MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Fox TV by RTÜK (Fox Ana Haber)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Fox TV
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
10/02/2021
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. 32/2

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has imposed an administrative fine of 1,478,977 Turkish Lira (TRY) on FOX TV channel over its program “FOX Ana Haber” (FOX Main News), which was broadcast on January 26, 2021 at 7 p.m., on the grounds of the violation of the Article 8/1-ı of the Law no. 6112, which stipulates, “…shall be predicated on the principles of impartiality, truthfulness and accuracy  and shall not impede the free formation of opinions within the society; the news that can be  investigated within the framework of journalistic code of ethics shall not be broadcast without having been investigated and assured of its accuracy…” (February 10).