MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Fine by RTÜK on FM TV
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
FM TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
06/05/2019
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
Art. 32/1

Upon the complaint by CHP Deputy Chairperson Zeynep Akatlı Altıok, RTÜK sentenced FM TV owned by İsmailağa Medya as FM TV to make a child call for sharia. The sentence was based on the Article 8 “media services shall not be contrary to the national and moral values of the society, general morality and the principle of protection of family” and media services “shall not comprise the abuse of children, weak and disabled people and encourage violence against them” (13 January 2017).