Mü-Yap

Mü-Yap, (officially Bağlantılı Hak Sahibi Fonogram Yapımcıları Meslek Birliği, Turkish: Turkish Phonographic Industry Society) is the major organization representing the recording industry of Turkey. Mü-Yap is also an IFPI member. As of May 2019, it has 194 members, roughly representing 80% of the Turkish music industry.^[1]

History

Mü-Yap was founded in 2000 with Law 5846 of the Turkish constitution. In 2010, Mü-Yap took a role in the closure of Fizy, a popular online streaming service, due to copyright claims.^[2] In late 2012, after the iTunes digital music store was opened,^[3] many producers pressured Mü-Yap for increased digital rights, in favor of Apple iTunes.^[4] This move was considered to be the end of Mü-Yap's monopoly on digital music. In the 2013 general Mü-Yap meeting, Mü-Yap announced their withdrawal from the digital market.^[5]

Records certification

Mü-Yap has given certifications to published works as per record sales every year since 2003, as the "Mü-Yap Music Awards". The awards given are Diamond, Platinum and Gold. Additionally, the most downloaded 10 songs of the year are awarded Digital Awards. Additionally, there is a special award named after Turkish producer Yaşar Kekeva.

Years	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Domestic [6]
2003–2005	N/A	N/A	300,000
2006–	100,000	200,000	300,000
Foreign [6]
2003–2005	N/A	N/A	20,000
2006–	5,000	10,000	20,000

See also

• Turkish music charts

References

1. "What is Mü-Yap?". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. "Fizy kapatıldı!". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
3. "Apple Launches iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa & 52 Additional Countries Today". Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
4. "iTunes niye Türkiye'ye geldi, MÜYAP'ın devri niçin kapandı?". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "BEDAVA MÜZİK DEVRİ BİTİYOR". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
6. "MÜ-YAP Bağlantılı Hak Sahibi Fonogram Yapımcıları Meslek Birliği". Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-17.

External links

• Official website