Terms of use and community rules

Last updated: 31 October 2026

Gelibolu.net is a city guide to Gallipoli (Gelibolu). The site has no membership. Anyone can ask a question in the Q&A section by passing through Google; readers can answer questions through the same pass; answers from the site administration and the site assistant are marked separately. Photos and news are sent by e-mail to info@gelibolu.net. Anyone who sends content accepts the rules below.

Community rules

The following is not published:

Politics: political content of any view; praise or criticism of parties, politicians, elections, the government or the opposition. Practical questions about public services such as ferries, hospitals or municipal office hours are welcome.
Insults and attacks: swearing, mockery, humiliation, threats, harassment; insults against people, institutions or businesses.
Hate speech and discrimination based on religion, language, ethnicity, gender, disability or similar.
Adult content: sexual or sexually suggestive content.
Other people's personal data: phone numbers, home addresses, ID or licence plate numbers.
Advertising and spam: unrelated links, repeated or commercial posts. Recommending a business from your own experience is fine.
Violence and illegal content.

Moderation

Content that breaks the rules or the law is not published; if it is already live, it is removed as soon as it is noticed. How content you send is reviewed before publication is set out in the privacy policy.

Responsibility

Questions, answers and photos are the responsibility of the people who post them. Answers reflect visitors' own knowledge and experience; please check ferry times, prices and opening hours with official sources. Gelibolu.net does not guarantee their accuracy.

News and intellectual property

In the news section we comply with Turkish Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works. We do not copy the text, photos, videos or logos of other sites' articles. News items give only the facts, with the source named and a link to the original; sites whose terms of use do not allow this are not used as sources. Images from public institutions' announcements and openly licensed photos are used with their owner and licence stated.

The source is responsible for the content and accuracy of its news. If a rights holder does not want an item listed here, it is removed within 3 working days of an email with its link to info@gelibolu.net.

Reader news

Readers can send news about Gallipoli by e-mail. Each item is reviewed by the site administration; if suitable, it is labelled as reader news and published under the sender's name with their permission. The sender is responsible for its accuracy and lawfulness. Items accusing people, making unverified claims or containing personal data are not published, or are removed. Do not copy other sites' articles.

Columns

Columnists are people invited by the site administration. Columns are published under the author's name as the author's own opinion, not the opinion of Gelibolu.net. All the community rules above apply; political content of any view is not published. Also:

The author is responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of the column. Columns that accuse people or businesses of unproven wrongdoing are not published.
Copyright: authors use only their own text and photos they took or have permission to use. Quotations are short and name their source.
Moderation: columns and photos that break the rules are not published, and the author is told why. Updates to a live column follow the same rules.
Reporting and removal: if a column infringes your rights or is unlawful, write to info@gelibolu.net with the link. For columns, Gelibolu.net acts as a hosting provider under Turkish Law No. 5651; reported columns are reviewed and removed without delay where needed.
No comments on columns.
The administration may end a columnist's role if the rules are broken. Authors can ask for their own columns to be taken down at any time.

Legal framework

Law No. 5651: Gelibolu.net is the content provider for what it publishes itself and the hosting provider for content sent by readers and columnists. The site owner and contact details are on the imprint page. Unlawful content reported to us is reviewed and removed without delay where needed.
Personal data: we comply with Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data; details are in the privacy policy.
Advertising: paid promotions carry an "Advertisement" label and public service announcements a "Public service" label; public service announcements and the site's own notices are not advertising (Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 and the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices).
Intellectual property: we comply with Law No. 5846 (above).

Reply, correction and removal requests

If you believe an item about you contains false information, send your reply or correction request with the link to info@gelibolu.net. Requests are handled within the legal time limits of Turkish Law no. 5651 and related legislation. Access-blocking and removal orders of competent authorities are applied without delay. The site owner and contact details are on the imprint page.

Rights

Your content remains yours. By posting it you allow Gelibolu.net to publish it on the site with your name (first name and last initial). If you ask, we remove your content.

Reports and contact

If you see content that breaks the rules, or want your own content removed, write to info@gelibolu.net with a link. For personal data, see our privacy policy.