MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Beyaz TV by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Beyaz TV
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
01/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Religious
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. 32/2

RTÜK issued an administrative fine to Beyaz TV for “publicly degrading the religious values of a section of the public” on August 15, 2018 on the grounds that Kenan Oktar, the brother of Adnan Oktar has praised Oktar similar to Islamic scholars and prophet Muhammed in the TV show called “Beyaz Magazin” dated on August 9, 2018.