MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on KRT TV by RTÜK
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
KRT
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
21/04/2021
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

At its Supreme Board meeting, where the reports prepared by monitoring experts are examined, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) concluded that the remarks of CHP Group Deputy Chair Engin Özkoç during Gürkan Hacır’s program “Şimdiki Zaman” (Present Time) on KRT TV exceeded the boundaries of criticism. On the grounds of his remarks “Whatever happens to all dictators will happen to him as well. Turkey’s only salvation is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan leaving office”, the RTÜK imposed an administrative fine on the channel at the upper limit.