MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
RTÜK fined Now TV 2 percent of revenue
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Now TV
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
03/05/2024
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Interferences by the Executive Power
The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK)
Administrative fine
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
The Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services

RTÜK fined Now TV 2 percent of revenue for “violating the right to privacy” (TCK 134) over showing the image of a mobile phone regarding messaging between former Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank and Bilal Erdoğan about the “lobster” post by AKP MP Şebnem Bursalı. RTÜK also punished the broadcasting of images of mobile phone conversations showing that the Deputy Minister of Justice had responded to requests for preferential treatment in the exam for promotions (3 May).