My adobe stock portfolio is not visible on Turkey

[Eralse]

My adobe stock portfolio is not visible on Turkey
Some of my content contains traditional content that Turkish customers would buy.
Also, I connect to my account from Turkey.
Can someone help me how can I make myself visible in Turkey?
It also appears in other countries. It doesn't just appear in Turkey.

Thanks for your helps.
-Eralse

[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

As we have said many times, the hiding of certain stock images in Turkey is due to the country’s restrictions. Turkey is considered a restricted country, so assets can’t be bought from Turkey and other restricted countries. However, these assets can be sold to the rest of the world. 

[Arty35]

This is against human rights. I couldn't download simple feather image. Restrictions for this image, really? "https://stock.adobe.com/images/vector-feathers-collection-set-of-different-falling-fluffy-twirled-fe..."

[Abambo]

This is against human rights. I couldn't download simple feather image. 

By @Arty35

That has nothing to do with human rights. This is a restriction tha Adobe faces in several countries, and the price for doing business in those countries is to restrict the assets, those people can buy. My assets also are hidden before Turkish customers. I have indeed only 3 assets open for sale in your region. 

A company restricting access to something they sell in certain countries is not a human rights issue. I agree, that it is unnerving. But I really suppose that Adobe's legal department was issuing guidance here, and based on local laws Adobe needs to hide certain assets. To decide, which assets to hide, they will need to go through each portfolio, and decide on a one by one basis, if an asset is safe for sale in the "restricted" countries. That takes time and resources, so it's a slow process. 

[Nancy OShea]

This is against human rights.

By @Arty35

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Human rights begin at home. 😉 

• Ask your country's government to change their censorship policies. 
• Or get new government.
• Or find a new home. 

[Abambo]

Human rights begin at home. 😉 

• Ask your country's government to change their censorship policies. 
• Or get new government.
• Or find a new home. 

By @Nancy OShea

Even that this is correct, I would not say that this issue is a human right issue. At least not directly. And especially, it's not Adobe's fault. 

[Nancy OShea]

Where I live, Human Rights covers a long list of topics.  But that's baked in to our government's Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

On the other hand, global corporations like Adobe and Apple must cooperate with regional restrictions if they want to continue doing business there. 

[Abambo]

Where I live, Human Rights covers a long list of topics.  But that's baked in to our government's Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

On the other hand, global corporations like Adobe and Apple must cooperate with regional restrictions if they want to continue doing business there. 

By @Nancy OShea

Human rights is more complicated then that. It's more than only restricting access to assets.

[Cem Kurtuluş]

Hi Ralph,

I have the same issue and my photos don't show up on the adobe stock. However, There are a lot of Turkish name which I suppose they serve from Turkey that I can see their images, such as; https://stock.adobe.com/tr/contributor/202607557/murattellioglu

https://stock.adobe.com/tr/contributor/203632552/mehmet

https://stock.adobe.com/tr/contributor/203591963/nejdetduzen

How does it happen?

[Cem Kurtuluş]

I also can see their portfolio from Turkey without using any vpn.

[Abambo]

That may be inline with what has been said. Assets need an additional vetting to be open for sales. You can see any asset that has passed this additional vetting process. 

I've looked into the first of the accounts you showed, and the assets shown are pretty old, meaning that they could have amassed enough sales to br considered for the additional vetting. If you look at this account frommoutside Turkey, you see much more arrets. 

Check this: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/collections/RbuHtm3is9zcFBIxN8aV4jwSUgYrUbym

and this https://stock.adobe.com/tr/collections/RbuHtm3is9zcFBIxN8aV4jwSUgYrUbym

and you see the difference.

[Cem Kurtuluş]

Ok, I got the issue for Turkey. As I understand, extra evaluation process should be considered for Turkey.

Thank you

[Abambo]

Yes. We do not know the exact list of restricted countries, and we do not know how this extra evaluation works. However, I suspect that an asset needs a certain number of downloads, before it gets this additional vetting. And that number of downloads seams also to be a moving target, as I have some assets with more downloads then others and they are not vetted, as they reached that target at a later stage. 

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

Turkey is a restricted country. Turkish customers can only see and buy a subset of the Adobe stock database. Happily for you, there is a huge Turkish diaspora worldwide, so your assets may visible for them. There is no way around that.