Publishing Policy
As Biyografya, our fundamental goal is to present accurate, impartial, and reliable biographical content to our readers. The core publishing principles we have adopted in this direction are outlined below:
1. Impartiality and Objectivity
Biographies written by Biyografya's editors are composed in a completely objective language without any political, ideological, or commercial concerns. In these biographies, personal comments, praise, or criticism about individuals are not included; only verifiable facts are presented to the reader. The principles in Section 4 apply to the accounts written by verified profile owners themselves.
2. Accuracy and Reliability
The information on Biyografya is compiled from open sources, official institutions, or the individual's own statement (via verified profiles). Information found to be incorrect is promptly corrected by our editors or in accordance with notifications from profile owners.
3. Respect for Personal Rights
The utmost respect is shown for the privacy and personal rights of individuals. No information containing insults, slander, hate speech, or unfounded allegations is allowed on our platform. Biyografya acts as a "Hosting Provider" in accordance with relevant internet laws and applies the "Notice and Takedown" principle in case illegal content is reported.
4. Verified Profiles (User-Generated Content)
Not everyone is listed on Biyografya; professionals and well-known names who meet our notability principle are. You do not need to be famous, and there is no restriction on profession. Every verified page passes three checks:
- Notability: editors look for a record of the person's work in their field in a reliable source independent of the person.
- Identity: editors check and verify that the person managing the page is the person on the page. No identity document is requested; verification is done through a corporate e-mail address, a social media account that can be proven to belong to the person, or by confirming that the payment was made with a card registered in the person's own name.
- Content: the person describes their career, work, motivation and interests in their own words. Editors look at only three things: that the information is accurate, that the rights of third parties are respected, and that no unverifiable claims are made. They do not interfere with the account itself, and re-review pages at regular intervals.
Editorial review is a review of compliance with the publishing policy; it is not an independent verification of every piece of information on the page. The page owner is responsible for the accuracy of the information. All legal responsibility for content created or updated by users through the "Claim Your Page" or "Apply to Biyografya" steps belongs to the user who entered the content. This content must also comply with our general publishing principles, morality, and the law.
5. New Biography Applications and Editorial Decision
A new biography page on Biyografya is not opened by direct purchase, but through an application and an editorial decision. Applying is free and places no obligation on the applicant.
Editors review the application with the notability check described in section 4. Two things are looked for: that the person's work in their field is visible in at least one public, reliable source and rests on accurate information; and that our research shows the person holds an active position in that field. There is no restriction on profession; applications from every field are considered.
Payment is collected only for accepted applications, after the acceptance notice. Applications that are not accepted are not treated as rejected; the file remains on record and is reconsidered when the applicant has a new publication, work, award or activity.
6. Review, Warning and Removal
Published pages are not left to a single one-time check; they are reviewed by our editors at regular intervals. This oversight exists to protect the reliability of the platform and, in turn, the value of each page owner's own page.
When a breach of our publishing principles is found, the page owner receives a warning and is given time to correct it. Pages not corrected within that time may be removed or made inaccessible. In serious breaches, the page is suspended immediately without waiting for a warning. These are false statements, misrepresentation of identity, expressions violating another person's rights, insults and hate speech.
Having made a payment does not remove the obligation to comply with these publishing principles. Owning a page on Biyografya does not create an unlimited right over its content; compliance with the platform's principles applies to every page. A suspended page is restored once the breach is remedied.
