MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Administrative fine on Radyo Sputnik by RTÜK – Seyir Hali program
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Radyo Sputnik
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
29/06/2022
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Radio
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 Radyo Sputnik on the grounds that “the use of alcohol was encouraged with the name of a specific type and brand of alcohol cited” during the “Seyir Hali” (En Route) with Ali Çağatay program (June 29).