The Press Advertisement Institution (Turkish: Basın İlan Kurumu; BIK), also known as the Press Advertisement Agency, is a public legal entity of the government of Turkey responsible for distribution of government ads to the Turkish newspapers, including private and state-owned.
Besides being reviewed by 42 members from the Grand Assembly, the organisation consists of the auditors and the board of directors, which represents it in an equal manner, including its head office and all branches across the country.
[3] If any newspaper running in the country violates the law of Turkey face legal action by cutting down its ads.
[6] Minority communities such as Greek, Armenian and Jewish are also given financial assistance for running newspapers under the Treaty of Lausanne.
[3] Official Announcement Amounts (2000–2020) BIK is accused of giving more preference to pro-government newspapers than being a neutral entity.