Amendment To Press Labour Law: Ho Is Considered A Journalist?

Under Turkish law, journalists are subject to Law No. 5953 on Arrangement of Relations Between Employers and Employees in the Field of Press (the Press Labour Law), which sets out the terms and conditions of their employment.

The former wording of article 1 of the Press Labour Law stated that the law covered:

• those who work in any kind of intellectual or artistic works at news and photo agencies, periodical publications and newspapers published in Turkey and those who fall outside the definition of "worker" under the Turkish Labour Law; and
• their employers.

Those who work, for a salary, at intellectual and artistic works that fall under the scope of the Press Labour Law are defined as "journalists".