MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on KRT by RTÜK – Olağan İşler program
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
KRT
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
29/06/2022
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

According to a statement released by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) on June 29, 2022, an administrative fine on the upper limit has been imposed on KRT TV on the grounds that the guests of the “Olağan İşler” (Ordinary Affairs) program violated the provision of “media services … shall not be contrary to human dignity and the principle of respect to privacy, shall not include disgracing, degrading or defamatory expressions against persons or organizations beyond the limits of criticism” (June 29).