MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Halk TV by RTÜK (Özlem Gürses ile 20. Saat)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Halk 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 28,238 Turkish Lira (TRY) on Halk TV over its program “Özlem Gürses ile 20. Saat” (20th Hour with Özlem Gürses) on the grounds of the violation of the Article 8/1-ı of the Law no. 6112, which says, “…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).