Press Advertising Agency announces 5.2 billion TL in media support

Abdulkadir Çay, General Manager of the Press Advertising Agency (BİK), announced that official advertisement and announcement support for the press reached 5.248 billion TL in the first eight months of 2026. This figure represents a 40 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Of this total, 4.2 billion TL was allocated for 117,000 official announcements, while 900 million TL was provided for 14,000 official advertisements. Additionally, through cooperation with the Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF), approximately 131 million TL in financing was provided to about 60 periodical publications to improve access to credit and collateral.

To support human resources, BİK has signed an ‘Active Labor Services Cooperation Protocol’ with the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR). This initiative aims to provide employment, training, and workforce development for 1,075 press enterprises, including programs focused on digital transformation and artificial intelligence.