MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine against Akit TV by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Akit TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
14/11/2019
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

During the live broadcast at the Museum of Ulucanlar Prison, in the show called “Show Başlıyor” in Akit TV channel, the reporter commented that “people like CHP chairperson Kılıçdaroğlu should be hanged here”. RTÜK issued administrative fine against the channel on the grounds that his comments create “hatred and discrimination based on differences of language, race, nationality, colour, gender, disability, political view, philosophical belief, religion”.