TESEV Democratization Program Media Studies Series – 1 Communicating Democracy - Democratizing Communication Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors Esra Elmas Dilek Kurban Bankalar Caddesi Minerva Han, No:2, Kat: 3 34420 Karaköy ‹stanbul T +90 212 292 89 03 F +90 212 292 90 46 DEMOCRATIZATION www.tesev.org.tr ISBN 978-605-5832-83-4 PROGRAM Communicating Democracy - Democratizing Communication Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors Esra Elmas Dilek Kurban Communicating Democracy - Democratizing Communication Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors Bankalar Cad. Minerva Han No: 2 Kat: 3 Türkiye Ekonomik ve Karaköy 34420, İstanbul Sosyal Etüdler Vakf› Tel: +90 212 292 89 03 PBX Turkish Economic and Fax: +90 212 292 90 46 Social Studies Foundation
[email protected] www.tesev.org.tr Demokratikleşme Program› Democratization Program Authors: Production: Myra Esra Elmas Publication Identity Design: Rauf Kösemen Dilek Kurban Cover Design: Serhan Baykara Page Layout: Gülderen Rençber Erbaş Prepared for Publication by: Coordination: Sibel Doğan Esra Bakkalbaşıoğlu Pre-print Coordination: Nergis Korkmaz Editing: Printed by: İmak Ofset Josee Lavoie Circulation: 250 copies TESEV PUBLICATIONS ISBN 978-605-5832-83-4 Copyright © June 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced electronically or mechanically (photocopy, storage of records or information, etc.) without the permission of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). The viewpoints in this report belong to the authors, and they may not necessarily concur partially or wholly with TESEV’s viewpoints as a foundation. TESEV would like to extend its thanks to European Commission, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Turkey, Open Society Foundation Turkey, and TESEV High Advisory Board for their contributions with regard to the publication and promotion of this book.