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TURKEY

• "KET-Kisa Mesafe Erisimli Telsiz Cihazlarinin Kurma Ve Kullanma Esaslari Hakkinda Yönetmelik" [Ordinance Regarding the Principles of Assembling and Using Short Range Radio Devices (SRD)] in Turkish and English. Turkish version was published 6 March 2004 in the official gazette, Resmi Gazetede Yayimlandi. The ordinance covers many types of low-power devices, but here we only mention WLANs operating at 5150-5350 MHz: they can radiate 200 mW but only in enclosed areas and not within 1 km of an airport runway; systems without Dynamic Frequency Selection or Automatic Power Control are limited to 5150-5250 MHz and a maximum power output of 60 mW.
• National Frequency Allocation Table (searchable, with English language interface); the Turkish interface is here.
• Spectrum policy is based on "Wireless Law No 2813" and "Implementing Regulations numbered 18183" according to Turkey's response to an ITU questionaire.
• WLAN Kablosuz Yerel Alan Aglari (Wireless Local Area Networks) Teknolojisinin Incelenmesi, Mevcut Düzenlemelerin Degerlendirilmesi ve Ülkemize Yönelik Düzenleme Önerisi - a comprehensive (159-page) overview of WLAN technologies and how they are regulated in Europe, Japan, the USA and Turkey, by Dr. Faruk Cömert, A. Hicabi Erdinç, Dr. Mustafa Alkan, Ihsan Kulali, Dr. Mehmet Altuner, Prof. Dr. M. Cengiz Taplamacioglu and Doç Dr. Y. Kemal Baykal (2004, in Turkish).
• "Devlet RFID için bir birim atamali," by Mete Gürkan, Haberler, 12 September 2006.

Middle East - Regional Overview