MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on KRT by RTÜK – News about child abuse case
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
KRT
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
06/04/2022
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
Art. 32/1

On the grounds that they had reported on incidents of child abuse at a Quran Course affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Erzurum, the Radio and Television Supreme Council imposed an administrative fine of 2 percent on Halk TV, KRT and Tele 1 (April 6).