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in every two years. The Supreme Council members shall elect a president and a
vice-president among i ts members. The term of Presideney is two years. " 22
The main function of RTSC is to allocate channels and frequency bands, to
verify the compliance of broadcasts with the provisions of the law and to decide
on the relevant sanctions in cases of violation. R TSC is entitled to make the
decisions in many vital fields for today' s b roadeasting such as the regulation of
advertising breaks, prevention of capital concentration of ownership and
conducting public opinion surveys in order to collect the necessary data of
broadcasting.
The experience gained by the practices in the past years, the need to make a
change in the law regulating the TV broadcasts arose and The Law on the
Establishment Radio and TV Enterprises and Their Broadcasts No. 6112 was
adopted on F ebruary 15th, 201 1 and cam e in to effect in March 20 ll.
The most important changes that this law brings can be summarized up as
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The share of foreign capital in one private radio or television enterprise is
increased from 25% to 50%.
The advertising of over the counter medicines is allowed.
The TV stations are allowed to broadcast 12 minutes of advertising at most
for each one hour broadcast. This way the channels can give advertising
breaks every 20 minutes can broadcast 12 of advertising
total. This period of 12 minutes in an hour's broadcast can be used as
wished. So channels, instead of broadcasting advertising every 20 min u tes
as it was foreseen by the form er law, they can broadcast it whenever they
like as long as it does not exceed the 15% of the daily broadcast.
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