MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Habertürk TV by RTÜK (Enine Boyuna)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Habertürk
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 145,979 Turkish Lira (TRY) on Habertürk TV over its program “Enine Boyuna” (At Length), which was broadcast on January 22, 2021 at 8.40 p.m., on the grounds of the violation of the Article 8/1-ç of the Law no. 6112, which stipulates, “…shall not include disgracing, degrading or defamatory expressions against persons or organizations beyond the limits of criticism” (February 10).