, time, venue and agenda of the meeting as 
well as a list of the members who are entitled to attend the meeting. In the event of a failure to hold the general assembly due to a lack  of majority following this invi tation, the date, hour and venue of a second meeting shall be specified. The period between the first meetin g and the second meeting 
cannot be less than seven days  and more than sixty days. 
(2) The venue, date, time and agenda of the general assembly shall be reported to the 
Ministry in an official letter, at  least fifteen days before the date  of the meeting. A list of the 
members to be attending the meeting shall be annexed to the said official letter. 
 
Quorum for the General Assembly 
ARTICLE 24 - (1) The quorum for the general assembly shall be fifty percent plus one of the 
number of members entitled to attend the meeting.  Where the quorum is not achieved at the first 
meeting, the requirement of majority shall not be  apply for the second meeting.  However, the 
second meeting may be held only if  the number of attendees is no less than twice the aggregate 
number of permanent members of the Board of Di rectors, the Board of Audit, the Technical - 
Scientific Board and th e Discipline Committee. 
(2) Members of the general assembly shall be en titled to cast their votes upon a notarized 
power of attorney issued in the name of anothe r member. Each member may act as the proxy of 
only one member. Members of the Board of Dire ctors and the Board of Audit shall not be 
represented at the general assembly through a power of attorney. Members of the Board of 
Directors and the Board of Audit shall not act as a proxy representing another member. 
(3) General Assembly decisions shall be adopted with a simple majority of votes by the 
attendees. However, the decisions to amend the bylaws or terminate th e society may only be 
adopted with a majority of with two thirds of the votes by the attendees. 
The procedure for the convention of the general assembly 
ARTICLE 25 - (1) The list of members entitled to atte nd the general assembly shall be made 
available at the meeting venue. The identity do cuments of the members -issued by the official 
authorities- who would step into the meeting ve nue shall be checked by the members of the Board 
of Directors or the officials to  be assigned by the Board of Directors. The members enter the 
meeting venue by signing their names on the list  drawn up by the Board of Directors. Those who 
fail to show their identity documents, those w ho refrain from signing the aforementioned list and 
members who are not entitled to attend the general assembly shall be denied entry into the meeting 
venue. Members who are not entitled to vote and ot her people approved by the society may watch 
the general assembly fro m a separate section. 
(2) Where the quorum has been achieved, it shall be  specified so in an o fficial report, and the 
meeting shall be opened by the Chair of the Board of Directors or a Board of Directors member 
assigned by the Chair. In the event of a failure to achieve the quorum, the Board of Directors shall 
draw up an official report. 
(3) Following the opening, a council committee sh all be formed, by electing a president to 
preside the meeting as well as an adequate number  of vice presidents and clerks. During the votes 
for electing members to the organs of the society,  the members who cast votes shall show their IDs 
to the council committee or to the officials aut horized by the council committee, and sign their 
names in the list of attendees. The responsibility for the management and security of the meeting 
shall rest with the president of the council. 
(4) At the general assembly, only the items on the agenda shall be disc ussed. However, it 
shall be mandatory that, the issues raised, in writi ng, by at least one tenth of the voters during the 
meeting are included in the agenda. The general a ssembly shall end after the items on the agenda 
have been deliberated and resolved. 
(5) Where, subsequent to the endorsement of th e society’s estimated budget at the general 
assembly, a decision has been adopted, which would cause a raise in the expenses or a decline in 
the revenues, the estimated budget shall be revised in line with the said decision, and re-voted at the 
general assembly. 
(6) The issues discussed during the meeting and the decisions shall be recorded in the 
meeting minutes and the minutes shall be signed by the president, vice president and the clerk of 
the council. At the end of meeting, the minute s and other documents shall be handed over to the 
Chair of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board of Directors shall be responsible for 
preserving these documents, and delivering them to the new Board of Directors within seven days. 
(7) Provided that it is allowed by the society’ s bylaws, and a decision to do so has been 
adopted by the Board of Directors, general assemb lies may be held online within the framework of 
the principles and procedures to be laid down by the Ministry. 
General assembly result notification 
ARTICLE 26 - (1) The information and documents list ed below shall be submitted to the 
Ministry within fifteen days  after a general assembly: 
a) The GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESULT NOTIFI CATION (in ANNEX-2 hereof) which 
has been filled out in accordance with the rele vant procedure, by also including the names of the 
permanent and substitute members elected to the society’s organs. b) A copy of each general assembly decision. 
c) In the event that the bylaws have been amended at the general assembly, the former and 
new versions of the amended articles of the bylaws , and final version of the bylaws with each page 
signed by a simple majority of the Board of Directors members. 
(2) The general assembly result notification referr ed to in sub-paragraph (a) under the first 
paragraph shall also be submitted to the office of  the local representative of central government. 
(3) The general assembly result notification ma y also be made by a Board of Directors 
Member who has been authorized by the Board of Directors. 
(4) For any failure to submit the required notifications as specifi ed hereof, the Chair of the 
Board of Directors shal l be held accountable. 
Board of Directors 
ARTICLE 27 - (1) The Board of Directors shall consis t of at least five members elected by 
the general assembly. In addition, a substitute  member shall be elected for each member. The 
Board of Directors shall designat e a chair, at least one deputy chair and a bookkeeping member 
from among the permanent members, within  seven days following the election. 
(2) In the absence of the chair, the Board shall convene upon the invitation of the deputy 
chair. 
Duties and authorities of  the Board of Directors 
ARTICLE 28 - (1) The duties and authorities of the Board of Directors shall include the 
following: 
a) Protect the common interests of the society members. 
b) Perform the necessary activities for the mana gement and pursuit of the rights of the 
society members, and seek all kinds  of judicial, administ rative and executive remedies in the event 
that the rights of the members are infringed. 
c) Ensure that the resources of the society are obtained and used in an effective, economical 
and efficient way. 
ç) Assign and dismiss the secretary general and the staff to be employed in the society, and 
define the personal rights, titles, fees, social rights  and working principles of these people as well as 
the principles and procedures regarding other matters. 
d) Draft the budget and submit it to the general assembly. 
e) Draft the proposed amendments to the societ y's bylaws and submit them to the general 
assembly. 
f) Propose to the general assembly the mana gement fee to be deducted from the 
compensations and royalties to be collected by the society. 
g) Draw up the tariffs. 
ğ) Resolve the membership applications. 
h) Carry out the procedures associated with the ty pes of membership, in line with the criteria 
laid down in the society’s bylaws. 
ı) Draw up the directives governing the way th e society works and operates, and submit them 
to the general assembly. 
i) Draw up the types of contracts required for th e rights to be pursued by the society, and the 
types of contracts to be signed by the rightholders with  the relevant parties, in an effort to support 
the rightholders. 
j) Send the copies of Board of Audit reports to  the Ministry within fifteen days following 
their submission. 
k) Commission a certified publ ic accountant to approve the fina ncial information included in 
the annual transparency report and the society's accounts. 
l) Set the agenda of the general assembly, and share the information and documents 
associated with the agenda, with the members at least fifteen days before  the general assembly. 
m) Decide to open representation offices. 
n) Decide on the society’s participation in inte rnational organizations that pursue the same 
goal, or cooperation with these organizations. 
o) Undertake the partnership and communication process with the Ministry, regarding the 
issues associated with the society’s main goals. 
ö) Adopt the decision for the establishment of company and for becoming a partner of an 
existing company, that is aligned with the societ y’s goal and field of activity and submit this 
decision for approval. 
p) Adopt the decision for the purchase and sale of real estates and the establishment of 
limited property rights over these, and submit this decision for approval. 
r) Adopt the decision for the procedures where th e society takes or gi ves a loan or gives 
security for the loans it has taken, and submit this decision for approval. 
s) Choose the society representatives to sit on the commission to be established in 
accordance with Article 81 of the Law. ş) Perform any other duties vested in it by the ap plicable legislation a nd the society’s bylaws. 
Representing the society 
ARTICLE 29 - (1) As the society’s executive and repr esentative body, the Board of Directors 
shall fulfill its duties as prescribed by the appli cable legislation and the byl aws of the society. The 
duty to represent the society may be delegated by th e Board of Directors to a member, the secretary 
general or a third party. 
Board of Audit 
ARTICLE 30 - (1) The Board of Audit shall consist of at least three members elected by the 
general assembly. In addition, a substitute memb er shall be elected for each permanent member. 
The Board of Audit shall design ate a chair from among its permanent members, within seven days 
following the election. 
Duties of the Board of Audit 
ARTICLE 31 - (1) Collecting societies shall principally perform internal audit. Internal audit 
may be performed by the general Assembly, the Bo ard of Directors or the Board of Audit, or 
independent audit organizations may be commissioned for external audits. The fact that audits have 
been carried out by the general assembly, the Board of Directors or independe nt audit organizations 
shall not avail the Board of Audit of its liabilities. 
(2) The Board of Audit shall look into: 
a) Whether the operations carried out by the Boar d of Directors are in compliance with the 
applicable legislation an d the society's bylaws, 
b) Whether the books, accounts and records of the so ciety have been kept as required by the 
applicable legislation an d the society's bylaws, 
c) Whether actions have been taken in an e ffort to increase the royalty revenues,  
ç) Whether the society’s expendi tures are aligned with the appl icable legislation and the goal 
of the society, at intervals no longer than one year, and in accor dance with the principles and procedures laid 
down in the society’s bylaws. It shall draw up a report including the audit findings alongside the 
relevant information, documents an d considerations, to the Board of  Directors, and to the general 
assembly when it convenes. 
(3) It is mandatory that, upon the request of the Board of Audit members, all kinds of 
information, documents and record s are shown or provided by the society officials, and the request 
to access management quarters and the premises is accepted. 
Technical - Scientific Board 
ARTICLE 32 - (1) The Technical - Scientific Board consist of at least three members elected 
by the general assembly. In addi tion, a substitute member sha ll be elected for each permanent 
member. The Technical - Scientific Board shall designate a chair from among its permanent members, within seven days following the election. 
Duties of the Technical  - Scientific Board  
ARTICLE 33 - (1) The duties of the Technical - Scie ntific Board shall include following: 
a) Perform reviews and research on the issues that fall within the scope of the collecting 
society’s field of expertise, 
b) Make recommendations to the relevant boards, 
c) Investigate and draw up reports on topics re quested by the Board of Directors, and submit 
one copy to the Board of Directors, and one copy to the Board of Audit, 
ç) Perform other duties specified in the society’s bylaws. 
(2) Where deemed necessary by the chair or the board, representatives of organizations and 
agencies or relevant people may be invited to th e board meetings, and asked to provide their insight 
and opinions. 
Discipline Committee 
ARTICLE 34 - (1) The Discipline Committee shall consist of at least three members elected 
by the general assembly. In addi tion, a substitute member sha ll be elected for each permanent 
member. The Discipline Committee shall designat e a chair from among its permanent members, 
within seven days following the election. 
Duties of the Discipline Committee and the disciplinary directive 
ARTICLE 35 - (1) The Discipline Committee shall be tasked with enforcing the disciplinary 
directive. The disciplinary directive shall be drawn up by the Discipline Committee, reviewed by 
the Board of Directors, and a dopted by the general assembly. 
(2) The disciplinary directive  shall stipulate that: 
a) Multiple disciplinary penalties ma y not be imposed for the same act, 
b) No decision may be adopted in relation to  the member before all information and 
documents for and against the case have been gathered, 
c) No punishment may be imposed without  hearing out the member’s plea. 
(3) The Discipline Committee shall perform a disciplinary inquiry ex officio  or upon the request of the Board of Directors, and issue deci sions regarding the enforcement of disciplinary 
penalties referred to in the disciplinary directive, and expulsion from membership. 
(4) The decisions of the Discipline Co mmittee may be taken to court. 
 
Quorum for the compulsory organ meetings 
ARTICLE 36 - (1) The Board of Directors, the Board of Audit, the Discipline Committee and 
the Technical - Scientific Board shall convene in th e presence of, at least, a simple majority of the 
total number of members, and act by a simple majority of the members present at the meeting, to 
adopt decisions. Where a member fails to attend  three consecutive meeti ngs without an excuse, 
his/her board membership shall cease. 
Election of non-members to the compulsory organs 
ARTICLE 37 - (1) Provided that it is specified in its bylaws, persons who are not members of 
a collecting society may be electe d to sit on the Board of Directors, the Board of Audit, the 
Discipline Committee and the Technical - Scientific  Board. For this, they need to be nominated 
upon a proposal by one tenth of the voters presen t at the general assembly and elected by the 
general assembly. The number of non-members may not exceed the simple majority of the total 
number of members. 
Branches 
ARTICLE 38 - (1) Collecting societies whose bylaws allow them to do so shall be entitled to 
open branches in locations where they deem necessary  to carry out their activities, provided that the 
branches are affiliated to the society, and they do not have a legal personality or organs of its own. 
The branches shall not be represented at the societ y’s general assemblies. The address of the branch 
shall be reported to the Ministry in writing, by persons who have been assi gned as branch officials 
upon a Board of Directors decision. 
SECTION FOUR 
Financial Provisions 
 
Revenues of Societies 
ARTICLE 39 - (1) Revenues of societies shall consist of the following: 
a) The revenues generated from the collection of royalty revenues  and compensations as well 
as the revenues generated from th e investments of these revenues. 
b) Revenues from entrance fees and membership fees as well as the management fee 
deducted from the revenues generated from the co llection of royalty revenues and compensations. 
c) Revenues generated from donations, and testamentary dispositions. 
ç) Any properties the society owns and the revenues generated from these properties. 
d) Other revenues. 
(2) The revenues referred to in sub-paragraph (a ) under the first paragraph hereof shall be 
kept in a separate account from other revenues. 
(3) The revenues of the society shall be collected in exchange for a certificate of receipt or 
invoice. 
Distribution and distribution directive 
ARTICLE 40 - (1) The royalty revenues collected by the society shall be paid to the 
rightholder after the management fee has been deducted and the compensations collected by the 
society shall be paid to the rightholder after the co llection costs and the management fee have been 
deducted within a maximum period of thirty days as of the end of the fiscal year in which they have 
been collected. These periods may be extended by th e collecting societies in the event of a failure 
to fix the lists of uses or identify the rightholders. 
(2) The distribution directive shall include th e distribution criteria and the rules on non-  
non-distributable revenues. 
 (3)  The payment list for the distributions sh all be annually reported to the Ministry. 
 
 
    
  
   
 Non-distributable amount  
ARTICLE  41 - (1) Of the revenues, the sums which ne ed to be paid to the rightholders 
represented by the collecting societies, yet could not be distributed due to a failure to identify or 
contact the relevant rightholders until the end of the period referred to in Article 40 hereof, shall be 
kept by the society in a separate account. 
(2) Within maximum three months as of the end of the period, referred to in Article 40 
hereof, for identifying or contacting the righthold ers represented by the collecting societies, the 
society shall take all necessary actions includ ing sending the relevant  information to the 
organizations which have a representation agre ement with its members. The information in 
question shall, to the greatest extent possible, include  the name of the work or the subject of related 
right and the name of the rightholder as well as ot her details which might help identify the relevant 
publisher or producer and the rightholder. Where these actions yield no results, the collecting 
society shall publish the aforementioned information on its website within ma ximum one year as of 
the end of the three-month period. 
(3) Despite all the actions taken by the society wi th a view to identifying and contacting the 
rightholders, the sums which could not be distribute d to the rightholders, within three years as of 
the end of the fiscal year in which the revenues were collected as well as the interests and other 
revenues generated from these sums, shall be used in accordance with the distribution directive, 
provided that rightsholders rights are reserved. 
Fee to be paid to the board members and officials 
ARTICLE 42 - (1) Fee may be paid to the chairs a nd members of the compulsory organs of 
the society, provided that they are not civil serv ants. No remunerations in the form or Fee and 
attendance fees or of any other nature shall be paid to the members other than the members of 
compulsory organs. 
(2) The amounts to be paid, in the form of pe r diem and travel allowance, to the members 
who have been assigned on a society mission, shall be determined by the general assembly. 
                                                 SECTION FIVE 
                      T ermination of the Societ y’s Legal Personality 
Dissolution upon a gene ral assembly decision 
ARTICLE 43 - (1) With the vote of two thirds of  the members present at the general 
assembly, a decision to terminate the collecting society may be adopted. The Ministry shall be 
notified by the president of the committee board of  the general assembly, about the decision of 
termination, within fifteen days. 
Automatic dissolution  ARTICLE 44 - (1) Collecting societies shall be  automatically dissolves where: 
a) They fail to hold their first ge neral assembly and form their compulsory organs within six 
months after getting their operation permit, according to Articles 5 and 6 hereof, 
b) They are unable to hold their ordinary genera l assembly due to a failure to achieve the 
quorum referred to in Article 24 hereof, 
c) It has become impossible to form the compulso ry organs in accordance with the society’s 
bylaws,  
ç) They are no longer capable of paying their debts, 
d) The criterion about the number of members at the time of establishment is no longer 
satisfied, 
e) They fail to hold the extraordinary general a ssembly referred in by the fourth paragraph 
under Article 42/B of the Law 
in such cases, the automatic dissolution of the society shall be determined, ex officio  or upon 
request, by the Ministry.  
(2) Sub-paragraph (d) under the first paragraph he reof shall be enforced in the cases listed 
below: 
a) For the collecting societies established pursuant to Article 5 hereof, the criterion about the 
minimum number of members specified in the same article is  no longer satisfied. 
b) For the collecting societies established pursuan t to Article 6 hereof, the criterion about the 
minimum number of members as of the date of esta blishment is no longer satisfied, and in addition, 
the number of their members is smaller than one third of the members of the collecting society with 
the greatest number of members, operating in the same field. 
Liquidation 
ARTICLE 45 - (1) The liquidation of the money, propert ies and rights of a society which has 
been terminated upon a decision by the general asse mbly or has automatically dissolved shall be 
carried out in accordance with the pr inciples laid down in its bylaws. 
(2) The transfer of the money, properties and righ ts of a society shall be performed by the 
liquidation committee which is composed of th e last Board of Directors members. These procedures shall be launched as of the date on which the general assembly decision on termination 
has been adopted or the date on which automatic  dissolution has become final. Throughout the 
period of liquidation, the society sh all be referred to as “... Collec ting Society in Liquidation” in all 
procedures. 
(3) The liquidation committee shall, as the first course of action, inspect the society’s 
accounts. During this inspection, the books, certif icates of receipt, spending documents, title deeds 
and bank records as well as other documents of th e society shall be set dow n and their assets and 
the liabilities they entail shall be noted in an of ficial report. During the li quidation procedures, that 
the society is in debt, the debtors shall be contac ted and the society’s properties, if any, shall be 
cashed in and the debtors shall be paid up. Where th e society is the debtor, the receivables shall be 
collected from the borrower. After the receivables ha ve been collected and the debts have been paid 
up, the remaining money and properties shall be  transferred as prescribed by the bylaws. 
(4) In cases where, although the bylaws of the society prescribe that the liquidation would 
take place as decided by the general assembly, no decision was adopted by the general assembly or 
the general assembly was unable to convene, all mone y, properties and rights of the society shall be 
transferred, upon a Ministerial decision, to th e society with the greatest number of members 
operating in the same field as of the date on which the society was closed. 
(5) Once the procedures regarding the liquidation of  the money, properties and rights of such 
society have been finalized, the liquidation committee shall be oblig ed to notify, via an official 
letter, the Ministry about the situation, and send the liquidation report in the annex of the said 
official letter. 
(6) All procedures regarding liquidation shall be included in the liquidation report, and the 
liquidation procedures sh all be finalized within three mont hs, apart from the extension periods 
granted by the Ministry on the gr ounds of a justified excuse. 
(7) In their capacity as the members of the liquidation committee, the last Board of Directors 
members shall have a duty to keep the books and doc uments of these societies. This duty may also 
be delegated to a Board of Directors member. Th e said books and documents shall be kept for a 
period of five years. 
SECTION SIX 
Books and Records 
 
Bookkeeping principles 
ARTICLE 46 - (1) Societies shall employ the operation account method for bookkeeping 
purposes. However, where a society’s yearly gross income exceeds one million five hundred 
thousand Turkish Lira, it shall employ the bala nce sheet method for bookkeeping, starting from 
next accounting period. 
(2) Societies that employ the operation a ccount method for bookkeeping purposes may 
switch to the balance sheet method upon a Boar d of Directors, without having to abide by the 
monetary threshold set forth in  the first paragraph hereof. 
(3) In the event that the societies which have sw itched to the balance sheet method does not 
exceed, for two consecutive accounting periods, the monetary threshold referred to in the first 
paragraph hereof, they may switch b ack to the operation account method. 
(4) Societies that own commercial enterprises shal l perform bookkeeping separately for their 
commercial enterprises, in accor dance with the provisions of th e Tax Procedure Law No. 213 of 
4/1/1961. 
(5) The threshold specified in the first paragraph hereof shall be enforced after it has been 
increased, each year, at the revaluation rate esta blished and announced for the previous year as 
prescribed by the Tax Procedure Law, and the new threshold shall apply as of the beginning of the 
calendar year. 
Books to be kept 
ARTICLE 47 - (1) Societies shall keep  the books listed below: 
a) The books to be kept and principles to be  followed when employi ng the operation account 
method: 
1) Operation account book: Revenues collected and expenses incurred on behalf of the 
society shall be clearly and re gularly recorded in this book. 
2) Minute Book: The decisions adopted by the Board of Directors shall be listed in this book 
in the order of date and number, and the decisi ons shall be undersigned by the members who are 
present at the meeting. 
3) Member Registration Book: Identity informatio n of natural persons or the tax number of 
legal persons who have joined the society and the identity information of their authorized 
representatives as well as the dates of membership  initiation and termination shall be recorded in 
this book, according to membership types, where a pplicable. Entrance fees and annual membership fees paid by members may also be recorded in this book. 
4) Document Registration Book: Incoming a nd outgoing documents shall be recorded by 
specifying their dates and row numbers. The original  copies of all incoming documents and copies 
of all outgoing documents shall be filed. All in coming and outgoing electr onic documents shall be 
printed and filed. 
5) Equipment book. 
b) The books to be kept and principles to be  followed when employing the balance sheet 
method: 
1) Societies that employ the balance sheet method shall also keep the books listed in items 
(2), (3), (4) and (5) under sub-paragrap h (a) of the first paragraph hereof. 
2) Journal and general ledger: The method of  keeping and recording these books shall 
comply with the Tax Procedure Law No. 213 a nd the principles laid down in the General 
Communiqués on the Accounting System Implementati on issued based on the authority vested in 
the Ministry of Treasury and Finance by the said Law. 
(2) Of the books listed above, the journal and the general ledger may also be kept 
electronically within the framework of the pr ocedures and principles laid down in the 
communiqués issued by the Ministry of Treas ury and Finance and the Ministry of Commerce 
which allow for their storage in the electronic envir onment, provided that they do not conflict with 
the provisions of the foregoing Regulation; and other books may also be kept electronically by 
using the software developed or permitted by the Ministry. 
Record keeping procedure 
ARTICLE 48 - (1) The books and records to be kept  in accordance with the foregoing 
Regulation shall be in Turkish.  The books shall be written using a pen. 
(2) The books may also be kept elect ronically. However, the books to be kept in the format of 
a form or continuous form may be used by assignin g numbers to each sheet, and getting the sheets 
notarized. Once they have been filled out, the notarized sheets shall be combined and stored in the 
form of a book. 
(3) The errors made in journal entries may only be corrected in accordance with accounting 
rules. Where number or words have  been miswritten in other books and records, they may only be 
corrected by crossing off the miswritten number or word by making sure that it can still be read, 
and writing the correct word or number above or be side it, or in the associated account. Where a 
miswritten number or word has been crossed off,  the person who crossed off the number or word 
shall put their initials. 
(4) No record registered in a book may be render ed illegible by scratc hing, crossing off or 
erasing. 
(5) Except for the part left blank for signature at the end of the pages of the minute book, the 
rows of the books may not be left blank or skippe d.  In bound books, book pages may not be torn 
away from the book. The order of notarized form or  continuous form sheets may not be disarranged 
or torn away. 
(6) The documents of the societies shall be assi gned numbers in the order they have been 
registered in a book, and filed away. 
Record keeping period 
ARTICLE 49 - (1) The transactions shall be recorded in the books on a daily basis. However, 
for the records of incomes and expenditures: 
a) The transactions shall be recorded within  a period of time that would not cause a 
disruption to the accounting order or security, in line with the size and requirements of the 
transaction. Such records may not be  delayed for more than ten days. 
b) For societies that keep their r ecords on the basis of documents that bear the signature and 
initials of authorized supervisors, such as acco unting receipts and payrolls, where the transactions 
have been recorded in these documents, they shall be considered as recorded in the book. However, 
these records shall not allow for recording the tran sactions in the main books  in more than forty-
five days later. If the society's books are reques ted for audit purposes, the transactions shall be 
recorded before the end of the forty-five-day period. 
Accounting period 
ARTICLE 50 - (1) The accounting period for the societ ies shall be one calendar year. The 
accounting period shall start on 1 January and end on 31 December. For newly established 
societies, the accounting period sh all start on the date of estab lishment and end on December 31. 
Notarization of books 
ARTICLE 51 - (1) Societies that would use the books referred to in the foregoing Regulation 
shall have them notarized before starting to use th em, except for the books kept in the electronic 
environment. These books shall be used until they run out of empty pages, and they shall not be re- 
notarized in between. However, the journal shall be re-notarized ever y year in the last month before 
the year in which it would be used. Notarization  of the general ledger shall not be mandatory. (2) A separate notarization number shall be assigned for each notarized book. An Apostille 
containing the society’s name, registry number and pl ace of residence as well as the type of the 
book, the number of pages in the book, the date of notarization, the not arization number, the 
official seal and signature of the notarizing authority shall be filled out and affixed to the first page 
of the book, and the corners shall be sealed by the notarizing authority.  The last page of the book shall be sealed and signed by the notarizing author ity, and the total number of pages in the book as 
well as the notarization date and number shall be specified. 
(3) Each page of the book shall be sealed afte r confirming that they follow the sequence 
number. 
Revenue and expenditure documents 
ARTICLE 52 - (1) The revenues of the society shall be  collected in exchange for a certificate 
of receipt or invoice. The certificates of receipt to be used during the collection of society revenues 
shall be printed upon a Board of Directors de cision, and checked by bookkeeping member. The 
Ministry shall be notified about the details of the pr inted certificates of receip t, within fifteen days. 
The bookkeeping member shall be responsible for storing the blank and unused certificates of 
receipt. Where the society revenues have been collected through banks, documents such as bank 
receipts or statements issued by the bank shall be considered as a certificat e of receipt. The amount 
of money that can be deposited in the society’s sa fe shall be determined by the Board of Directors, 
in view of the needs. 
(2) The expenditures of the society shall be  documented with the invoices or invoice 
substitutes issued, in accordance with the Law No. 213, by natural or legal persons. 
SECTION SEVEN 
Other Provisions 
 
Deed of Assignment ARTICLE 53 - (1) The collecting society shall be author ized and have a liability to exercise, 
on its own behalf, the rights asso ciated with the deed of assi gnment to be submitted by the 
rightholders, to commission third parties to exercise  the said rights or deny them from doing so, to 
receive the fees paid in exchange for their exercise, to resort to all kinds of judicial, administrative 
and enforcement means for pursuing and collecting th e said rights, and to ensure their follow up. 
(2) The type and scope of each right associated with the deed of assignment shall principally 
be determined in compliance with the criteria to be set by the collecting society. 
Relations with the users 
ARTICLE 54 - (1) Collecting societies shall act in line with the principles of integrity and 
goodwill in their relations with the users. 
(2) Collecting societies shall respond, without de lay, to the users' requests for information 
on the license agreement. After gathering the ne cessary information, users shall be offered 
objective and non-discriminatory license agreemen ts, or the request shall be turned down by 
specifying the reason. 
(3) Collecting societies shall be available for communication via electronic means, including 
notifications about th e license agreement. 
Complaint submission procedures  
ARTICLE 55 - (1) Societies shall have a liability to take the administrative and technical 
measures required for effectively, quickly and accurately resolving the complaints regarding the 
society’s procedures and operati ons, submitted by their members, the organizations with which 
they have signed representation agreements, and the users.  
Annual transparency report 
ARTICLE 56 - (1) Based on the calendar year, the collecting societies shall draw up, by the 
end of August each year, a transparency report in cluding the matters listed  in the “INFORMATION 
TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORTS TO BE DRAWN UP BY 
THE COLLECTING SOCIETIES” (ANNEX-3 of the foregoing Regulation), and the said report 
shall remain available on the society’s website for at least five years. 
Electronic handling of procedures and the Ministry’s authority 
ARTICLE 57 - (1) The Ministry shall have the au thority to grant permission or impose 
obligations regarding the submission of informati on and documents which need to be presented to 
the Ministry in accordance with the Law and the applicable legislation, through all kinds of 
electronic information communica tion means and media including the Internet, by securing them 
with passwords, electronic signatu res or other security tools, to lay down the format and standards 
to be followed as well as the principles and pr ocedures for the implementa tion, and to have this 
obligation enforced separately in view of the fields of activity of the societies. 
 
 Websites of collecting societies 
ARTICLE 58 - (1) Society’s bylaws and directives , matters pertaining to membership, 
standard deed of assignment, entrance fees a nd membership fees, mana gement fees, list of 
international organizations with  which representation agreements  have been signed, complaint 
submission procedures, tariffs,  discounts and facilitated payment methods, standard license 
agreements, member and repertoire details, gene ral assembly decisions, members of compulsory 
organs, contact information and th e annual transparency report sh all be published and updated on 
the corporate websites of collecting societies. 
Liabilities of the members of the society’s compulsory organs 
ARTICLE 59 - (1) Members of the society’s compulsory organs shall be held liable for 
prudent performance of their duties, and protection of the society’s interests in compliance with the 
rules of integrity. 
(2) Members of the society’s Board of Dire ctors and Board of Audit shall compile the 
following information and submit it to the general assembly on an annual basis: 
a) The sums they have received from the collecting society in their capacity as rightholders. 
b) Other payments received from the collecti ng society and the reason for being paid. 
c) Any other interests they have dr awn from the collecting society. 
ç) Actual or potential conflicts between pers onal interests and interests of the collecting 
society, or between the liabilities to the collecting society and the liabilities to other persons. 
 
 
CHAPTER THREE 
Federations of Collecting Societies 
SECTION ONE 
Establishment of Federations 
 
Establishment of federations 
ARTICLE 60 - (1) A federation may be established by at  least two collecting societies. More 
than one federation may not be established in the same field. The fields in which federations may 
be established are as follows: 
a) Science and literature sector. 
b) Music sector. 
c) Cinema sector. 
ç) Authors of scientific and literary works. 
d) Authors of musical works. 
e) Authors of works of fine arts. 
f) Authors of cinematographic works. 
g) Performers. 
ğ) Phonogram producers. 
h) Radio-television organizations.  
ı) Film producers. 
i) Book publishers. 
Application for establishment 
ARTICLE 61 - (1) Signed by the representatives of th e societies that intend to establish a 
federation, an application incl uding the federation's name, s hort name, field of activity, 
headquarters and address, shall be submitted to th e Ministry with the following documents in its 
annexes: 
a) A federation bylaw signed by the founding society members. 
b) Copies of general assembly decisions adopted by the societies, regarding the 
establishment of a federation. 
c) Copies of the decisions adopted  by the Boards of Directors of the relevant societies, 
indicating that the founders have been authorized to represent the society. 
ç) Information on the members of the temp orary Board of Directors and the person(s) 
authorized to receive corre spondence and notifications. 
The right and freedom to become a member 
ARTICLE 62 - (1) Collecting societies operating in the same field with a federation, shall be 
entitled to become a member of that federation. Federations shall not be entitled to turn down 
membership requests within their respective fiel ds of activity in the absence of objective and 
justifiable reasons. 
(2) No collecting society shall be forced to be come or remain a member of a federation. 
Collecting societies shall be entitled to join multiple federations. 
(3) Collecting societies shall have a liability to pay the entrance fee and membership fee specified by the general assembly. 
Applying for membership 
ARTICLE 63 - (1) Collecting societies willing to join an existing federation shall submit an 
application to the federation, fo llowing the adoption of a general assembly decision to become a 
member. The decisions regarding membership app lications shall be adopted by the federation’s 
Board of Directors, and the applicant collecting soci ety shall be notified, in writing, about the result 
within sixty days following the date of application. 
(2) Disputes between the society and the federa tion about membership issues shall be settled 
by the Ministry. 
Resignation from membership 
ARTICLE 64 - (1) Member societies shall be entitl ed to submit a request to resign form 
membership, upon a decision adopted by their gene ral assemblies. Membership shall cease upon 
such an application. Unless othe rwise has been decided by the federa tion, reciprocal liabilities shall 
remain in force for a period of one year. 
 
SECTION TWO 
Other Provisions 
Representing the members and pursuing the rights 
ARTICLE 65 - (1) Federations shall be entitled to purs ue rights within the framework of the 
authorization to be granted by th e collecting societies or the aut hority to be vested by the Law. 
General assembly of the federation 
ARTICLE 66 - (1) The number of delegates to be el ected to the general assembly of the 
federation shall be specified in the federation’s bylaws. 
Duties and authorities of the federation’s general assembly 
ARTICLE 67 - (1) The duties and authorities of th e federation’s general assembly shall 
include the following: 
a) Follow the procedure to be determined by the federation’s general assembly for 
designating the permanent and su bstitute members of the Federa tion Board of Directors, the 
Federation Board of Audit, th e Federation Technical - Scien tific Board and the Federation 
Discipline Committee, w ho would perform the relevant duties until the next ordinary general 
assembly of the federation. 
b) Deliberate and finalize the draft budget. 
c) Review and decide on the repor ts presented by the boards. 
ç) Perform the review and acquittal of the Federation Board of  Directors accounts. 
d) Review and resolve the proposed amendments to the federation’s bylaws and proposed 
directives. 
e) Determine the investment policy for the royalt y revenues and compensations as well as the 
revenues generated from the investme nts made using these revenues. 
f) Determine a reasonable rate at which sums w ould be deducted as the management fee and 
for cultural and social purposes, from the royalt y revenues and compensations as well as the 
revenues generated from the investme nts made using these revenues. 
g) Determine the entrance fee and membership fee. 
ğ) Determine the fee to be paid to the ch airpersons and members of the federation’s 
compulsory organs. 
h) Deliberate and resolve the issues which acc ording to the Federati on Board of Directors 
should be discussed by the fede ration’s general assembly. 
ı) Decide to open branches. 
i)  Ratify the decision for the establishment of  company and for becoming a partner of an 
existing company, that is aligned with the society’s goal and field of activity 
j) Endorse the purchase and sale of  real estates and the establ ishment of limited property 
rights over these. 
k) Decide on the risk management policy. 
l) Endorse the federation’s taking or giving a lo an, or giving security for the loans it has 
taken. 
m) Perform any other duties vested in it by the applicable legislation and the federation’s 
bylaws. 
(2) For the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (i), (j), (k) and (l) under the first paragraph 
hereof, the federation’s general assembly ma y authorize the Federation Board of Audit. 
 
 
 Other applicable provisions 
ARTICLE 68 - (1) The provisions under Articles 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 as well as 
those under Articles 22 to 59 shall also be enforced for the federations, to the extent they are 
applicable. 
 
CHAPTER FOUR 
Miscellaneous and Final Provisions 
Inspection 
ARTICLE 69 - (1) Societies and federations shall be subject to inspection by the Ministry, on 
administrative and financial terms. The Ministry sh all exercise this authority within the scope of 
public interest. Individual confli cts between the rightholders and the collecting societies, which are 
not related to the functioning of collective rights management shall not be subject to inspection by 
the Ministry. 
(2) This inspection pertains to the fulfillment of duties and liabilities vested by the Law, the 
foregoing Regulation, the applicab le legislation and the bylaws of the society/federation, keeping 
of books and records in compliance with the legisl ation, regulation of tariffs in line with the 
principles laid down in the Law, and performance of  the collection and distribution of all kinds of 
fees associated with the rights they mana ge, in compliance with the legislation. 
(3) The Ministry may perform inspections any time, ex officio  or in response to a complaint. 
The societies shall be given at least twenty -four hours’ notice before an inspection.  
(4) It is mandatory that all kinds  of information, documents and records requested by the 
officials during the inspection are shown or provide d by the society officials, and the request to 
access management quarters and the premises is  accepted. Those who have been tasked with 
performing the inspection shall have the authorit y to request information and documents, provided 
that they are related to the subject matter of the inspection, from public organizations and agencies 
as well as natural and legal persons including banks. 
(5) Where it has been established during the insp ections that the duties and liabilities were 
not fulfilled, collection or distri bution procedures were not carried  out in compliance with the 
agreements or the distribution procedure was perform ed inaccurately and unfai rly, the tariffs were 
not regulated in accordance with the principles la id down in the Law, or a procedure was carried 
out in violation of the legislation, action shal l be taken pursuant to Article 42/B of the Law. 
(6) In the event that signs of a criminal act have been spotted during the inspection, the 
Ministry shall promptly notify the Public Pr ospection Office and the society/federation. 
(7) The societies or federations sh all be notified, in writing, by the Ministry about the result 
of the inspection they went through. 
(8) The Ministry shall be entitled to send repr esentatives to the general assemblies of 
societies and federation, as observers. 
Log of Collecting Societies and Federations 
ARTICLE 70 - (1) After a collecting society has been granted an operation permit, it shall be 
registered by the Ministry in the Log of Collecting Societies and Federations. In the log, a separate 
page shall be dedicated to each society and fede ration, and the boxes shall be filled out with the 
available information. 
(2) The log number assignment of the societies shall be performed in accordance with the 
following principles: 
a) A number assigned to a society or  a federation may not be a ssigned to another society or 
federation. 
b) Societies and federations sha ll be registered in the same log in a sequential order, 
regardless of their fields of activity. 
c) The number to be assigned to a society or federation shall consist of three digits. For 
societies, the first digit shall be 1 wh ereas for federations, it shall be 2. 
ç) The societies and federations which are alrea dy in operation as of the effective date of the 
foregoing Regulation shall be assigned number based on the dates on their operation permits. 
(3) Where societies and federations are terminated or automatically dissolved, they shall be 
removed from the log after the procedures for the liquidation and transfer of their money, 
properties and rights have been finalized. 
Enforcement of other legislation 
ARTICLE 71 - (1) In cases where the foregoing Re gulation does not include a provision 
governing the matters associated w ith the activities of collecting societies and federations, the 
relevant provisions of the Law on Associations No. 5253 of 4/11/2004, the Turkish Civil Code No. 
4721 of 22/11/2001 and the Regulation on Associati ons published in the Official Gazette No. 
25772 of 31/3/2005 shall apply. 
 
Harmonization of existing regulations 
PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 1 - (1) Collecting societies and fe derations established before 
the effective date of the foregoing Regulation shall hold an extraordinary general assembly by 
1/1/2023 and harmonize their bylaw s and other regulations governing the functioning of the 
society, with the provisions hereof. (Clause inserted by: OG-2/10/2022-31971-C.K-6147/Art. 1) At this general assembly, only the agenda it ems related to the harm onization of regulations 
governing the functioning of the society with the pr ovisions hereof shall be discussed and resolved; 
no other items may be added to the meeting age nda. Over this period, activities of existing 
collecting societies and federations shall be carried  out in accordance with the provisions of the 
revoked Bylaws on the Collecting Societies and Federa tions of Authors of Intellectual and Artistic 
Works and Related Rights Holders. 
(2) Collecting societies operating in the field of adaption and collection works shall maintain 
their activities in the new fields they would determine. 
(3) The Ministry shall file a lawsuit for the termination of collecting societies which fail to 
comply with the provisions under this Article. 
 
Transitional provisions 
PROVISIONAL ARTICLE 2 - (1) Ordinary general assembli es of the collecting societies 
and federations established before the ef fective date of th e foregoing Regulation 
shall be held in the month specified in the societ y’s bylaws, within the year in which it must be 
held in accordance with the first paragraph under Article 23 of the revoked Bylaws on the 
Collecting Societies and Federatio ns of Authors of Intellectual and Artistic Works and Related 
Rights Holders. 
Entry into Force 
ARTICLE 72- (1) This Regulation shall enter into force upon publication. 
Enforcement 
ARTICLE 73 — The provisions hereof shall be enforced by the President.  
 
TABLE SHOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF REGULATIONS WHICH ENTAIL 
AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE REGULATION THAT ENTERED INTO 
FORCE UPON THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 5405 OF 6/4/2022 
Regulation which Has Enforced the 
Regulation that Entails 
Amendments and Additions  
Amended Articles of the Regulation 
Which Was Enforced Upon the 
Presidential Decree No. 5405 Effective Date 
 
Date  
Number 
1/10/2022 6147 Provisional Article 1 2/10/2022  
COLLECTING SOCIETY STANDARD STATUS 
TO THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM 
Please find attached the Bylaws of ……………………………………………………………………………… Collecting Society, which have been drawn up in accordance with the 
Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846 and the Regulation on Collecting Societies in the Field of Copyright as well as  other applicable legislation and the standard status 
information provided below. I would kindly request that an operation permit be granted to the Society. …/…/… 
Signature First & Last Name 
Chair or Member of the Temporary Board of Directors 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1  
COLLECTING SOCIETY’S 
Name  
Short Name  
Address of Place of 
Residence  
Headquarters 
(Province/District)  
Phone No  
 
 
Activity Field Authors of Works of Fine Arts Author s of Scientific an d Literary Works 
 
Authors of Musical Works 
 Authors of Cinematographic Works Performers Phonogram Producers       Film Producers                               Radio-Television 
Organizations 
    Book Publishers 
Number of Founding 
Members  
 
 
Goal  
 
Protect common interests of authors and related rights holders, manage and pursue the rights granted by the Law, collect the re ceivable 
compensations and royalties, and distribute them to the rightholders. 
 
 
                       FOUNDERS 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Row 
No  
Full Name/ Name of Legal Person Turkish ID No / 
Tax No  
For Legal Persons - Name of 
Representative Profession or 
Branch of Art  
Signature 
1      
2      
3      
4      
5      
6      
7      
 
PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE AND NOTIFICATIONS 
 
 
 
 
3 Row 
No Full Name Contact Information (mobile phone, e-
mail) Address of Place of Residence Signature 
1     
2     
3     
4      
 
 
 
 
 
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TEMPORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
 
 
4 R
o
w 
N
o Full Name Contact Information (mobile phone, e-
mail) Address of Place of Residence Signature 
1     
2     
3     
4     
5     
6     
 
 
ANNEXES: 
1- Bylaws of the Collecting Society (… page s, ... articles), 2- Application Documents  
 
 
ANNEX-2 
 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESULT NOTIFICATION 
 
………………. COLLECTING SOCIETY 
Number   : …/…/… 
Subject : General Assemb ly Result Notification 
TO THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM / OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
 
The result of the general assembly held by our society on …/…/… is presented below. For your kind 
information.  
Signature 
First and Last Name Chair of the Board of Directors 
 
SOCIETY’ S Name / Short Name  
 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY’ S Date of Meeting  Date of Postponed 
Meeting  
Log No  Total Number 
of Members  Number of 
Members at the 
Meetin g  
 
Address   
Type  
Ordinary  
General Assembly   
Extraordinary General Assembly 
Kep Address  
Election of 
Members to the Organs Yes 
No 
E-mail  
Amendment to 
the B ylaws Yes 
No 
 
Phone No   
 
 
Invitation 
Procedure Letter of invitation  
Electronic mail 
SMS  
Chair’s Phone Number / E-mail Address   
 
 
   ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ORGANS 
 
Row  
Full Name/ Name of Legal 
Person Turkish ID 
No/ Tax No  
For Legal Persons - Full Name of 
Representative  
  Nationality Branch of Art/ 
Field of Activity  
Elected As  
Address of Place of Residence 
1        
2        
3        
4        
5        
6        
7        ANNEX-3 
 
INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY 
REPORTS TO BE DRAWN UP BY THE COLLECTING SOCIETIES 
 
A- GENERAL INFORMATION: 
(1) Revenue and expenditure information: 
a) For societies that employ the operation account method: Income and expenditure 
statement with detailed information accordi ng to income and expenditure types  
b) For societies that employ the balance sh eet method: Balance sheet, income and 
expenditure statement with detaile d information according to income and expenditure types, cash 
flow statement. 
(2) Report on the societ y’s annual activities. 
(3) Information on agreements where the license request was turned down. 
(4) Information on the managerial structure of the collecting society. 
(5) Information on the organizatio ns of which the collecting so ciety is the full or partial 
owner/partner. 
(6) Information of the royalties and other sums  paid to the members of the society’s 
compulsory organs. 
(7) Report on how the amount deducted for social and cultural purposes was used. 
(8) Revenues from entrance dues and annual dues collected by the society. 
 
B- GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 
(1) Financial information, categor ized according to the types of rights pursued, on the 
revenues generated from royaltie s and compensations, revenues generated from th e investments 
made using these revenues, and how these revenues were used. 
a) Financial information re garding the operational expenses of  the collecting society, which 
includes the following items at the minimum: 
b) The expenses incurred according to the types of rights pursued, and the designated 
method for distributing the costs associated with the expenses which are no t directly related to a 
right. 
c) Financial report on the amounts deducted for social and cultural purposes according to the 
types of rights pursued, and the activ ities carried out for these purposes. 
d) Resources used for covering the costs. 
ç) Amounts deducted for social and cultural purposes according to the types of rights 
pursued, and the purpose for deduction (collecting society’s management fee, social and cultural 
purposes, etc.). 
e) The ratio of revenues collected to the expenses incurred according to the types of rights 
pursued, and the designated method for distributing the costs associated with the expenses which are 
not directly related to a right. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON RIGHTHOLDERS: 
(1) The amount accrued for the rightholders, according to the types of rights pursued. 
(2) The amount paid to the rightholders, according to the types of rights pursued. 
(3) Frequency of distribution, according to the types of rights pursued. 
(4) The amount collected but not ye t accrued for the rightholders, according to the types of 
rights pursued. 
(5) The amount accrued but not yet paid to the ri ghtholders, according to  the types of rights 
pursued. 
(6) The reasons if the society was unable to pe rform the distribution w ithin the designated 
period. 
(7) Non-distributable revenues and how these revenues were used.  
Ç- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTING SOCIETIES WITH 
WHICH A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED: 
(1) Revenues generated from the co llecting societies with which a representation agreement 
was signed, according to the types of rights pursue d, and the payments affected to these collecting 
societies. 
(2) Collecting society’s management fee and other sums deducted from the revenues 
generated within the scope of representation agreements, according to the types of rights pursued. 
(3) Collecting society’s management fee and other sums deducted from the revenues 
generated from other collecting societies within the scope of the representation agreements, 
according to the types of rights pursued. 
 
 
 
Note: Collecting societies may includ e other information they deem necessary in their annual 
transparency reports.