Procedures and Principles Regarding Radio Operations

Application Procedures

1- Public institutions and establishments, as well as natural and legal persons, shall apply to the Authority by attaching the following to a petition indicating their request to establish and use radio equipment according to the nature of the transaction:

Two copies of the relevant BTK Application Form, filled out and signed by the applicant taking into account the planned radio system, along with the address and geographic coordinate information of the locations where the radio devices in the requested radio system will be installed,
From natural and legal persons: Chamber of Commerce certificate, Chamber of Industry certificate, sample of the Trade Registry Gazette, association bylaws or similar activity certificate, and signature circulars of persons authorized to represent the natural and legal persons,
For public institutions and establishments: The supporting provisions of the special laws that provide the basis for establishing and using radio devices and systems

2- For special radio systems such as repeaters used in amateur radio communication, and/or link-connected wide-area repeaters and similar systems to be established by amateur radio associations, in addition to items (a) and (b) of the first paragraph, a copy of the responsible amateur radio operator's certificate is included in the annex to the petition.

Evaluation and Establishment Permit Procedures

1- The radio services required by public institutions and organizations, as well as real and legal persons, shall primarily be provided by operators authorized by the Authority. However;

A real or legal person's, within their own immovable properties and not extending beyond the boundaries of each immovable property, used exclusively for personal or institutional needs, not used to provide any radio services to third parties, not pursued for any commercial purpose, and not offered to the public,
Public institutions and organizations' radio systems established in accordance with special laws regarding the services they exclusively provide
provided that the conditions specified in the Regulation are met for radio systems, permits to establish and use may be granted to public institutions and organizations, as well as real and legal persons.

2- Public institutions and organizations, as well as real and legal persons that do not meet the conditions set forth in the first paragraph, for their exclusive personal or institutional needs, provided that they are not used to provide any electronic communications services to third parties, not pursued for any commercial purpose, and not offered to the public, in case they apply for a permit to establish and use radio devices and systems for the purpose of meeting their radio communication needs; first, it is checked from the Authority's records whether there is an operator in the activity area where the service is requested, regarding the requested service. As a result of the check performed;

If the said radio communication need is met by operators in the requested area, the applicant is directed to these operators.
If there is no operator in the requested area for the said radio communication need, or if it is determined by the Authority that even if there are operators, this need cannot be met by the operators, a permit to establish and use radio devices and systems may be granted to the applicant for a maximum of two years depending on the request. Even if an operator starts providing the requested service in the permitted area during the said period, the said permit continues until its expiration.
3- Amateur radio associations applying for repeater and/or link-connected wide-area repeater and similar special radio systems for amateur radio communication are granted permits to establish and use these systems under the responsibility of an amateur radio operator holding an amateur radio license authorizing the use of these systems. However, in the event that the responsible amateur radio operator leaves the association, it is mandatory for the association to notify the Authority of the new responsible amateur radio operator within one month.

4- The Authority may impose limitations on technical matters such as the type of radio devices and place of use for the requested radio system when necessary.

5- Following the examination by the Authority, for public institutions and organizations, as well as real and legal persons whose applications are deemed appropriate and who meet the requirements specified in the first paragraph, after the radio license and usage fees accrued by the Authority are paid to the Authority's bank accounts within the period specified in the accrual document, frequency assignments are made and a permit to establish and use radio devices and systems is granted for a maximum of five years. Radio fees paid by users of radio devices and systems outside the scope of authorization during the permit application process are not refunded if the system is not established.

6- In case there is a request to continue using the radio device and system before the establishment and usage permit expires, the application may be re-evaluated, the establishment and usage permit period may be extended, the permit may be canceled, or any changes including frequency may be made. However, if no extension request reaches the Authority until the end of the granted establishment and usage permit period, the Authority cancels the granted establishment and usage permit and license without any notification.

7- The Authority does not evaluate the applications of users with outstanding radio fees until these debts are paid.

Setup and Usage Procedures

1- The user installs or has installed the radio equipment and system consisting of devices compliant with the technical specifications specified in the relevant BTK Application Form attached to the radio equipment and system installation permit letter and the Institution's technical regulations.

2- The user is obliged to install the radio equipment and system for which permission has been granted and notify the Institution within six months from the date of permission. The user may request an extension from the Institution by stating the reasons. The Institution may grant an additional period not exceeding six months to the relevant user.

3- Users who have obtained permission to install and use radio equipment or systems must obtain permission from the Institution if they wish to use their radio equipment or system in a place other than the permitted location due to their activities, outside the technical specifications specified in the given permit or license, or outside the assigned frequencies.

4- Users who have obtained permission from the Institution to install and use radio equipment and systems are obliged to notify the Institution of changes in the notification addresses they have reported to the Institution by registered mail with return receipt within at most one month from the date the change occurs. In case of non-compliance with the specified notification obligation, the existing address in the Institution's records is accepted as the notification address, and any notifications made to this address are deemed to have been made to the relevant party without a receipt document.

License Procedures

1- Radio equipment and systems for which permission to install and operate is granted and frequency allocation is made are subject to licensing.

2- The license document shall include the type, number, allocated frequencies, bandwidth, output power, place of use, duration of permission, and other identifying information to be determined by the Authority regarding the radio equipment and/or system used in the radio equipment and system.

3- In the event of a change in the number of devices in the radio equipment and system and/or the allocated frequencies, the license shall be renewed.

System Transfer and Change Procedures in Devices Used in the System

1- The relocation of the radio device and system established based on the given installation and usage permit to another place, or the change of its frequency and other technical specifications, requires the user to apply to the Institution with a petition to obtain permission. If the said application is deemed appropriate, the said changes are recorded in the user's license and notified to the user in writing.

2- In the event that the Institution detects the relocation of radio devices and systems to another place without permission from the Institution and/or their use outside of purpose by changing the frequency and other technical specifications, the user is granted;

Seven business days to rectify the location change violation, provided that the said system is not used,
Up to thirty days to rectify other violations, provided that the use of the radio device and system causing harmful electromagnetic interference is stopped.

Temporary Usage Procedures

1- Excluding trial permits granted under Article 10 of Law No. 5809 on Electronic Communications; for permits for radio devices and systems to be used in temporarily organized fairs, exhibitions, conferences, concerts, sports, research, development, testing, and similar activities, application is made to the Authority prior to the activity with the following documents:

Petition indicating the request to install and use temporary radio devices and systems,
BTK Temporary Radio System Application Form for the radio devices and systems to be used in the system.

2- The application is evaluated taking into account the place of use, purpose, requested frequencies, and devices to be used.

3- If the application is deemed appropriate, frequency allocation is made for the duration of the activity, and a temporary permit to install and use radio devices and systems is granted for a maximum of six months. Radio fees related to this process are paid by the user prior to the permit.

4- If deemed necessary, the Authority may impose limitations on technical matters such as the type of radio devices and place of use.

Temporary Radio System Application and Usage Explanations

Cancellation Procedures

1- In the event that users of radio devices and systems who have obtained permission from the Institution completely decommission their systems and notify the Institution thereof in writing, or the Institution detects that the radio device and system has been removed; the permissions and licenses granted for establishing and using the radio device and system shall be canceled.

2- In the event that the Institution detects that radio devices and systems are established, operated, relocated to another place, or used for purposes other than intended by changing their frequency and other technical characteristics in a manner not compliant with the Institution's regulations and the issued radio license; the permissions and licenses for establishing and using radio devices and systems of users who fail to rectify the said non-compliance by the end of the given period, except for force majeure reasons, shall be canceled.

3- If users granted permission to establish and use radio devices and systems fail to establish their system by the end of the given period, including any extension of time; the permission shall be canceled and notified to the user in accordance with the provisions of the Notification Law dated 11/2/1959 and numbered 7201.

4- Users whose permissions and licenses for establishing and using radio devices and systems are canceled cannot use these devices until they obtain a new permission.

5- If the responsible person of the amateur radio association fails to fulfill the notification obligation within the framework of the provisions of the third paragraph of the Evaluation and Establishment Permission Procedures, the establishment and usage permission granted to the association shall be canceled.

Transfer Operations

Operators and radio device and system users may transfer their existing devices or systems to the user wishing to acquire them, provided that it is within the scope of the permission obtained from the Institution by the acquiring user; to operators or their subscribers authorized by the Institution in this regard; to Amateur Radio Associations for evaluation for amateur purposes; to educational institutions for use for educational purposes; and to radio manufacturers and sellers. The protocol regarding the transfer transaction shall be kept by the parties, and one copy shall also be sent to the Institution by the transferring user.

Sea and Air Radio and Navigation Systems

In accordance with Article 42 of the Electronic Communications Law No. 5809 (EHK), the establishment, installation, granting of usage permits, licensing, and assignment and registration procedures such as call signs for all kinds of sea and air band radio communication systems, including radio communication systems for navigation safety conducted through coastal radio stations, and for sea band radio communication and navigation devices, are carried out by the Radio Operations Directorate under the General Directorate of Coastal Safety.