Mü-Yap

What Mü-Yap does

Mü-Yap (legal name: Mü-Yap – Bağlantılı Hak Sahibi Fonogram Yapımcıları Meslek Birliği) is a Turkish professional association and collective rights management organization founded on August 3, 2000 under Article 42 of Law No. 5846 (Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu). It is the sole authorized body in Turkey for managing the related rights of phonogram producers, operating under Ministry of Culture oversight and holding exclusive authority to issue International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) identifiers for sound recordings. The organization also serves as the Turkish National Group of IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), as designated by Council of Ministers decision on November 22, 2001.

Mü-Yap's core products center on a licensing services portfolio supported by three purpose-built web platforms: the Online Lisanslama platform (lisanslama.org) for digital licensing applications, the member portal (mby.mu-yap.org) for royalty account management, and the Müzik Analiz platform (muzikanaliz.com) for industry research and market data. Additional services include ISRC code registration, repertoire archiving, and anti-piracy enforcement through legal action. The technology stack is conventional web-based application infrastructure with no disclosed AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities.

The organization derives revenue from two primary streams: licensing royalties collected from music users (radio/TV broadcasters, public venues including hotels, restaurants, bars, and retail stores, and digital platforms) and distributed to member rights holders after deducting an association share capped at 30% of annual average collections; and membership fees from phonogram producer companies, with a 2025 entry fee of 250,000 TL and an annual fee of 10,000 TL. The organization has 215 member legal entities representing approximately 80% of Turkish music industry production and covers over 95% of international repertoire through reciprocal arrangements with foreign societies. Governance is member-driven via a General Assembly with elected Board of Directors and committees; Bülent Seyhan of Seyhan Müzik Prodüksiyon chaired the Board as of 2025. Reporting headcount is 11-50 employees.

Name

Mü-Yap

Legal name

MÜ-YAP – Bağlantılı Hak Sahibi Fonogram Yapımcıları Meslek Birliği

Website

https://tr.mu-yap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mü-Yap is the sole statutory collective rights management organization for phonogram producers in Turkey, licensing recorded music to broadcasters, public venues, and digital platforms on behalf of 215 member companies representing 80% of domestic production. It also serves as the Turkish National Group of IFPI and is the sole authorized ISRC issuer in Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Rights Management

NAICS

Record Production and Distribution (51225), Music Publishers (512230)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Performance/Neighboring Rights for AV Uses (Cue Sheet & Reporting Services) (MPAIALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Master Licensing & Clearances (Recorded Music) (MPAIAAAI), Master Rights Ownership & Catalog Management (MPAIAAAB)

Keywords

• Music rights management
• Phonogram licensing
• Royalty collection services
• Collective rights organization
• Music copyright licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Beyoglu

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Royalty Collection and Distribution: MÜ-YAP collects licensing fees from users of phonograms (radio/TV broadcasters, public venues like hotels/restaurants/bars, digital platforms) and distributes the royalties to its member rights holders after deducting association share. The deduction rate is capped at 30% of annual average.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees and entry fees collected from music producer companies. 2025 entry fee is 250,000 TL and annual fee is 10,000 TL.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mü-Yap is the sole collective rights management organization for phonogram producers in Turkey. It licenses the use of recorded music to broadcasters, public venues, and digital platforms, collects royalties, and distributes them to its member rights holders. It also issues ISRC codes as the sole authorized body in Turkey and fights music piracy through legal action.

Product overview

MÜ-YAP operates as a collective rights management organization for phonogram producers in Turkey, offering a portfolio of interconnected services: licensing (through online and manual channels), ISRC code registration, membership management, repertoire archiving, anti-piracy enforcement, and industry research. The core offering centers on licensing music usage across public venues and broadcasting, supported by dedicated member and research portals (Müzik Analiz).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Online Lisanslama: Online licensing platform operated by MÜ-YAP at lisanslama.org for users to obtain music licenses
• Müzik Analiz
• ISRC Türkiye Ajansı

Products and services

• Online Lisanslama Platformu Digital platform enabling users (radio, television, hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, shops, and other public venues) to apply for and manage music licensing for usage of phonograms.
• Müzik Analiz Music industry research and analytics platform providing data on Turkish and global music markets, trends, and statistics, serving music industry professionals.
• Üyelere Özel Portal (MBY) Exclusive online portal for member rights holders (phonogram producers) to view their royalty accounts, payment information, and manage their repertoire and rights.
• ISRC Başvurusu International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) registration service for music recordings; Mü-Yap is the only authorized body in Turkey to issue ISRC codes for sound recordings.
• Lisans Başvurusu Licensing service for music users including standard public venue licenses and broadcasting organization agreements, available via online and direct channels.
• Üyelik Başvurusu Membership application service for phonogram producer companies seeking to join Mü-Yap and have their neighboring rights collectively managed, with entry fees and annual fees.
• Yapım ve Yapıtlar Arşivi Repertoire archive containing registered works and recordings belonging to Mü-Yap members, including protected works lists, supporting royalty distribution and licensing.
• Korsanla Mücadele Hizmetleri Anti-piracy services including legal action against unauthorized reproduction, distribution, and digital piracy of phonograms on behalf of member rights holders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% market representation of Turkish music industry production
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• MESAM (Musical Artists Professional Association)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2024MÜ-YAP joined with MESAM and MSG in a joint declaration (August 7, 2024) to work together to find solutions to established problems in Turkey's music industry and to establish a fair system.
• MSG (Music Producers Association)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2024MÜ-YAP joined with MESAM and MSG in a joint declaration (August 7, 2024) to work together to find solutions to established problems in Turkey's music industry and to establish a fair system.
• IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2000MÜ-YAP is the Turkish National Group of IFPI, designated by the Council of Ministers decision on 22/11/2001. As IFPI National Group, MÜ-YAP participates in IFPI meetings, represents Turkish music producers internationally, shares information on industry developments, and engages in anti-piracy efforts under the IFPI umbrella.
• Ministry of Culture (Kültür Bakanlığı)coreOthers · 3 August 2000MÜ-YAP was established with official approval from the Ministry of Culture on August 3, 2000, gaining legal entity status under Article 42 of Law No. 5846 (FSEK). The Ministry oversees professional associations in the copyright field.
• Kültür Bakanlığı Telif Hakları Genel MüdürlüğücoreOthersTurkish Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Copyright - regulatory oversight and policy coordination body for copyright and related rights in Turkey.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCPP (Société Civile des Producteurs Phonographiques): SCPP is the French CMO representing phonogram producers for neighboring rights licensing of recorded music, structurally identical in mandate and revenue model to MÜ-YAP and a fellow IFPI national group.
• PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd): PPL is the UK collective management organization that licenses recorded music for public performance and broadcast use on behalf of phonogram producers and performers — the closest direct analog to MÜ-YAP's licensing and royalty distribution model in a larger market.
• GVL (Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten): GVL is Germany's neighboring-rights collective for phonogram producers and performers, performing the same licensing, royalty collection, and distribution function under German copyright law that MÜ-YAP performs under FSEK in Turkey.
• PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España): PROMUSICAE is the Spanish phonogram-producer trade association and IFPI national group that administers neighboring-rights licensing of recorded music in Spain, comparable to MÜ-YAP's combined trade-body and CMO functions in Turkey.
• SoundExchange: SoundExchange is the US designated collective for neighboring rights of sound recording owners, collecting and distributing digital performance royalties — directly comparable to MÜ-YAP's role in collecting public performance and broadcasting royalties for phonogram producers.

Broad incumbents

• RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America): RIAA is the US recorded-music trade body and another IFPI affiliate; comparable to MÜ-YAP at the trade-association layer (certifications, anti-piracy, market data) though it does not serve as a CMO for neighboring rights collection.
• IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry): IFPI is the global umbrella body of which MÜ-YAP is the Turkish national group; it sets anti-piracy, market data, and policy standards that MÜ-YAP operationalizes locally, providing the international framework around MÜ-YAP's domestic activities.

Regional players

• MESAM (Musical Authors Professional Association): MESAM is MÜ-YAP's domestic counterpart collecting and distributing rights for musical authors/composers rather than phonogram producers; together they signed the August 2024 joint declaration addressing industry structure in Turkey.

Others

• BPI (British Phonographic Industry): BPI is the UK trade association for record labels and a sister IFPI national group; it overlaps with MÜ-YAP on policy, anti-piracy, and market reporting but does not perform the same CMO collection-and-distribution role for neighboring rights.
• SNEP (Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique): SNEP is the French recorded-music trade body and IFPI national group covering market data, anti-piracy, and policy; comparable to the trade-body dimension of MÜ-YAP's mandate, not its licensing collections.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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