MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on KRT TV by RTÜK (for broadcasting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s allegations)
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
KRT
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
31/05/2022
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

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined TV outlets TELE 1, KRT, Halk TV, and Flash TV for broadcasting Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s claims about President Erdoğan and his family’s transferring money to the US. RTÜK decided that airing Kılıçdaroğlu’s allegations was a violation of law and imposed a fine on 4 outlets from the upper limit which makes 3 percent of the advertising revenues (May 31).